Core i7

Discussion in 'Processors, Motherboards & Memory' started by Trinity, Aug 30, 2008.

  1. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member

    My e6600 is getting aged and almost everyone I know has a better system then mine.:cry: :lol:

    So trin asks, Who here is first in line for Core i7 and X48?
     
  2. Max_87

    Max_87 huehuehue

    Correction: It's X58 :mrgreen:

    Most likely PsYkHoLICH, I think. :mrgreen:
     
  3. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    What's the deal about i7? lol
     
  4. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member

    Poop.. X58:doh: :lol:
     
  5. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member

    Newer, faster etc...:lol:

    (bragging rights):p
     
  6. Unixlord

    Unixlord Newbie

    Bragging rights is overrated. Even when you aquire them it's usually others doing the bragging for you and not yourself.
     
  7. PsYkHoTiK

    PsYkHoTiK Admin nerd

    That would be correct hopefully... :haha:

    I dun care about bragging rights, I just want the hardware... :haha:
     
  8. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    Nuff said! :thumb:
     
  9. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Didn't you guys hear?? PsY is already planning for the upgrade!!!!! :twisted:
     
  10. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member

    Well I just put $342 in an envelope to start saving for 'little kiki'.:) Dun know for sure if I will be poisoned or not, But better to start saving... Just in case.:lol:
     
  11. Unixlord

    Unixlord Newbie

    Ah did you just say case? Time for a lian li armorsuit. :D
     
  12. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member

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  13. Max_87

    Max_87 huehuehue

    Hm... let's just say that... you WANT to be poisoned :haha:
     
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  14. Spanner

    Spanner Newbie

    Somehow I fear i7 will be overpriced to begin with, me thinks intel is targeting the enthusiast with deep pockets first.....I guess have to wait and see..
     
  15. Zenphic

    Zenphic Newbie

    Wikipedia has some quotes on prices of Core i7 processors. Not sure if those are the official MSRP, but the prices don't look like they're aimed for most users

    Intel Core i7 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

     
  16. Max_87

    Max_87 huehuehue

    Intel will be releasing the high end i7 first, budget ones will come later.
     
  17. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Yeah, all Core i7 processors will be marketed as top-of-the-line processors until the Core 2 processors are phased out.
     
  18. trueg50

    trueg50 Newbie

    All indications show that it will be priced at around current mid range CPU's.

    If your not doing massive renderings, heavy folding, or server work, then I would recommend a nice X38 (Asus Maximous formula, or other model) and a Q9550, Q6700 etc.. that fits into your budget. Then when everything really moves to DDR3, and more multi-threaded go for I7 around there.
     
  19. SkyLegendz

    SkyLegendz Newbie

    Newbie to the forums and my plans

    Heya, I'm pretty new here so, "Time to make fun of the newbie time." I stumbled on this site during my 2-weeks of researching on the Core i7 and the x58s.

    In anycase, I was planning to get a new system on the 12th of December and it was going to be with the 920 and a MSI Eclipse. I'm afraid I don't have the kind of budget to get the 940 though but I'm waiting for benchmarks (and hopefully price drops :rolleyes:) before making purchasing decisions. :D
     
  20. ZuePhok

    ZuePhok Just Started

    i7 is a server chip. Don't expect significant jump in desktop workload. you can run 3 channel mem interface, be it high speed or low speed, don't expect any gain from the memory. best is wait for the dual channel stuff. cheaper, but the issue is socket incompatibility.

    i7 launch is kind of like the hammer launch 5 years ago. server chip cascaded down to desktop, with proper desktop lineup coming up later on. Well, no surprise, after all, nehalem is a server uarchitecture. they want the multi socket pie.

    Also, not to mention the VDIMM limitation. i know a few killed it due to overvoltag-ing. Right now, only Qimonda is smiling because their aeneon kit, well known for 1.5v operation, will sell very well.
     
    Last edited: Oct 26, 2008

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