November 17, 2008 by Matt
Intel has officially shipped the Core i7 “Nehalem” processor line today. The new CPUs all feature quad-core architecture, an integrated memory controller, and a completely redesigned architecture. The new processors demand a new socket, LGA1366 to seat them and the Intel X58 chipset.
One thing I heard today is that the new Intel X58 chipset does not discriminate between nVidia and ATI graphics cards… that means you can install either GPU in your new machine.
Dell has an AWESOME deal on a Core i7 machine right now.
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November 17, 2008 by Matt
Yep, you read that right - Intel has released the Core i7 CPUs on NewEgg.com. You can now order the 920, 940, and 965 Extreme processors on the website.
You must order an Intel X58 chipset motherboard with LGA1366 socket in order to install the new processor. You can also run DDR3 RAM with this chip and it’ll be screaming fast. Here’s a potential setup for you to try if you have the money:
Intel Core i7 920
Intel X58 Motherboard
Corsair DDR3 RAM
The Core i7 chip is the fastest CPU Intel has for the desktop consumer market. All of these processors are 4 cores and have a highly advanced (and fast) architecutre. Do a little shopping and see what you can find.
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November 12, 2008 by Matt
ExtremeTech has a great article on what the CPU wars will be like in the coming year. A great read.
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According to neowin.net and engadget, Intel is ready to release their new Core i7 CPUs this month, on November 17th. These chips are the long-awaited Nahalem chips that have received much hype in the tech press recently. Here’s the key paragraph from neowin:
“The chips come in 3 models, 920, 940, and the higher end model 965 Extreme Edition. All models of the chip feature 4 cores, 256 kb L2 Cache and 8 MB Shared L3 Cache, ranging from 2.66 GHz to 3.2 GHz, with 800-1600 MHz 3xDDR3 memory controllers, in a LGA1366 socket.“
My recommended path for the budget builder would be to get a decent LGA1366 board and throw the 920 on it. Grab some DDR3 RAM and you’re off to the races.
As I looked around the usual suspects (NewEgg etc.) I couldn’t find any legitimate sites that offered the Core i7 nor a LGA1366 motherboard. I can’t wait until they do and we can see what the consumer prices are. Here are the bulk prices per CPU:
Core i7 920 - $284
Core i7 940 - $562
Core i7 965 - $999
Basically, if you’re budget conscious but you want the latest and greatest, go for the 920 chip. It beats the pants of off any other comparable processor from AMD or Intel. All in all they will be badass chips and you’ll enjoy some serious speed.
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Hey I have noticed some major misconceptions about the speed of the nightly builds of Firefox 3.1 Some reviewers have attempted to compare Firefox 3.1 with other browsers like Chrome and have come up with unexpected results. This is mostly due to the individuals NOT enabling TraceMonkey (the new JavaScript engine) in Firefox 3.1. You HAVE to enable TraceMonkey in order to get the increased speed it provides. Here’s how you do it, courtesy of the Mozilla Wiki:
“Playing with TraceMonkey
TraceMonkey is currently available for testing in nightly builds. You will need to go take the following steps to turn it on:
- open a new tab
- type about:config and hit enter
- read the warning and heed its wisdom
- enter jit in the filter field
- double click on javascript.options.jit.chrome and javascript.options.jit.content to change their values to true
If you experience instability, please file a bug and reference any crash report ID that might be relevant.”
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So I know I have not written any posts here for a while. But a lot has changed since then and things are better. I’ll have some time now and then to write a few thoughts.
The biggest news since my last posting is I was given a MacBook as a gift. It’s the base white MacBook before the announcements of the new models late 2008. It came stock with a 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a 120GB hard drive. Plus all the built in goodies from Apple, 802.11n, iLife etc.
I immediately upgrade my RAM and HD to 4GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive. I wouldn’t have it any other way, plus I got some great deals on NewEgg.com.
I would say that the quality of both the hardware from Apple as well as the software is amazing. I’m a lifelong Windows user so OS X was pretty foreign to me when I got my Mac. I have to say, it’s an amazing OS and I truly see why so many people love it. It’s not perfect though, and no OS is perfect. All operating systems have their faults. I think that if you’d like to run Windows on a Mac though, you’ve made the right choice. With boot camp, you get a native Windows Vista or XP experience and I am loving it. The quality of the MacBook is astounding and I give Apple major credit for that. You can tell they put a lot of hard work into this thing.
Basically, if you’re in the market for a new laptop, I’d seriously consider buying a MacBook. If you want to learn OS X you can, if you want to partition most of your drive for Windows and only run Windows you can. But you’re not going to find a better machine than this out there right now. Go for it.
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Due to a shift in priorities, I have to refocus my attention elsewhere and will not have the time to maintain this blog.
The blog will remain until I can return.
Thanks.
Please, Save the Internet
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Okay, this is just cool. I can’t wait until Fennec is finished!
Fennec (Mobile Firefox) has reached milestone 6 (M6) last week and can be installed to a Nokia N8×0 for testing. Remember, we haven’t reach alpha yet, but we are getting close. M6 adds “tabs” to the browser UI, adds tel: and mailto: support and makes some much needed stability improvements.
Source
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