Core i7 965 XE Unboxed, Stock Cooler and Processor Exposed

OnBoard · Sep 24, 2008

Even less protection in the fan shroud that current coolers have. Not too hard to get a wire stuck in these. Guessing that's an 92mm fan then, looks so big and the cooler shold already be bigger. Good for the noise (and great stock cooler for wolfdales if it would fit s775)

Konceptz said:
ES chips are luck of the draw. Some chips are horrible, and then some are actually better then the retail.

cdawall said:
yep e7200ES of mine is nice

My retail is nicer

Mussels · Sep 24, 2008

i know a girl who blew $1200 on a Qx6700 not long ago. people do exist who buy the ridiculous hardware.

This is not fake - its an ES, but thats what the CPU's look like and what the coolers look like. Thats enough for the rest of us.

Wile E · Sep 24, 2008

Mussels said:
i know a girl who blew $1200 on a Qx6700 not long ago. people do exist who buy the ridiculous hardware.

This is not fake - its an ES, but thats what the CPU's look like and what the coolers look like. Thats enough for the rest of us.

Count me in that group. If these prove to OC as well as the current chips, I am buying one.

cdawall · Sep 24, 2008

OnBoard said:
My retail is nicer

doubtful that oc was on a ECS mobo

btarunr · Sep 24, 2008

Moar:

Size comparisons between s478, LGA 775 and LGA 1366 packages:

Size comparisons between standard LGA 775 stock cooler versus i7 XE stock cooler:

You can also see that the i7 XE fan rotates counter-clockwise.

DrPepper · Sep 24, 2008

Clear fans look tacky imo then again they are not much worse than black.

Mussels · Sep 24, 2008

dear god, that fans on BACKWARDS.

wouldnt it be silly if it blew the air up off the heatsink, lol.

btarunr · Sep 24, 2008

Mussels said:
dear god, that fans on BACKWARDS.

wouldnt it be silly if it blew the air up off the heatsink, lol.

no no...it blows downward, but rotates counter-clockwise to do so, look at the shape of the blades

Octavean · Sep 24, 2008

Its just mounted differently. The i7 XE stock cooler fan has its rear stationary hub facing down whereas the LGA 775 stock cooler has its rear stationary hub facing up thus the differences in rotational direction. I’m assuming in both cases air is forced down into the sink fins.

Yeah I think its an ugly design but I’ll take two

Actually I’ll be going for a Core i7 920 and I wish it came with that cooler too. I’ll probably go with sock cooling at first and move up to better cooling later. Lord knows those push pins make installation and removal easy but you never really get the feeling that its secured right (at least not big heavy coolers).

Morgoth · Sep 24, 2008

zads said:
1. i7 is delayed until Q1 2009
source or stfu

Solaris17 · Sep 25, 2008

InnocentCriminal said:
They also use those stupid push-pin(s) connectors again. >.<

i saw that and got sad inside

Thrackan · Nov 21, 2008

It's stunning how many people curse the pushpins, while I have had no trouble at all installing 3 or 4 systems with stock coolers :roll:

Mussels · Nov 21, 2008

Thrackan said:
It's stunning how many people curse the pushpins, while I have had no trouble at all installing 3 or 4 systems with stock coolers

its mostly because push pins provide inferior temps to screw down designs.

Thrackan · Nov 21, 2008

Mussels said:
its mostly because push pins provide inferior temps to screw down designs.

Most people I've heard had problems actually pushing them in correctly :wtf:

Mussels · Nov 21, 2008

Thrackan said:
Most people I've heard had problems actually pushing them in correctly

thus the bad temps :laugh:

DaMulta · Nov 21, 2008

EX fans kick ass!!!!

I use one!

Wile can I oc the crap out of your cpu with it?....?please

Melvis · Nov 21, 2008

I just looked up were i get all my PC parts from, and they now have the new i7 in stock, but only the 2.66GHz ones, and the only mobo i could also find that supports it was Gigabyte and the price was insane, the CPU was just under $600, and the mobo was $400. Then i saw the price for the 3.2GHz and it was $2.777 :eek:

now thats just OMG ridicules, how in the world is anyone goin to buy one of these new intel CPU's? I cant see intel selling many of these new i7's at all if there at that insane price tag, if the new AMD CPU's come in alot lower, and they will, i can see AMD getting alot more sales then intel this time around.

Mussels · Nov 21, 2008

Melvis said:
I just looked up were i get all my PC parts from, and they now have the new i7 in stock, but only the 2.66GHz ones, and the only mobo i could also find that supports it was Gigabyte and the price was insane, the CPU was just under $600, and the mobo was $400. Then i saw the price for the 3.2GHz and it was $2.777 now thats just OMG ridicules, how in the world is anyone goin to buy one of these new intel CPU's? I cant see intel selling many of these new i7's at all if there at that insane price tag, if the new AMD CPU's come in alot lower, and they will, i can see AMD getting alot more sales then intel this time around.

every new launch has the prices this insane. they go down rather quickly... the profit is in the people who cant wait.

