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But this monstrosity has 24 GB of RAM?!? Holy Batman!]]>Nov 20th 2008 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/I'm not after faster machine, I'm after better battery life.
I'm now waiting for more than 10 years for a small laptop with 10 real hours battery under 1000$.]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
But it's definitely a step in the right direction.]]>Nov 20th 2008 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
a company like intel caters to many different kinds of audiences. Servers, desktops, laptops.. This step forward is in the name of progressing computing...

And when Win95 came out, people joked that they put the 95 on there because "heavens, you'd need 95mb of ram to run the silly thing!!!"

In the near future, we'll be laughing that we ever got by with an operating system like WinXP on a single-core machine!]]>Nov 20th 2008 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/ 10 hours so long as you're just browsing online.]]>Nov 20th 2008 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
I don't play first person shooters and never will, but I had to just say it.]]>Nov 20th 2008 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/]]>Nov 20th 2008 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/thats what she said]]>Nov 20th 2008 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/but will it get me a date?]]>Nov 20th 2008 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
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Single male seeks like for cuddling and gaming.
Plz be drug free and if you have less than 20GB of ram don't bother
"]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 21st 2008 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
Off-topic Question: I'm 2+yrs, overdue for a Mobo/CPU update. If I wanted to build a somewhat beefy new machine, but don't want to pay through nose, what would be good choice these days?
]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX Mobo - $100
SAPPHIRE 100256L Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 - $100
G.SKILL 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - $120
380 W Antec Earthwatts PSU (yes - 380 W should be good enough if you dont have more than 2 HD drive and only 1 Optical Drive and a non fancy casing with 1 case fan)
]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
Just make sure you have all your ducks in a row ensure all the parts play nicely together. It isn't as much of a problem these days as it was in the late 90s and just after 2000, but it can still happen.

Also, forums area great place to gauge how others experienced with the parts you want to use. I did plenty of research for my last build (Intel Quad Core) and it went the smoothest of all the computers I built.]]>Nov 20th 2008 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
Get a Radeon HD4850 it will cost around $200, depending on ur definition of somewhat beefy you could even go for a HD4870 (sorry im not anti-nvidia just think this series ATI finally came back.... i still have not forgiven them for not putting Shader model 3 in my X800GTO)

oh and btw
4850 is better than 9800GTX+ (though pretty much the same at lower resolutions)
4870 outdoes the GTX 260, even the new stupid version
GTX280>4870 but 4870x2>GTX280

heck you can overclock a 4850 to compete with a GTX260.


oh ye and remember E8400 is good but pricey (even more than a Q6600) I think after a few months (when i7 is more commercial) the E8400 will go down considerably.]]>Nov 20th 2008 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
But since I need a post today with a really really low ranking I'll say it.

Still won't make Vista seem fast :O]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Dual Xeon + 16gb ram is a bear minimum if you put the database and the application server on the same machine.

Also:
Visualization: put many virtual server on the same hardware.

In boot case you save on hardware and maintenance.]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Yeah i'm looking forwards to the first wave of Mini-ITX boards with these babies fitted, nice to get over 2Ghz every now and again...

(having said that i have a Mini-ITX pc with a AMD2+ quad core... but thats different)]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
"Who the hell will even be able to take advantage of that kind of potential nowadays?"

Key word being NOWADAYS. I know that the future will require massive amounts of Gigabytes (or terabytes) of RAM, but nowadays, most people won't need 24GB of Ram. I'd say about 8 is the peak most people will use nowadays.]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
City Planners!
]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
Most of what I do is limited by what I can't do [Architectural Modelling and rendering]. Granted I would still need a lot of graphics horsepower, but both never hurt anyone.]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
There are a lot of people that could fill up 24Gb of RAM by running their daily use software. Many of these users need massive hard drive space to write memory since current RAM setups aren't enough.

]]>Nov 20th 2008 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
We have a server that has 32GB of RAM and about 26 is used on Virtual Machines. One server instead of 27 physical machines is awesome. Takes up less space, power and money. With MS Hyper-V for the virtualization the machines run pretty damn fast. (Sorry, they won't let me play with VMWare on the servers yet.)]]>Nov 20th 2008 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
This ain't for your standard personal computer. Its mainly for high end servers.]]>Nov 20th 2008 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
I don't think anyone is suggesting that you need 24Gb of RAM in your desktop to do a bit of surfing and email but there are many applications that are RAM heavy.

Digital media editing.
Architecture.
3D Modelling.
Post processing.

To name but a few.]]>Nov 20th 2008 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://bibblelabs.com/products/bibble5 ). Most consumer software doesn't scale well because it just isn't designed to.]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 21st 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/Nov 20th 2008 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/upcoming-dual-processer-nehalem-ep-machine-benchmarked-yeah/
Use the schwartz! *sigh* they really dont make them like they used to....


in before I forget, oh intel! CPU...yay!]]>Nov 20th 2008 10:57PM