What does montevina have on Core 2 Extreme?

Hello, I want to know what montevina will have that core 2 already doesn't or what are some of montevina's advantages over core 2.

I'm asking because I'm going to be buying a laptop with a core 2 extreme cpu and I want to know if it's a good choice to buy it or wait (I really want to buy but if montevina is way better then I shall wait)

Also, could my laptop be upgraded to montevina?

 

mont evina is the platform, core 2 is the cpu series. mont evina will add support for 45nm core 2 cpus, like penryn. I'm not sure it will support current 65nm cpus or not.

But if you buy your machine now and it uses santa rosa which is the current platform for core 2, then you will need to buy a whole new motherboard, cpu, ram, etc when you want to upgrade to mont evina platform.

 

No it can not be upgraded. No Santa Rosa CPU's will not work in Montevina. It offers faster FSB 1066Mhz(?) and faster RAM support 800Mhz and I believe DDR3 support. Less heat and better power reduction. It is an incremental jump and does have advantages but no reason for all to throw away your Santa Rosa's they are as good today as yesterday.

 

So the Core 2 Extreme is just a subclass of the Santa Rosa? Also what is DDR3?
These changes aren't so huge right and if so would you recommend sticking w/ my choice of buying now

Edit: I read a post by lineazy89 and it made sense to me and he pretty much answered my question.

please close thread

 

santa rosa is a centrino platform, so is montevina. It must have: a GM965/PM965 mobo, a socket P processor (c2ds) and a wireless abgn adepter.
core 2 extreme is a family of processors.
They are very different concepts.

I think montevinas can support socket P CPUs, read it on wiki.

 

DDR3 is another type of ram modules, I believe they have higher latencies than DDR2, but can be clocked at much higher speeds and have better power ratings.

 

anything with the "extreme" tag is a waist of money. Usually the top chip of a family that has unlocked multipliers and slightly faster speeds but for a HUGE premium.

You need more money than cents to consider one seriously.


As for DDR3 last I heard the above stands true higher latencies, but faster fsb. In the end tho the performance gain for DDR3 was not there in some/most cases the older DDR2 was performing better than DDR3 in all the test they had for desktops. This of course will change over time as DDR3 matures just like DDR2 did, however the big nail in the coffin for DDR3 right now is the price, DDR2 is so cheap never has ram been so cheap, and DDR3 raises the price back up. For a desktop there is NO reason to upgrade, for a laptop we may get a small benefit from the reduced voltage and lower heat ratings but I wonder if it will be enough to count for anything.

 

if you can wait, then wait. if you need something now, get it now. that's all there is to it. something better is always around the corner.

 

Exactly, Its never a good time to buy

 

Thanks for all the comments/opinions, I'll buy