Intel Core i7 Processor Models and Pricing Revealed!

[AuDioFreaK39]

huh !?!

Ci7 965 vs Ci7 920:
20% more mhz for 250% more the price !?

on the other hand , I'm waiting for AMD phenom deneb

You're paying a 250% price premium for an unlocked multiplier, as usual. But in reality, I would use the analogy of comparing it to buying an HDTV rather than SD. In my opinion, once I bought my first Extreme Edition, I knew there was no going back. There is SO much unthinkable potential with an unlocked multiplier that I hadn't realized...all I could do was watch the great liquid nitrogen stories on sites like these. But now that I've had one, there's just no going back.

 

[Woody112]

not exactly, the Core 2 Duo 45nm CPUs works so much better than the Core 2 Quads, mainly because that there is two cores so less heat and more transistors and cache. I'm still waiting about the Phenom 22nm's development as dispite that it sounds almost crazy AMD could save itself because since AMD and Intel have been slowly descending their processes by 10nm, AMD wanted to go for gold for its customers by saying "f*ck it" to make a more dramatic difference in Phenoms next generation. On my previous mention about 22nm or 32nm satisfaction, I'm saying that because the overclocking would be for everyone if any user can afford it once Intel takes a chill pill over pricing. I'm not agreeing with i7's release just yet as I'm suspecting that revision will be made to lower that slightly overkill TDP.

It's 32nm; intel and AMD have already produced trial versions and have been for awhile now. Which is why I'm going to skip Nehalem all together.

http://www.intel.com/technology/arc...m/index.htm?cid=cim:ggl|chips_us_32nm|kEA80|s

On the other hand AMD appears to be going for the gusto by skipping 45nm and going straight to 32nm with intels patented high-K technology, Or so I think it's patented, don't know for shure.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-...Aims-Directly-to-32-nm-Technology-73990.shtml

So this should stop the argument that Intel is using AMD's onboard memory technology since everyone knows AMD will now be using intels High-K gate technology. Sorry I had to throw that in there.

Not trying to start an Intel/AMD war here by the way.

 

[cdawall]

You're paying a 250% price premium for an unlocked multiplier, as usual. But in reality, I would use the analogy of comparing it to buying an HDTV rather than SD. In my opinion, once I bought my first Extreme Edition, I knew there was no going back. There is SO much unthinkable potential with an unlocked multiplier that I hadn't realized...all I could do was watch the great liquid nitrogen stories on sites like these. But now that I've had one, there's just no going back.

only issue is not every EE chip has an unlocked multi one example would be the QX6700 G0 stepping is locked eventhough the QX6700 B3 was unlocked. also look around EE chips have never held the max oc records it was the P4 631 and celeron 347 for netburst and the E8600 for conroe now i admit there is no unlocked DC conroe based chip but you can shut down all but one core on your C2Q from most highend mobos.

i have used both on the AMD side and an unlocked multi isn't worth the money if you truely know what your doing hell my 5000BE clocked better on a lower multi than a high one but 17x is fun i will admit

 

[DrPepper]

How do you shut down other cores anyway cdawall

 

[InnocentCriminal]

I only know how to do it for process affinities, how to completely disable a core, hmm... I'd go through the boot.ini or msconfig. That way you say how cores should be enabled.

 

[DrPepper]

I only know how to do it for process affinities, how to completely disable a core, hmm... I'd go through the boot.ini or msconfig. That way you say how cores should be enabled.

I know about affinities but I did it by accident the other day I made a mistake in the bios and it turned 3 cores off. It let me hit 3.9ghz instead of 3.8

 

[PCpraiser100]

Then I guess this should solve my friend's cooling problem on his overclocking Phenom, which cooks pancakes for him every morning. I admire the P4's overclocking abilities though, bit of a shame that the whole world wanted dual core.

 

[cdawall]

How do you shut down other cores anyway cdawall

well my 780i board has an option to just turn off cores its pretty easy two options on and off lol

 

[blueskynis]

How do you shut down other cores anyway cdawall

There is an option in BIOS to downcore a CPU.