What's the bottom-line buying advice? Power desktop PC users who favor Intel-based machines may want to sit tight until June. That's the expected debut date for "Prescott," the revamped P4 chip for which the 875P chipset paves the way. Note, too, that you can upgrade PCs with the 875P chip set to Prescott later if you need to buy an Intel system now.
Prescott, likely to launch at a 3.4-GHz clock speed, will double the P4's Level 2 cache and improve the hyperthreading technology. And, Prescott machines should more fully take advantage of the higher-bandwidth memory and 800-MHz bus that the 875P chip set enables, Krewell says.
a freind of mine got an email from his buddy that works in a certain place in cupertino. I am just merely passing it on...=]
"The following is surely going to drop this September. It was leaked about 5 weeks ago, so I can tell you without pain and discomfort in my ballz.
Listen jerk, remember......you heard this from a bird on a big tree. Don't ****ing quote me you bitch. :P
The New PowerMac's all with the PPC970 Chip.
2 Models confirmed. (Possibly three)
1) Panther OS X 10.3 (Free upgrade from Jaguar. OS 9.2 will be terminated.)
2) 1.6Ghz-1.9Ghz, with the new PPC970 processor(maybe duals)
3) PCI extreme (much faster than PCI and AGP 8X and backwards compatible with PCI)
4) 900Mhz system Busses.
5) Serial ATA, Firewire 800, USB 2, AirportExtreme, BlueTooth
6) Water Cooling, so there is no fan noise!! :P"
1) Does that mean it first will come with Jaguar and then later Panther?
2) That's a little more sane than Dual 2.3Ghz.
3) That'll impress (or piss off) a lot of the "l33t gamerz" and graphics workstation users.
4) Fine.
5) Sounds good.
6) <jamaican>Yah, no fookin way, mon!!</jamaican>
No PC manufacturer with an inkling of intelligence would make a PC that requires a water pump connected to it. Can you imagine the Tech Support nightmare that would entail!?
Unless they can build a self-contained-will-never-leak-cooling system, this is - not - going - to - happen!
No PC manufacturer with an inkling of intelligence would make a PC that requires a water pump connected to it. Can you imagine the Tech Support nightmare that would entail!?
Unless they can build a self-contained-will-never-leak-cooling system, this is - not - going - to - happen!
Water cooling is not such an unreasonable idea. Water has a much higher specific heat capacity than air and it might be possible to design a system that doesn't require a pump (thus much more reliable). I suppose you might be able to hear a little bubbling, but it would be a lot more pleasing that fan noise. Sort of a relaxing babbling-brook kind of sound.
Isn't there already something like passive liquid cooling in the PowerBooks?
It makes sense that Apple would at least try it, since a significant portion of their user base wants an incredibly powerful and absolutely silent workstation. Fans are obviously not cutting it.
It's not an entirely unbelievable report, although it looks like someone's going to get hurt for quoting the source verbatim...
I suppose you might be able to hear a little bubbling, but it would be a lot more pleasing that fan noise. Sort of a relaxing babbling-brook kind of sound.
great..then this computer better come with the rumored iCathater also as i will constantly have this urge to pee while sitting at the computer....
I'll pony up sixty bucks for a student copy of Panther. Hell.. who wouldn't? Jaguar rocked for the money. If the 970ers get it free w/ purchase, smashing, if Jaguar buyers get $10 off, amazing, but even without any other promotion, Jaguar ($120) was only $60 for students and lets face it... you can afford $60 for a 'whole new mac'.
If we have the 'beta release' program like we did for X available at WWDC, I figure the finals release will correspond with the 970 (980/whateveryacallit) release. (which would seem to be fall to me... just before folks go back to school or just in time for spanksgiving and christmass.
..i have no idea if this info is 100% true or 1% true. as i said i am just passing it on, i havent been on the forum for ages and forgot how much speculation goes on in here.
Isn't there already something like passive liquid cooling in the PowerBooks?
It makes sense that Apple would at least try it, since a significant portion of their user base wants an incredibly powerful and absolutely silent workstation. Fans are obviously not cutting it.
It's not an entirely unbelievable report, although it looks like someone's going to get hurt for quoting the source verbatim...
Comments
__________________________________________________
What's the bottom-line buying advice? Power desktop PC users who favor Intel-based machines may want to sit tight until June. That's the expected debut date for "Prescott," the revamped P4 chip for which the 875P chipset paves the way. Note, too, that you can upgrade PCs with the 875P chip set to Prescott later if you need to buy an Intel system now.
Prescott, likely to launch at a 3.4-GHz clock speed, will double the P4's Level 2 cache and improve the hyperthreading technology. And, Prescott machines should more fully take advantage of the higher-bandwidth memory and 800-MHz bus that the 875P chip set enables, Krewell says.
__________________________________________________
Substantially faster than the current 3.06 Ghz P4 that spank dual G4s.
