mat said:intel will be at 3.06 GHz (with HyperThreading) very soon. (Oct or November i heard)
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IMO intel has currently the better CPUs/Chipsets (especially when they launch their Dual DDR Chip E7205 aka Granite Bay).
I very much looking forward to see this combo in action...
Granite Bay with it's true dual channel (two 64-bit controllers) and being Intel's second-generation dual DDR implementation should set a new standard for Intel/DDR-performance. According to a post on aceshardware forum the Granite Bay chipset should begin shipping from Intel in the first half this month while boards from Asus, Abit etc. should be launched sometime in November. (I understand that the P4 3.06 should be released in the beginning of November).
The E7205 mobo + P4 3.06 will be quite expensive but at least people won't need to buy Rambus PC1066. For anyone considering buying a P4 system this fall I would recommend that people wait a bit and see the performance of the Granite Bay chipset. I know I will.