So there won't be an XE for the Conroe-refresh? What role will Penryn (also in Q3 2007) play? Will Wolfdale/Yorkfield then launch solely under the Extreme badging with the Conroe-refresh targeted at the mainstream market? I realize some of these questions can't be answered yet, but I'm confused by Intel's mid-2007 strategy. I had assumed Penryn (with the dual-core Wolfdale and quad-core Yorkfield) would be Intel's response to AMD's K8L-based Antares/Altair (also planned Q2/Q3 2007). What do others think?

Q3 2007 is very late. Currently Intel is launching 6 months in advance what they announce.

i.e: The first of 15 CPUs based on 45nm manufacturing process will be released by Intel this year instead of H2 2007 (as announced previously).

The same with Quad Core 2 Duo. It was announced to be released in 2007 and now, we will able to get one this year.

I think this kind of Intel actions is to mislead AMD.

Indeed, Intel want to displace AMD. They have found and technology to do not allow the recent (Q1 and Q2 2006) advantage of AMD with Opteron and X2 64.

Intel is going to take the plunge playing with the time of launching new products and AMD weapons are going to be lesser.

Because of this, AMD purchased ATI, to be competitive and number one in GCPUs, because the battle of selling CPUs is lost in advance if they cannot launch power products at time. (65nm's so powerful as Duo and Quad Intel CPUs)

65nm lauching on Q3 or Q4 is very late for AMD.

Mapg

i feel moist and wanting for this upgrade

rapido pero caro