The time is "nearly" upon us...
The time to upgrade to a newer, faster PC that is! If you haven't read my previous article "Why wait longer to build a new system?", read that bugger before moving on to this one. Just scanning through the usual list of "happenings", I noticed the stars beginning to align themselves in what will be a great era for PC gaming.
At first I thought today was going to be like any other day, the usual old and boring CPUs, Mid-Tier video cards with slightly different clock speeds, and the run of the mill memory reviews and previews. Not so...
First was the announcement of Intel's Yorkfield processor launch date. Slated to be released in Q3 2007, which from Intel's calendar apparently means November 12th, 2007!. Woohoo, that's a hop skip and a jump away. Coming in fast for $999, is a 3.0Ghz, 45nm Quad-Core processor with a 12MB L2 Cache (2x6MB). Hell Yeah! So what kind of memory should we throw at this badboy with a 1300MT/s FSB ?
Next there was a review on NeoSeeker on the OCZ DDR3 Memory. This memory is pushing 1800MHz with 8-8-8-24 timings. DDR3 is now starting to show reason to move away from DDR2.
Finally yet another piece of the puzzle was reviewed on X-Bitlabs. The ATI Radeon HT 2600 GDDR4 video card. Keyword here being the GDDR4! It's about time we start seeing some GDDR4 break into the graphic market place.
This is all fun and exciting, but it is still not time to upgrade. Nvidia has yet to release their next big guns which should have a smaller core as well as the GDDR4 memory, not to mention a good nForce motherboard to house the new yorkfield CPU and some of that DDR3 memory. Still, it is really nice to see the emergence of these newer technologies (45nm CPU, DDR3, GDDR4) this year. By the time that fatty tax return check comes in next year, the rest of the equation will hopefully have been released and we will be able to cash in on a vicious gaming system.
First was the announcement of Intel's Yorkfield processor launch date. Slated to be released in Q3 2007, which from Intel's calendar apparently means November 12th, 2007!. Woohoo, that's a hop skip and a jump away. Coming in fast for $999, is a 3.0Ghz, 45nm Quad-Core processor with a 12MB L2 Cache (2x6MB). Hell Yeah! So what kind of memory should we throw at this badboy with a 1300MT/s FSB ?
Next there was a review on NeoSeeker on the OCZ DDR3 Memory. This memory is pushing 1800MHz with 8-8-8-24 timings. DDR3 is now starting to show reason to move away from DDR2.
Finally yet another piece of the puzzle was reviewed on X-Bitlabs. The ATI Radeon HT 2600 GDDR4 video card. Keyword here being the GDDR4! It's about time we start seeing some GDDR4 break into the graphic market place.
This is all fun and exciting, but it is still not time to upgrade. Nvidia has yet to release their next big guns which should have a smaller core as well as the GDDR4 memory, not to mention a good nForce motherboard to house the new yorkfield CPU and some of that DDR3 memory. Still, it is really nice to see the emergence of these newer technologies (45nm CPU, DDR3, GDDR4) this year. By the time that fatty tax return check comes in next year, the rest of the equation will hopefully have been released and we will be able to cash in on a vicious gaming system.
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