Intel prepares Core i7 875K and Core i3 655K CPU

[OverShocked]

I think 500 would be a decent price for an unlocked multi at 2.6ghz.

[ElSel10]

3 Ks? As a native Texan, I am not amused LOL.

And there is even a reference to black, lol

[aqualab]

Good news, I was planing to by a second Maximus Formula III for play with OC on i3 540.....now I have a better reason to buy it.

[..::G80::..]

Not necessarily, depends on the price and the quality of those batches. 21x multi is enough in most cases...
21x is fine for air / water, and you don't buy Lynnfield for LN2, so... odd.

Good point!

[Sakray]

I bet these unlocked cpus won't overclock very well

[snoro]

why they wouldnt sakray ??

[[XC] gomeler]

A Core i3 655K might be appealing but that 875K is about as appealing as a brick. Lynnfield is dead and gone, its only interesting note was the screaming DDR3 clocks we saw on it. An unlocked Clarkdale makes things very interesting though.. maybe we can find a few 6.8+ samples?

[proxis]

An unlocked Clarkdale makes things very interesting though.. maybe we can find a few 6.8+ samples?

Don't think so, unless they preserve some 934s for 655K.
x28 on a 670 is more than enough to open it up, no?

[mindfury]

why they wouldnt sakray ??

Pentium 6500K didn't overclock better than normal Pentiums.

[PatRaceTin]

unlock multi may help people without good board
overclock more easier (if K is not expensive)

[WhiteFireDragon]

this is probably more hype than it really should be. the core2 duo 6500k was unlocked, but it clocked like crap. the e6xxx series already had such high multi, the unlocked feature didn't do much more than make it a rarer chip

[jmke]

hen this CPU will kill the sales of all the rest of bloom and lynnfield range...

yes, everybody overclocks

[-Sweeper_]

Intel's Lynnfield line-up currently consists of the Core i5 750, the Core i7 860 and the Core i7 870. While the i5 750 will hold its ground at the $195 price-point, Intel is moving to update its i7 800 series. As the rumours suggest, the unlocked Core i7 875K is due for release in late Q2 2010. It will be identical to the current $560 Core i7 870, clocked at 2.93 GHz. The big difference will be the unlocked multiplier, enabled easier and higher overclocks. However, the i7 875K, despite the unlocked multiplier, is not intended for the ~$600 P1 segment, rather the $300 MS3 segment. More next page.

http://forums.vr-zone.com/news-aroun...00-series.html

$300 for an unlocked 2.93ghz i7 (3.6ghz max turbo) would be sweet...