Melvis · Nov 21, 2008

Mussels said:
every new launch has the prices this insane. they go down rather quickly... the profit is in the people who cant wait.

Yea to true, i just don't remember any new CPU being that high in price at launch ever?

And if i see someone that has one of these new CPU's in the next 3weeks im going to bitch slap them lol

Or ask them for a loan? hehe

Mussels · Nov 21, 2008

Melvis said:
Yea to true, i just don't remember any new CPU being that high in price at launch ever?

athlon FX and all the intel extreme editions.

Melvis · Nov 21, 2008

Mussels said:
athlon FX and all the intel extreme editions.

Yea i know they was high in price, but i don't remember seeing them getting past the 2grand mark? most of the FX's was around $1500 ish, and the extreme's was closer to 2grand, but that 3.2GHz is closer to the 3grand mark, crazy:shadedshu

DrunkenMafia · Nov 21, 2008

Thrackan said:
It's stunning how many people curse the pushpins, while I have had no trouble at all installing 3 or 4 systems with stock coolers

Have you tried sticking one of those suckers on one of your own $400 mb's. You do have to exert a fair bit of force and when its on your new shiny cost a arm,leg and both nuts motherboard you tend to get a little sweaty.

I know I did.

DrunkenMafia · Nov 21, 2008

heres a nice cheap one I found in Aussie :eek:

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=187_346&products_id=8487

Not dissing PCCG though, they rock :rockout:

Mussels · Nov 21, 2008

DrunkenMafia said:
heres a nice cheap one I found in Aussie

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=187_346&products_id=8487

Not dissing PCCG though, they rock

slightly more expensive than the norm, but far more reliable/faster than the norm.

Melvis · Nov 22, 2008

DrunkenMafia said:
heres a nice cheap one I found in Aussie

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=187_346&products_id=8487

Not dissing PCCG though, they rock

Thats alot cheaper then the one i found were i shop most of the time, ill show you there prices and also the mobo prices.

Processor	Core i5-750 @ 3.6GHz 1.136V 24/7
Motherboard	Gigabyte P55A-UD3, SATA 6Gbit/s & USB3.0 baby!
Cooling	Alpenföhn Brocken HeatpipeDirectTouch
Memory	Geil Ultra Series 4GB 2133MHz DDR3 @ 1440MHz 7-7-7-24
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB OC (mostly stock speeds)
Storage	OS: Samsung F3 500GB Games: Samsung F1 640GB
Display(s)	new! Samsung P2350 23" FullHD 2ms / Mirai DTL-632E500 32" LCD
Case	new! Xigmatek Midgard/Utgard side window with red cathodes, 1x140mm & 3x120mm fans
Audio Device(s)	new! ASUS Xonar DG & JVC HA-RX700 headphones
Power Supply	Cougar CM 700W Modular
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Benchmark Scores	Logitech UltraX Premium & G5 laser v2 + Ulti-mat Breathe X2 for fragging

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	The ClusterF**k
Processor	980X @ 4Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling	MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
Memory	3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T
Video Card(s)	Evga GTX 580
Storage	Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB
Display(s)	HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Technofront Bench Station
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750
Power Supply	ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
Software	Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4

System Name	Moving into the mobile space
Processor	7940HS
Motherboard	HP trash
Cooling	HP trash
Memory	2x8GB
Video Card(s)	4070 mobile
Storage	512GB+2TB NVME
Display(s)	some 165hz thing that isn't as nice as it sounded

System Name	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite V2
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 16GB DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 4070 Ti EX
Storage	Samsung 990 1TB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Rusky
Processor	Intel Core i7 D0 3.8Ghz
Motherboard	Asus P6T
Cooling	Thermaltake Dark Knight
Memory	12GB Patriot Viper's 1866mhz 9-9-9-24
Video Card(s)	GTX470 1280MB
Storage	OCZ Summit 60GB + Samsung 1TB + Samsung 2TB
Display(s)	Sharp Aquos L32X20E 1920 x 1080
Case	Silverstone Raven RV01
Power Supply	Corsair 650 Watt
Software	Windows 7 x64
Benchmark Scores	3DMark06 - 18064 http://img.techpowerup.org/090720/Capture002.jpg

Processor	RyZen R9 3950X
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Taichi
Cooling	Coolermaster Master Liquid ML240L RGB
Memory	64GB DDR4 3200 (4x16GB)
Video Card(s)	RTX 3050
Storage	Samsung 2TB SSD
Display(s)	Asus VE276Q, VE278Q and VK278Q triple 27” 1920x1080
Case	Zulman MS800
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	Seasonic 650W
VR HMD	Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest V1, Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 64bit

