Intel bolsters its offerings with three new CPUs
By Donald Melanson 
posted September 4th 2008 1:54PM
posted September 4th 2008 1:54PM
Intel is keeping a rightly low-key approach with this announcement, but if you're somehow not satisfied with any of its current processor offerings, you may find something more to your liking among the three it slipped out over the Labor Day weekend. Those include the 45nm Core 2 Quad 8200, which clocks in at 2.33GHz with 4MB of L2 cache and a 1333MHz FSB, and gets a somewhat more budget-friendly $230 price tag at the expense of support for things like Intel's Virtualization Technology and Trusted Execution Technology. If that's a bit much, you can also now snag the dual-core, 2.5GHz E5200, which packs 2MB of L2 cache and 800MHz FSB for $84, or the single-core 65nm Celeron 450, which rolls in at a respectable 2.2GHz and includes 512K of L2 and an 800MHz FSB for a mere $53. Hit up the read link below for the complete breakdown.
The latter two are pretty yawn-worthy, but the former new, cheap 45nm quad looks pretty decent.
Hopefully it'll overclock as well or better than it's older brother the Q6600, which can be had for under $200 now.
You'll need good ram, as it only has a 7x multiplier
...if you have a motherboard that doesn't allow independent adjustments of RAM and FSB, or at least allows for a FSB/RAM ratio adjustment, you shouldn't be overclocking in the first place.
Yes, the multiplier is quite low, but with a good MoBo you can still push the hell out of it.
Dont like memory dividers?
The E5200 is actually a very exciting addition to the OC and the HTPC crowds, with its low power as well as OC'ing potential. It will replace the E21x0 (for cheap OC'ing) and the 7200 (for low-power). Couple this with the Intel mini-ITX G45 board (DG45FC) and you have the most powerful compact HTPC to date. The DG45FC thread on AVSForum is already 20+ pages long and growing. The main issue people are having with it right now is simply finding a good mini-ITX case that can handle the heat and power requirements.
Newegg has the board in stock ($130)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121354
Other places sell it for as low as $105. Couple this with the $84 E5200, a case, and 2GB RAM, and you have a powerful HTPC capable of 1080p HD for under $300.
Do you guys know anything about overclocking? You would have to still get a VERY high FSB. Only a select few motherboards could get this chip even to 3.5Ghz and that's at a voltage at will kill the chip in a few weeks(above 1.5v). This is a 45nm CPU and they are notorious for failing with high vcore. FSB walls are much lower for quad cores. A Q6600 will easily outperform this because it can handle more voltage, has more cache, and can definitely overclock better.
Oh and how will you overclock with an Intel board?
Geez.
$84 for a nice 2.5GHz dual core? I like.
yes, but can it...
fuck u up the ass? yes ma'am
$53 for a single core celeron? I have seen dual-core Celerons on TigerDirect for $40.
Please stop spamming your crappy website.
Thank you.
can you remove my comment too? now that you removed his, i don't want people to think that i am talking to engadget with my comment.
Just report comments that advertise, don't bother replying. Lesson learned.
will any of these work in a mac mini?
No, none of these will work in a Mac mini.