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Originally posted by Jason1
I think the top of the line P4's are faster than the top of the line AMD's right now. But you cant get that fast, that would be faster than the new one I plan on getting
Besides, thats gonna cost you a fortune anyways. You can probably get a 2.66 for 400 dollars or more less.
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April 21, 2003
Intel Puts 3GHz Pentium 4 Processor on Hold
By Jeffrey Burt
Intel Corp. has delayed the release of its 3GHz Pentium 4 processor due to anomalies in the new chip.
George Alfs, a spokesman for the Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker, said that in recent testing, engineers "found an anomaly with" the chip, which was scheduled to be released last week, along with a chip set for high-end PCs.
Alfs would not elaborate on the nature of the problems but said they involved only the Pentium 4 chips that support a new 800MHz front-side bus in the 875P chip set, formerly known as Canterwood. A 3.06GHz Pentium 4 with a 533MHz front-side bus has been shipping since November. Alfs was unsure how long the delay will be, saying only that Intel officials said they expect it to ship soon.
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I read that the ones already shipped may get a software fix instead of replacing them.
At newegg.com the Intel Pentium 4 / 3.06GHz 512k 478 Pin Processor HT Technology 533 MHz FSB Retail ETA 4/20/03
Specifications:
CPU: 3.06GHz
Type: Pentium 4 Northwood
Cache: 512K
BUS: 533 Mhz
Socket: 478 Retail (Box with Heatsink and fan)
was $389.00 and the P4 2.66 was $220 US. The $400 dollar quote of yours would be closer to Canadian retail about.
Quite whinnying just be glad you don't have the Pentium MMX 133mhz I'm stuck with.