IBM better get those 970 out of the door pretty soon, and I think they will
Originally posted by fgjh
a freind of mine got an email from his buddy that works in a certain place in cupertino. I am just merely passing it on...=]
"The following is surely going to drop this September. It was leaked about 5 weeks ago, so I can tell you without pain and discomfort in my ballz.
Listen jerk, remember......you heard this from a bird on a big tree. Don't ****ing quote me you bitch. :P
The New PowerMac's all with the PPC970 Chip.
2 Models confirmed. (Possibly three)
1) Panther OS X 10.3 (Free upgrade from Jaguar. OS 9.2 will be terminated.)
2) 1.6Ghz-1.9Ghz, with the new PPC970 processor(maybe duals)
3) PCI extreme (much faster than PCI and AGP 8X and backwards compatible with PCI)
4) 900Mhz system Busses.
5) Serial ATA, Firewire 800, USB 2, AirportExtreme, BlueTooth
6) Water Cooling, so there is no fan noise!! :P"
1) Does that mean it first will come with Jaguar and then later Panther?
2) That's a little more sane than Dual 2.3Ghz.
3) That'll impress (or piss off) a lot of the "l33t gamerz" and graphics workstation users.
4) Fine.
5) Sounds good.
6) <jamaican>Yah, no fookin way, mon!!</jamaican>
No PC manufacturer with an inkling of intelligence would make a PC that requires a water pump connected to it. Can you imagine the Tech Support nightmare that would entail!?
Unless they can build a self-contained-will-never-leak-cooling system, this is - not - going - to - happen!
Therefore your source is suspect in its entirety.
Screed
Originally posted by sCreeD
6) <jamaican>Yah, no fookin way, mon!!</jamaican>
No PC manufacturer with an inkling of intelligence would make a PC that requires a water pump connected to it. Can you imagine the Tech Support nightmare that would entail!?
Unless they can build a self-contained-will-never-leak-cooling system, this is - not - going - to - happen!
Water cooling is not such an unreasonable idea. Water has a much higher specific heat capacity than air and it might be possible to design a system that doesn't require a pump (thus much more reliable). I suppose you might be able to hear a little bubbling, but it would be a lot more pleasing that fan noise. Sort of a relaxing babbling-brook kind of sound.
Originally posted by Programmer
Water cooling is not such an unreasonable idea.
Maybe not. But there is no way Panther will be a free upgrade.
Originally posted by Tomb of the Unknown
Maybe not. But there is no way Panther will be a free upgrade.
I think it means free upgrade for purchasers of the 970 systems. That is a bit more believable.
Not that I necessarily believe the whole thing.
It makes sense that Apple would at least try it, since a significant portion of their user base wants an incredibly powerful and absolutely silent workstation. Fans are obviously not cutting it.
It's not an entirely unbelievable report, although it looks like someone's going to get hurt for quoting the source verbatim...
I suppose you might be able to hear a little bubbling, but it would be a lot more pleasing that fan noise. Sort of a relaxing babbling-brook kind of sound.
great..then this computer better come with the rumored iCathater also as i will constantly have this urge to pee while sitting at the computer....
g
here is the protype
Originally posted by Tomb of the Unknown
Maybe not. But there is no way Panther will be a free upgrade.
Why not? 10.1 was a free upgrade. When 10.2 came out there was some discussion of the odd upgrades being free.
If we have the 'beta release' program like we did for X available at WWDC, I figure the finals release will correspond with the 970 (980/whateveryacallit) release. (which would seem to be fall to me... just before folks go back to school or just in time for spanksgiving and christmass.
Originally posted by Not Unlike Myself
I'll pony up sixty bucks for a student copy of Panther. Hell.. who wouldn't?
If Panther delivers a speed increase that is noticeable, then I'll by it. Otherwise I cant afford it since I'm a student.
heres one
..i have no idea if this info is 100% true or 1% true. as i said i am just passing it on, i havent been on the forum for ages and forgot how much speculation goes on in here.
i hope the "leaked email" is true!
The relative clock speed design makes sense, but now that I think about it, I can't remember if it came from any other source than these boards.
Anyone got a link?
Originally posted by Amorph
Actually, if memory serves, the IBM release that touted speeds up to 2.3GHz still mentioned a 900MHz bus.
The relative clock speed design makes sense, but now that I think about it, I can't remember if it came from any other source than these boards.
Anyone got a link?
I think it was that article by David Wang, who was actually at the IBM conference in October.
Originally posted by Amorph
Isn't there already something like passive liquid cooling in the PowerBooks?
It makes sense that Apple would at least try it, since a significant portion of their user base wants an incredibly powerful and absolutely silent workstation. Fans are obviously not cutting it.
It's not an entirely unbelievable report, although it looks like someone's going to get hurt for quoting the source verbatim...
http://www.scienceblog.com/community...rder=0&thold=0