Intel to discontinue Core i7 920 & 940 CPUs

[soundood]

ohhh it feels so good to be an AMD fanboy at the moment,

RIP core i7, maybe god be with you.........lol

[Talonman]

Glad I did not bother switching over yet. My Q6600 is doing great so I am just going to wait and see what is going on.

+1...

We need 1 more batch of new MOBO's, and the CPU's to settle down first.
(I have one of the good Q6600's too)

[takamishanoku]

If anything i would try to get a 920 on the cheap because of this. They are incredible chips...

[Easybeat]

Glad I did not bother switching over yet. My Q6600 is doing great so I am just going to wait and see what is going on.

As a bang for buck OC'er I agree, the 920 was the only i7 CPU I considered and even then it was a stretch to justify the expenditure moving to it when the improvement it gave was well short of what I usually like between CPU changes.

[ownage]

If anything i would try to get a 920 on the cheap because of this. They are incredible chips...

Not when you have a decent Kentsfield or Yorkfield. I want 6 or 8 cores. Quadcore is old

[zalbard]

Not when you have a decent Kentsfield or Yorkfield. I want 6 or 8 cores. Quadcore is old

What for? Crunching?

[ownage]

What for? Crunching?

Yes, and ripping my dvd collection to avi's. With a quad it takes weeks

[Warboy]

Yep,why EOL 940 and 965 and introduce virtually identical two except for some slight differences

He's got you there saaya.

[RealTelstar]

Which will be the good-ocable alternative? (speaking 6+cores) and with a reasonable (<300€) price?

[sholvaco]

So they are phasing out the Core i7 900 series and all 1366 CPUs from now on will bear the Xeon brand, allowing them to charge more? If so, great game Intel.

So Gulftowns might end up as Xeons only?

Maybe the rumors were true and the Core i5 will end up branded as Core i7 800 series (or smth.), in an atempt to fool customers into spending roughly the same amount of money (as they would have on an actual i7 setup) on a lesser part.

I guess we'll find out in about a week.

[takamishanoku]

Yes, and ripping my dvd collection to avi's. With a quad it takes weeks

well with my 8800gtx, cuda and badaboomit takes 2mins for an 30min episode so much quicker than a quad or any CPU for that matter. Anyways it will take time for the i7 to shine.

[GAR]

I believe the 920 is being replaced by the 930, and 940 is being replaced by the 950, this is from someone who is an etailer, got a letter from Intel being told the 920 is gone, so is the 940, to be replaced by the 930/950.

[initialised]

They AINT discontinuing 920. The OP is wrong. Its about 940 and 965.

If they discontinue 920 you would get a 930 for the same price.

I've heard rumours that the 940 is going end of life once 950 is established and there wont be D0 940s, likewise with the 965 & 975. So since D0 920s exist it is unlikely that it will be discontinued. The time line for phasing out C0 i7s is down to Intel shifting the 'old' stock into the channel.

[Donnie27]

I believe the 920 is being replaced by the 930, and 940 is being replaced by the 950, this is from someone who is an etailer, got a letter from Intel being told the 920 is gone, so is the 940, to be replaced by the 930/950.

That's what I was told by a VAR as well.

[Donnie27]

So they are phasing out the Core i7 900 series and all 1366 CPUs from now on will bear the Xeon brand, allowing them to charge more? If so, great game Intel.

So Gulftowns might end up as Xeons only?

Maybe the rumors were true and the Core i5 will end up branded as Core i7 800 series (or smth.), in an atempt to fool customers into spending roughly the same amount of money (as they would have on an actual i7 setup) on a lesser part.

I guess we'll find out in about a week.

This is what happens when the Competition is weak, this isn't OK, it sucks Core i5 will continue to be priced above or about the same as AMD's best. i5 Motherboards are said to only be 10 to $25 cheaper than their X58 counterparts. That's why I said why bother and just went with a Q9550 to replace my 8400. In fact, I would have gotten a Phenom II rather than an i7 LOL! If given a Do over, I'd do the same thing again.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

I am on my PHII system at home right now and it actually does game smoother than my intel rig.... lol

[informal]

I am on my PHII system at home right now and it actually does game smoother than my intel rig.... lol

Shhh don't say that .Look below what Anand said that got himself in flame fest on his forums

[Talonman]

Wow!! I for one am shocked.

If that's true, what is the fastest PHII that will work in a Maximus X38 mobo?

[003]

Shhh don't say that .Look below what Anand said that got himself in flame fest on his forums

Yeah, that boils down to a bunch of BS.

[mrcape]

Run down to microcenter and grab a few 920 D0s for two franklins each.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Wow!! I for one am shocked.

If that's true, what is the fastest PHII that will work in a Maximus X38 mobo?

you know I mean phenom 2 when I say PHII right? as in AMD chip

[informal]

Yeah, that boils down to a bunch of BS.

Well then AT and a majority of AMD Phenom users are full of it . Which is highly unlikely.But there is always hope I guess(that it's all in their heads ).

[gallag]

ohhh it feels so good to be an AMD fanboy at the moment,

RIP core i7, maybe god be with you.........lol

I am on my PHII system at home right now and it actually does game smoother than my intel rig.... lol

Shhh don't say that .Look below what Anand said that got himself in flame fest on his forums

You guys are just the worst, If this was an AMD thread and people posted something like this about Intel being better you would be making emo kids look happy, Sad guys, Sad. I am not angry that you have a point to make, It may well be a good one, But from now on how about being a bit easier on people in AMD threads that do not think the garden is all rosy? Dont be hypocrites.

[informal]

Actually gallag,the last 2 posts you quoted were kind of tongue in cheek(even if they are true in what they claim).Apart from that the topic was about i7 and you can check it yourself instead of gripping on first jokes that come by in this thread. Intel users(an dyou know who in particular) are not even close to being this nice when it comes to posting in AMD threads,but you fail to acknowledge this...

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

You guys are just the worst, If this was an AMD thread and people posted something like this about Intel being better you would be making emo kids look happy, Sad guys, Sad. I am not angry that you have a point to make, It may well be a good one, But from now on how about being a bit easier on people in AMD threads that do not think the garden is all rosy? Dont be hypocrites.

why are you grouping me with the "AMD fanboys" when I am just mentioning something I noticed on my 1 phenom II system? I Have soooo many intel rigs and I am by no means at all an AMD fanboy.