Intel quitely released most anticipated six-core Core i7-970
Freq is 3,2 GHz and price 850 USD! Is on shelves in Europe now, here are german shops for example, price 835 EUR :mad:
http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/a524845.html
Intel quitely released most anticipated six-core Core i7-970
Freq is 3,2 GHz and price 850 USD! Is on shelves in Europe now, here are german shops for example, price 835 EUR :mad:
http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/a524845.html
Q6600 also launched at U$851, 3-4 months after -> U$530.... then U$266...
be patient :D
no...
this is the cheapest six core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-851-_-Product
An excellent way to piss off the first buyers.Quote:
Originally Posted by -Sweeper_
yeah, of course :)Quote:
Originally Posted by stangracin3
Still nice to see it released, I think Intel will go with a lower clocked model later on rather than lower prices on this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zed_X
...seriously?Quote:
Originally Posted by stangracin3
q6600 was the first exclusive consumer quad, hence the price premium. this isn't the first intel hexacore, but it's still in the price territory of the intel extremes.Quote:
Originally Posted by -Sweeper_
but hopefully you're right.
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Originally Posted by Zed_X
mis-leading thread title ..... not the cheapest x6 on the planet
no, it was QX6700 (november 2006), priced at U$999... :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteFireDragon
Hm? The Core 2 Quad Extrme QX6700 came out before the Q6600, IIRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteFireDragon
Should have said : " Core i7-970 "cheapest" intel six-core on shelves around the world"Quote:
Originally Posted by Sn0wm@n
We have six cores on desktop for under 200 bucks now. Oh and it can do 4Ghz on air too :)
the AMD force is strong in this thread :)
I was hoping for a second it was gonna be cheaper than that :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by stangracin3
Release price is too close to 980X :(
The title should be "cheapest 6C/12T" to avoid confusion
I still love my Q6600. Just sayin'
i might have to sig thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Splave
It's called common sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splave
You don't make a thread claiming $850 is the cheapest hex core in the world when you can buy FOUR of them for that price.
What you call 'AMD force' I call not being a thick eejit
how much does an high end I7 4c cost ? yes an I7 965
I got my 980X for that price.... I thought it was going to be cheaper...
This is another class than AMD's offering, we shouldn't get carried away and mix them. It is a 32nm (with less power usage and heat), and has HT which makes it "almost" equal to 9C, and is faster at stock and will OC much higher too.
That said, this thing got more expensive that rumored/expected, and that's too bad. But the major reason for that is the lack of competition. AMD can't offer a competing CPU in the class yet. The price will hopefully fall when AMD moves to a 9-core 32nm CPU with higher frequencies and better OC-headroom.
Except folding people, can't really see why > 4 cores is required. The I7 920 November 2008 and now I7 930 since February 2010 is still being the best cost, benefit option.
Which is amazing btw :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by -Sweeper_
if your paying 1000$ for folding, why not with a nvidia gpu? wouldnt that do it with less energy and more speed? i havnt been keeping up
yeah, pretty much ahead of its time :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by NKrader
why I7 965 ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sn0wm@n
i7 920 will do the same for 280$
1.5 year late, 80$ less, same performance (1055@4GHZ VS 920@4GHZ).
too late, no real answer to intel's six core.