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I'm still gonna buy one because the logo is so cool.]]>Aug 20th 2008 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/
Those were the days..]]>Aug 22nd 2008 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/
This would be especially advantageous when running software not optimized for multiple cores. KICK ASS.

Also will be great for laptops, maybe the option to run on just one core on low power when you need to save battery?]]>Aug 20th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/the-big-red-button-of-doom/
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boss: the servers are running slow.
me: damn i'll have hit the TURBO BUTTON
boss: is that going to use more power and produce more heat?
me: ?
boss: ehhh turn it on...i need BOOST.]]>Aug 20th 2008 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/
This isn't a button anyways .. It's software. We already clock down our cores when they're not being used, so why not go one step further?]]>Aug 20th 2008 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/]]>Aug 20th 2008 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/I too, don't see why this is "unheard" of]]>Aug 20th 2008 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Aug 20th 2008 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/
Oh come on. p3? that... SOO many generations back most of those computers are failing.

You fail at that argument. And, for the record? the p3 I DO have 8.04 installed on runs it pretty sh*tty. with 512MB ram no less. (Lattitude C400) and ran the XP install marginally better.

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?????????????

SO the chip overclocks itself on cores that it is using to boost performance or sends the power to more cores which normally would boost performance.

So power use is the same, but scenario 1 has 2 cores running at 1.8ghz and scenario 2 has 4 cores running at 1.5ghz. I don't get it, not at all.

Wait I figured it out -

Engineer says, "Guys we've made a chip that has six cores, theoretically it is very fast"

Other engineer says, "Yeah but there is barely any software that takes advantage of dual cores, not that many games even"

"Well what are we going to do with our fancy 6 core chips, we've got to sell them to people for more money than 2 core chips, let's talk to marketing"

Marketing guy says, "Hey we know that nobody will be able to use a 6 core chip but we'll sell them and tell people that the chip will disable cores you aren't using and send the power from those other cores to the ones they do use. That way we can say that the chip will be more efficient, everybody wants more efficient today, and will still have the power when they need it, even though only 5% of computer users need it. But hey we don't make chips to sell to 5% do we guys, huh right"

Engineer says - "Do you think people will fall for that, I mean we're just trying to make more powerfull chips to keep the guys upstairs happy."

Marketing guy - "People bought the hell out of Core Duos didn't they. How many of them ever know that the second core doesn't do anything 99% of the time. Besides its Microsoft's fault that they can't program a proper OS that can use multicore systems."



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"By re-routing his circuitry, and channelling all his runtime through a single CPU, I've managed to restore his intelligence, at the cost of reducing his operational lifespan."]]>Aug 21st 2008 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/intel-nehalem-processor-gets-turbo-mode-blinking-red-lights/Mar 3rd 2009 3:27PM