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Been reading some info from computex and the following two pieces of information look worrying:
Intel to discontinue cheaper i7 cpus to leave room for i5
Intel p55 motherboard material costs higher than p45 motherboard material costs
Both reports cite motherboard manufacturer sources, so it could be incorrect/subject to change but both these things worry me.
From the reports intel will stop the i7 920 and 940 cpus from being manufactured to prevent them stepping on the toes of i5 which is going to launch 1st september apparently.
The second report says that the i5 motherboards could cost more than the p45 motherboards as intel are charging the same amount for the southbridge on the p55 as they do for the northbridge and southbridge on current boards, which seems a little unfair. This drives the cost of making the motherboard to above that of a p45 board. The rumoured prices are between £150-£200 at the moment (US users be aware that is probably with the UK charge-more-for-no-reason tax put on electronics so it won't directly translate to US$).
Other information included is that the integrated graphics based i5s wont launch for a while.
All this info is bad really - discontinuing cheap i7s, expensive i5 boards and not launching i5 with integrated graphics for a while make me
Intel to discontinue cheaper i7 cpus to leave room for i5
Intel p55 motherboard material costs higher than p45 motherboard material costs
Both reports cite motherboard manufacturer sources, so it could be incorrect/subject to change but both these things worry me.
From the reports intel will stop the i7 920 and 940 cpus from being manufactured to prevent them stepping on the toes of i5 which is going to launch 1st september apparently.
The second report says that the i5 motherboards could cost more than the p45 motherboards as intel are charging the same amount for the southbridge on the p55 as they do for the northbridge and southbridge on current boards, which seems a little unfair. This drives the cost of making the motherboard to above that of a p45 board. The rumoured prices are between £150-£200 at the moment (US users be aware that is probably with the UK charge-more-for-no-reason tax put on electronics so it won't directly translate to US$).
Other information included is that the integrated graphics based i5s wont launch for a while.
All this info is bad really - discontinuing cheap i7s, expensive i5 boards and not launching i5 with integrated graphics for a while make me