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by Brian Leahy, Sep 28, 2010 5:00pm PDT

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No Intel X25-M G3 drives until February 2011.

Sep 28, 2010 10:54pm PDT

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No Intel X25-M G3 drives until February 2011. : Dr_Cube
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  Just in time for my i7-2600K build. :D
  
  Sep 28, 2010 11:08pm PDT
  
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  Just in time for my i7-2600K build. :D : ZenzenTen
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    Oh jezzz what has intel done? I7 2600k? Just when I thought I had the naming figured out again. : GenghisFrog
    - Yeah, what.the.fuck :( : abrasion
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      the hell?? Intel is expected to launch the new "Sandy Bridge" processor architecture at CES 2011 start... : mwasher
      
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      2600K is the only one you need to know. Only 4 core with HT and unlocked multiplier. Now that FSB overclo... : ZenzenTen
      
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      fsb overclocking is dead? : moshman
      
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      On socket 1155 it is. : ZenzenTen
      
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      how come? is it simply locked? : moshman
      
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      Everything is tied to the same 100Hz. : ZenzenTen
      
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      MHz, I'm sleep deprived. : ZenzenTen
      
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      Article. This has been further confirmed by numerous sources. http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2010/... : ZenzenTen
      
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      Anand's take on it: http://www.anandtech.com/show/3922/intels-sandy-bridge-architecture-exposed/8 : ZenzenTen
      
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      bit of a shame, I just hope intel doesn't charge us to fuck and back for the unlocked processors. I love... : moshman
      
      I've seen estimates of ~$375-400 for the 2600K but I'm taking those with a huge grain of salt. : ZenzenTen
      
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      Can't be arsed with overclocking anymore. It's not worth it unless you can get at least 33% more on air w... : GreatGooglyMoogly
      
      2.33 -> 3.15 stock cooler, no voltage increase. Word is, the 2*00K series will have up to 57x multiplier ... : ZenzenTen
      
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      my 875k goes to 4ghz on the stock cooler. : moshman
      
      Intel's stock coolers are way too loud for me. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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    I just bought an i7 860 with 8 GB DDR3. I hear this suckers can go up to 4 GHz with decent air cooling. ... : TwitJack
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      How old was your previous build. Mine is right around 3 yrs old C2D, just went from an 8800 to a 460 for ... : ZenzenTen
      
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      Hehe, I had pretty much the same build. C2D E6300 with 8800GT and went to Radeon 5850 to i7. : TwitJack
      
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      What you got is good, CPU is the last thing I consider for games anyway. 95% of stuff runs super fine wit... : ZenzenTen
      
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      Yeah, it's just additional buffer for games it seems and it lets the new graphic card breath a little mor... : TwitJack
      
      I want an SSD mainly for Stalker. It chugs when it loads in new data. : ZenzenTen
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  Where'd you see this? - you seen Anand's review of that monster drive today? SSD's are advancing so fa... : abrasion
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    http://www.nordichardware.com/news/86-storage/41173-intel-postpone-25nm-ssds-to-february-2011.html : Dr_Cube
    - Intel hasn't confirmed/denied this and every site reporting this sources the nordichardware article. So i... : ZenzenTen
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  Were they supposed to be a large improvement over the G2s? : pgharavi
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    More gigs for the buck, not sure what % improvement they are going to be. : ZenzenTen
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      So no speed or longevity of top performance improvements? : pgharavi
      
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      It isn't released. How could anyone possibly know? : ZenzenTen
      
      Yeah, not many details have been released but it's pretty much a given that they'll be faster, much faste... : sanchez
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    Improved performance is a given but it remains to be seen if the G3 drives will support SATA3. I am betti... : Dr_Cube
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      They have to support SATA3, current drives from other companies already max out SATA2 : sanchez
      
      Oh man, I cannot wait for a SATA3 SSD drive, I'm gonna buy a huge one : moshman
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      All things pointed to them still being Sata 2 drives. But with this delay hopefully things change. : ant_hillbilly
      
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      I'm holding out for Light Peak. : ZenzenTen
      
      You talking hardware or tantra here bro? : node