Core i7 LAUNCH CONFIRMED: 11/16

[Slovnaft]

Update #2!

We were able to obtain the final, confirmed launch date! The Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition, i7-940 and i7-920 processors, as well as the Intel X58 Express chipset will be released at 9:00 pm Pacific Time, November 16, 2008. This will be followed by the official Intel press release and worldwide launch events on November 17.

Although OEMs are apparently restricted to launching their products only at 5 pm Pacific Time, November 17 (after the Intel launch), Intel will allow the new Core i7 processors and X58 Express motherboards to be sold as early as 12:01 am local time, November 16, 2008.

To summarize :

November 16 (12:01 am local time) - End user sales, shipment and ads

November 16 (9 pm Pacific Time) - Worldwide product release

November 17 - Intel press release and launch events

November 17 (5 pm Pacific Time onwards) - OEM press release and launch events

A little later than I'd hoped.


SOURCE
(http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=589)

[Bobsama]

One month: cool!

1) Get a job
2) Get a Core i7 920

[junkmonk]

One month: cool!

1) Get a job
2) Get a Core i7 920

1) check (new job starts Oct. 25th )
2) only one month to go!!!!!

[Hornet331]

so 17th november again... here i europa we dont see them for december. :p

[STaRGaZeR]

so 17th november again... here i europa we dont see them for december. :p

Core2Duo was in stores at launch day here, I hope this will be the same because I want my shiny Nehalem ASAP!

[jaredpace]

Core2Duo was in stores at launch day here, I hope this will be the same because I want my shinny Nehalem ASAP!

I remember e8400's launched jan. 20th 08 and we had retailers shipping them on jan. 12th

[MaSell]

I remember e8400's launched jan. 20th 08 and we had retailers shipping them on jan. 12th

yeah, i got few handpicked e8400 at 15th or 16th in europe

[Hornet331]

Core2Duo was in stores at launch day here, I hope this will be the same because I want my shiny Nehalem ASAP!

I dont remember this from the EE yorki.
Launched in november and they where in stock sometime around 1st-2nd week of december.

I know this cause i was checking etailers every day.

[Oldguy932]

Huzzah for my birthday!
Still would like real reviews before the money splurge on this and deneb for me to make my final decisions.

[sdsdv10]

Huzzah for my birthday!

My birthday as well

[billdavis]

so 17th november again... here i europa we dont see them for december. :p

i buy some extras for you if you want me too

[Shintai]

so 17th november again... here i europa we dont see them for december. :p

Maybe you should move to a scandinavian country then. Here you can usually buy these things a day or 2 before release

[naokaji]

Maybe you should move to a scandinavian country then. Here you can usually buy these things a day or 2 before release

And much faster Internet Connection for less and a health care system that also covers the dentist and and and... freezing in winter, oh wait, it gets cold here as well.

Well, In the uk we ended up waiting for a long time for the 45nm quads, while we where swamped with the dualcores, while in america it was the opposite situation, they got the quads and the duals where barely avalaible... I hope Intel manages a better launch regarding avalaibility with I7.

[[XC] gomeler]

Ugh.. time to sell all my LGA775 stuff

[safan80]

Ugh.. time to sell all my LGA775 stuff

let others break in the new stuff.

[herderien]

dude, wait a few weeks till the NDA lifts.

that is why i won't jump on it at release :p

haha, and there's lots of screen caps of CPU-z with 150+ on the reference clock with some even at 200. Now there aren't exactly many comments on how well it scales, but I would guess that even the 940 2.67GHz part will at least be seeing 3.3 with turbo mode active and may reach into the 4GHz range.

all i've seen was i965 OC, do you have any for i920 or i940 ? i didn't see any, but yes there is still NDA.
but that nda on launch and such does not make me confident on the possibilities to OC non xtreme i7's

we'll see in 1 month :p

[sdsdv10]

all i've seen was i965 OC, do you have any for i920 or i940 ? i didn't see any, but yes there is still NDA.

Here is a link to a screen shot of an i920 at 4GHz.

Source post
Source thread

[freeloader]

Ugh.. time to sell all my LGA775 stuff

Why? Does it not do what you need it to do?

[gallag]

Why? Does it not do what you need it to do?

Does the name of this web site not give the game away, This is not itwilldosystems.com.

[NeedMoMegaHurtZ]

Cool. I wonder if it will be a hard launch with decent availability? I hope adequate numbers will be available by Christmas time!

[T_Flight]

This is very cool. Who confimed this? It says confirmed, but doesn't say who confirmed it. Did Intel confirm this? I just wanna make sure this isn't another rumor again. We've had too many of those lately that have turned out to be false.


If this is straight from Intel, it's time!!!!

[Slovnaft]

Really? I hope to see some reviews by early November!

[Slovnaft]

I noticed the source page is now down.
Maybe it was a leak that got the NDA hammer?
At any rate, it's here on XS.

The source indicated it was a either a motherboard manufacturer (likely ASUS or Foxconn) or an Intel source. But it seemed reliable.

EDIT: NVM, i guess it is up? I'll post the link in detail.

[T_Flight]

I noticed the source page is now down.
Maybe it was a leak that got the NDA hammer?
At any rate, it's here on XS.

The source indicated it was a either a motherboard manufacturer (likely ASUS or Foxconn) or an Intel source. But it seemed reliable.

That leak they might wanna let fly, becasue it just saved them a customer sitting right here at this keyboard. I was a bat's eyelash from jumping ship and buying a Q9550. Seriously. A month I can wait. I cannot wait past the end of this year. I will be doing some work again this winter and I must have this system buuilt and running before year's end.

Whew! That was a good leak for them, they should let it fly. Seriously.

[Slovnaft]

I'm waiting to see what Dr. Who? has to say about this. =D
whaddayasay?!