The price will always drop but it will take a long while for the Core i7 because it will be the highest-end desktop processor. Intel will not be introducing faster processor until very, very much later. Instead they will be introducing lower-end models - Lynnfield and then Havendale.
Just curious, are these newer architecture of these processors actually focuses on gaming/media applications, or those number-crunching applications (mathematical modelling, simulations), or both?
I was doing a bit of researching and I came across this: IDF: Core i7 Will Self Overclock - Tom's Hardware A Turbo Mode You can read the details there.
We already covered it here - Tech ARP - ED#104 : Intel Reveals More Details On The Core i7 Processors and here - Tech ARP - Intel Turbo Mode Tech
If anyone is in interested in a retail i7-940 results on air feel free to browse my thread over at OC Forums, it is under Intel CPU section Nehalem vs Core 2 Club - Brolloks comparison - Overclockers Forums
i think it's better to hold back ur puchase, and wait for the 2-channel Nahelam instead since 3 channel offers virtually no performance improvement over 2-channel. So, unless you can't wait, otherwise why waste the moolahhhh?
So does QPI works like HTT? Anyway, seems like i7 processors are on the shelves now, so if I were to choose between a faster quad core or slower i7 at the same price, which is better to get?
I think the slower i7 would be better, it would probably also perform better in applications that don't support quad core since it still has 8 threads.
Doesn't the i7 basically have 2 threads per core? Wouldn't that make it a bit faster than a normal quad with only one thread per core?
Yes, the Core i7 processor support HyperThreading. The review is out now - Tech ARP - Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition Quad Core Processor Review