System Name	Wopr "War Operation Plan Response"
Processor	5900x ryzen 9 12 cores 24 threads
Motherboard	aorus x570 pro
Cooling	air (GPU Liquid graphene) rad outside case mounted 120mm 68mm thick
Memory	kingston 32gb ddr4 3200mhz ecc 2x16gb
Video Card(s)	sapphire RX 6950 xt Nitro+ 16gb
Storage	300gb hdd OS backup. Crucial 500gb ssd OS. 6tb raid 1 hdd. 1.8tb pci-e nytro warp drive LSI
Display(s)	AOC display 1080p
Case	SilverStone SST-CS380 V2
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair 850MX watt
Mouse	corsair gaming mouse
Keyboard	Microsoft brand
Software	Windows 10 pro 64bit, Luxion Keyshot 7, fusion 360, steam
Benchmark Scores	timespy 19 104

System Name	RogueOne
Processor	Xeon W9-3495x
Motherboard	ASUS w790E Sage SE
Cooling	SilverStone XE360-4677
Memory	128gb Gskill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid 5090
Storage	1x 2TB WD SN850X \| 2x 8TB GAMMIX S70
Display(s)	49" Philips Evnia OLED (49M2C8900)
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 Pro Snow
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on chitt Gunnr
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-1600
Mouse	Razer Viper mini signature edition (mercury white)
Keyboard	Wooting 80 HE White, Gateron Jades
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11 Pro Workstation
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

System Name	Acer Aspire V3-771G-53218G75Maii
Processor	Core i5 3210M (2,5-3,1Ghz)
Memory	8GB DDR3 SODIMM
Video Card(s)	Geforce GT650M
Storage	Samsung 830 256GB - 750GB Toshiba drive
Software	Windows 7 x64 Home Premium (non-acer-bloatware)

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard	MSi GD70
Cooling	OcZ Phase/water
Memory	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card(s)	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage	SSD 64GB
Display(s)	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case	Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s)	Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply	1000W TruePower Quattro

System Name	Night Rider \| Mini LAN PC \| Workhorse
Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D \| Ryzen 1600X \| i7 970
Motherboard	MSi AM4 Pro Carbon \| GA-AB350H-D3 \| Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Cooling	Noctua U9S Twin Fan\| Stock Cooler, Copper Core)\| Big shairkan B
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 G.Skill 3600MHz\| 4x8GB Corsair 3000 \| 6x2GB DDR3 1300 Corsair
Video Card(s)	MSI AMD 6750XT \| Solo RTX 4060\| MSI RX 580 8GB
Storage	1TB WD Black NVME / 250GB SSD /2TB WD Black \| 250GB SSD WD/2TB SSD, 2x1TB, 1x750 \| WD 500 SSD
Display(s)	Gigabyte 27" 1440P 180Hz / 22" DELL\| MSI 27" 1080P 100Hz / 17" DELL \| 22" DELL / 19"DELL
Case	LIAN LI PC-18 \| Mini ATX Case (custom) \| Fractal
Audio Device(s)	Onboard \| Onbaord \| Onboard
Power Supply	Silverstone 850 \| Silverstone Mini 450W \| Corsair CX-750
Mouse	Coolermaster Pro \| Rapoo V900 \| Gigabyte 6850X
Keyboard	Corsair K90\| Ducky One \| Some POS Logitech
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 \| Windows 10 Pro 64 \| Windows 7 Pro 64

System Name	GaMEr / HTPC
Processor	FX8320 4.5ghz so far NB- 2815mhz / X2 255 @ 3.2ghz (Temp till BD)
Motherboard	990FX-UD5 / GA-MA785GPMT-US2H
Cooling	XSPC - 240rad 480rad 5 x 120mm out, 6 x 80mm in / H220-edge 1/2" & 2 x 120mm Magma
Memory	4gb PI 6,8,6,18 1T 1706mhz / 4gb Crucial D9's 1400 @ 6,6,6,18,1T
Video Card(s)	3gb HD7950 / Onboard
Storage	2 x 120gb Sandisk ultra plus 2tb WD / 60gb vertex 2 + 2 x 2tb WD Greens
Display(s)	3x24in Dell Ultra (portrait) / NEC 32" FullHD LCD
Case	LL PC71A Full tower / Antec fusion black with Imon remote Modded for WC
Audio Device(s)	OB / Auzentech cinema 7.1
Power Supply	TT 700w TR2 / TT 600w Litepower modded with Noctua S12 fan.
Software	7 Ult / 7 premium x64

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