Before you go dropping $600 on Intel’s Core i7 950 processor, take a step back and see if the latest Web chatter proves reliable. The alternative is to grossly overpay for a part that could soon be worth half as much. At least that’s what Digitimes’ “s… [...]
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We haven’t heard anything official from Intel just yet, but according to news and rumor site Fudzilla, the world’s largest chip maker plans to limit hyperthreading support in Sandy Bridge to the Core i7 series. Enthusiasts with deep pockets will have another six-core Extreme Edition processor from Intel to line their rigs with, but not until the first quarter of 2011. That’s when Intel will reportedly drop its upcoming Core i7 990X processor into the high-end… [...] Sometimes it escapes our attention that people are still buying huge numbers of PCs these days. Intel’s quarterly profit announcement reminded everyone of that today with news that the chip maker had record profits of $2.9 billion. Not to belabor th… [...] We’re not real big on playing the waiting game when it comes to building, buying, or upgrading a PC, though every once awhile, we can be swayed. This might be one of those times.
Slowly but surely, the six-core revolution is getting under way. Intel kicked things off with the release of its Core i7 980X, followed by a flurry of six-core chips at the ready from AMD, and within the next few weeks, Intel will release a slightly lower clocked (and lower priced) followup to the 980X. According to reports, Intel’s Core i7 970 part will likely show up in the third quarter. It will race along at 3.2GHz compared to 3.33GHz for the 980X, and while no pricing info has been released, news and rumor site Fudzilla says it will probably sell for around €799. A straight conversion still puts it at over $1,000 USD, and even though we suspect it will sell for less in the States, that’s still on the high side, especially compared to AMD’s offerings. In other chip news, Intel has launched its Core i5 680, which ranks as the fastest Clarkdale dual-core chip yet. Built around Intel’s 32nm Westmere architecture, the 680 chip comes clocked at 3.6GHz and features 4MB of L3 cache.
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Time is running out if you’re wanting to jump on an Intel Core i7 920 processor. The Santa Clara chip maker sent out a PDN (Product Discontinuance Notice) for the sought-after part alerting its partners that Q2 of 2010 officially marks the CPU’s end of the road. Taking its place is the already-released Core i7 930 processor. The 930 comes clocked a little faster at 2.88Ghz compared to 2.66GHz on the 920, and with Turbo Boost it can hit 3.06GHz. Up to this point, the Core i7 920 has been the darling of the X58 world for its relatively low price and generous overclocking headroom, which only improved when Intel released the D0 stepping. If you happened to live near a Micro Center, the part could be had for as low as $170 before tax, more than $100 less than most online vendors, but you’d be hard pressed to find one in stock anymore. Meanwhile, the Core i7 930 sells for $200 at Micro Center ($295 at Newegg) and is usually always in stock.
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Origin PC becomes the latest manufacturer to cram Intel’s Core i7 chip into a notebook PC, albeit in a 15-inch package. Combined with a bunch of other higher end parts, the EON15 comes ready to hang with the big and bad 17-inch crowd. The EON15 boasts an LED backlit display with a 1920 x 1080 resolution. On the other side of the lid buyers can opt for a personalized "Top Cover Painting" by Killer Paint. Pricing for customized paint jobs start at $159, or $259 if you choose one of the two pre-configured designs. Underneath the hood sits an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, a GeForce GTX 280M or 285M graphics card with 1GB of dedicated video memory, up to a 640GB HDD or 256GB SSD, optional Blu-ray burner, Wi-Fi, and Windows 7. The baseline configuration starts at $1,723, while a fully decked out rig runs closer to $4,000.
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