Who needs a processor that fast? No game needs more than 1 Ghz. Why would anyone spend $637 on the thing? Anyone out there that is planning on rushing out and getting one?

I would like too.

Like to and will are different things, lol.

People have different needs. Some people have a need for speed Others do crazy video editing and photo editing. Also there are plenty of servers out there that need the extra processing power to handle a large volume of connected users. Since your against powerful (expensive) processors I take it you dont need one. But I would certainly like one

Well, yeah, who wouldn't want one, but I don't think that this proc. will be mainstream for about 3 months.

Intels wants to sucker us to buy this processor to make $,The public doesn,t know that in a few months Intel will release a 3.4ghz 800mhz FSB with 1MB of L2 cache instead of 512k L2.If people knew that they would just wait for it to be released and Intel would lose $.People who have to have the fastest will kick themselves if the buy now instead of waiting for the 3.4ghz 800mhz FSB 1mb L2 cache version, but thats what intel counts on!

Ahh

any overclocker knows that these chips are made to run faster....the same thing seems to be happening with gpu's at the moment. In order to make the most out of each of the markets they seem to release cpus at varying clocks when really they are all just about the same once oc'ed. Intel changes the cache a bit to be less conspicuous but amd is pretty blatent about it with its downgraded edge of the wafer bartons like the 2500+. Throw a phase exchange cooler on a 2500+ along side the same rig with a 2800 plus and see how they roughly hit the same limits.

Right on the money, Matt.

I am sticking with the P4 3.0 The price difference is not worth the extra few hundred dollars for the chip.

The 3.2 is probably pushed close to it's limit. That is why you can overclock a Barton 2500 to around the 3000 specs, but you cannot push the 3200 hardly any farther.

Have the 3.0 now, and probably gonna wait till the 3.8 to come out before I even think of upgrading.

Don't fool youeselves you intel fans. You equate the frequency at which intel processors is working to the speed. You have forgotten that clockspeed is just a factor just like cache, FSB as well as others. To have a processor working at this frequency is great. At least they been able to turn numbers to fool us. My point here is show me that every increase in MHz is directly proportional to the Performance it truely delivers. Intel was a good company because they had always been in the affairs of dominating the marketing trends for a very loing time. Remember also that no kingdom in the world has endured for too long. I think 34yrs in chip making is not a joke at all at least when compared to their rival AMD that is just 27yrs in the same business. I am trying to stress the fact that being in the market for too long does not matter again with the current trend of technological development going on now. Well 3.2GHz is high and good for processors now but there has always been no justification for the increase at all. If you see in every Athlon XP production, every increase in Hz is always obvious. The bitter truth is you can eat you cake and have it. Intel has scarificed performance for clock speed and AMD has scarificed clockspeed for an excellent and superior architecture that results in high performance. Each at the same rate claiming superiority. I think the release of Athlon 64 and Prescott will help create the clear allowance of superiority in leadership. It is very obvious that this is a clear war indeed. As for me, my Athlon XP 200+_1.67GHz is good enough for me to run top games and amazing multimedia applications. If numbers matters I think Intel is there but when performance matters, AMD is an undisputable winner.

um, if you use a 1gig computer for Star Wars Galaxies, your gonna crash and burn... I use a 2.53, 1gig of PC2700 ram, Asylum Ti4200 128mb 8xagp, and my Star Wars Galaxies still isnt perfect...

SW:G was designed to be the best game for tomorrows computers... The best commercial computer in existence (Im not talkin Raid-0, quad processor, multiple gigs of ram..) cannot play it at maximum quality. Even with my stuff, if i turn the detail um i drop from 29fps to about 6. My friend (3.06 HT, rest is similar) from 29 (the cap) to like 11...

I guess you are right- but you can still get by with a 1 Ghz CPU, as long as you have lots of RAM, DDR preferably, and a good graphics card. Heck, I'm using a 667 Mhz Celeron, 256 mb PC100, and a Radeon 7500 PCI! Of course, I just ordered the parts for a new one, so I guess you could say that that's not my system anymore. Oh, and I'm not trying to say I could play SWG on it, just that I was able to play stuff like Jedi Outcast and UT2003 with most settings maxed out.

"um, if you use a 1gig computer for Star Wars Galaxies, your gonna crash and burn... I use a 2.53, 1gig of PC2700 ram, Asylum Ti4200 128mb 8xagp, and my Star Wars Galaxies still isnt perfect... "

Dude you got some probs, on my current PC i have a 900 celeron and 256 ram, 64mb geforce4mx440se and so forth. i can run that game FULL tilt and it is perfect.

but what can i say, i'm a miracle man.

I run a P4 2.53ghz ASUS P4S8X PNY GeForce4 Ti-4400 128mb, 512DDR PC2700.

Its still not fast enough for me. Id buy a 3.2ghz in a second if it was cheaper. Why in GODS NAME would u buy a celeron ever? The only thing a celeron is good for is microsoft word. Why u would want a 3ghz proc? Video encoding, gaming, or like most of us people who have 20 things open at the same time or multiple people on the same pc or two monitors ? Needless to say who wouldnt want a cpu that fast if u dont think u can use faster then a 1ghz cpu then you have another thing coming.

-Bawitdaba

Anyway, Intel wants to con us all. Who would be stupid to have a 3 GHz PC and then splash ridiculous amounts of money for the 3.2? Besides if you're daring, you can overclock the 3.06GHz baby to exactly 4001MHz (4.01GHz), BUT YOU NEED SERIOUS, SERIOUS VENTILATION...

I remember seeing 7 years ago Pentium 200MHzs for 550USD. 2 months later the 233MHz Pentium with MMX came out and was MUCH better for the same price. also the 3.4 is going to be the prescott core.

I get all my computers for free from my dads work, (xeon) so I cant complain lol!

3.2 is not a big increase at all from a P4 that already has an 800 Mhz FSB. Thats whats important, even if you have a 5 Ghz processor but your FSB and memory run at like 400 Mhz it will still be limitted.

**Current PC** P4 3.0 Ghz, 800Mhz FSB, 2X512 DDR 400 PC3500 run in dual channel. 2X 10,000 RPM SATA 36GB HD run in Raid 0. Radeon 9800 Pro 128Mb.

HEnry martin...how did u manage??? 667 celeron!!! that what i had...i couldnt play jack on it... i had a ATI radeon 9200 128DDR and 380 DDR ram but it could get more than 20 FPS in counter strike!!

EDIT: "couldn't" get more than 20 FPS...