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Originally Posted by Soopafresh
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/09/10/four_cores_on_the_rampage/
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2846
It will be nice when the quad core parts are available at mainstream pricing. Six months? -
Anyone know what they're going to be priced at initially? I was planning on building my HTPC system with a Core 2 Duo E6400 or E6600, but if Kentsfield cores are reasonably priced, I'll use that instead.
Also, since I don't need the bells and whistles of XP x64 (not to mention half of my devices have no 64-bit drivers) and Vista is not here yet, I'm going to be using XP Home. Will there be a patch to enable the other two cores since XP Home only supports two cores? -
Initially (November) it will only be the Extreme Edition -- so you can expect the price will be ~$1000.
Microsoft says XP Home works with one CPU regardless of the number of cores. I don't have the link handy but it's at their web site. -
Originally Posted by jagabo
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