You all remember that ATi displayed its radeon 1900 series crossfire benchmarks a few months back. Really high scores, and may be much more than what it can actually play games today at. Can crossfire play the most intensive of all games at 20X15 with aa and af with 100fps( don't count Oblivion and GRAW), not sure of figures and all, but they were really high. Other than being really high, they showed themselves several times better compared to nvidia, like nvidia best single card getting sub 40fps(maybe around 25) and ati best crossfire getting >100(around) 120 fps. but all this wasn't true, right?
Similarly, conroe isn't even out yet, and the benchies are only of specific pieces shipped by the company, right? So obviously the real benchmarks don't have to be that promising. For example if the benchi cpus overclock really well, the normal market ones may do 20% for example when the benchies shoed upto 40%, these fugures are fake. but please try to understand.
Also, the performance may be 10-15$ more and not around 20%, though this is less likely, I agree.
I am not saying that conroe is crap or isn't better. But what I am saying that to know the real truth, it is better to wait a month or two atleast and hear the user reviews. Then comment and upgrade. In the next 2months no games will be out which will outdate your cpu especially if overclocked, but if you do spend money for something that isn't all that great, there can be a loss.
so, just wait, may be another month or so. Agreed?
Similarly, conroe isn't even out yet, and the benchies are only of specific pieces shipped by the company, right? So obviously the real benchmarks don't have to be that promising. For example if the benchi cpus overclock really well, the normal market ones may do 20% for example when the benchies shoed upto 40%, these fugures are fake. but please try to understand.
Also, the performance may be 10-15$ more and not around 20%, though this is less likely, I agree.
I am not saying that conroe is crap or isn't better. But what I am saying that to know the real truth, it is better to wait a month or two atleast and hear the user reviews. Then comment and upgrade. In the next 2months no games will be out which will outdate your cpu especially if overclocked, but if you do spend money for something that isn't all that great, there can be a loss.
so, just wait, may be another month or so. Agreed?