Core i7-970 "cheapest" Intel six-core on shelves around the world

[Zed_X]

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

http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/a524845.html

[-Sweeper_]

Q6600 also launched at U$851, 3-4 months after -> U$530.... then U$266...

be patient

[stangracin3]

no...
this is the cheapest six core


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-851-_-Product

[v0dka]

Q6600 also launched at U$851, 3-4 months after -> U$530.... then U$266...

be patient

An excellent way to piss off the first buyers.

[Zed_X]

no...
this is the cheapest six core


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-851-_-Product

yeah, of course

[Iconyu]

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

http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/a524845.html

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.

no...
this is the cheapest six core


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-851-_-Product

...seriously?

[WhiteFireDragon]

Q6600 also launched at U$851, 3-4 months after -> U$530.... then U$266...

be patient

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.

but hopefully you're right.

[Sn0wm@n]

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

http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/a524845.html

mis-leading thread title ..... not the cheapest x6 on the planet

[-Sweeper_]

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.

but hopefully you're right.

no, it was QX6700 (november 2006), priced at U$999...

[Wesker]

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.

but hopefully you're right.

Hm? The Core 2 Quad Extrme QX6700 came out before the Q6600, IIRC.

[informal]

mis-leading thread title ..... not the cheapest x6 on the planet

Should have said : " Core i7-970 "cheapest" intel six-core on shelves around the world"

We have six cores on desktop for under 200 bucks now. Oh and it can do 4Ghz on air too

[Splave]

the AMD force is strong in this thread

[ghost_recon88]

no...
this is the cheapest six core


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-851-_-Product

I was hoping for a second it was gonna be cheaper than that

[NBF]

Release price is too close to 980X

The title should be "cheapest 6C/12T" to avoid confusion

[dstedman]

I still love my Q6600. Just sayin'

[Sn0wm@n]

the AMD force is strong in this thread

i might have to sig that

[Jowy Atreides]

the AMD force is strong in this thread

It's called common sense.

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

[Sn0wm@n]

how much does an high end I7 4c cost ? yes an I7 965

[Blacky]

I got my 980X for that price.... I thought it was going to be cheaper...

[Sam_oslo]

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.

[Metroid]

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.

[NKrader]

no, it was QX6700 (november 2006), priced at U$999...

Which is amazing btw

[Manicdan]

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

[-Sweeper_]

Which is amazing btw

yeah, pretty much ahead of its time

[IDANPE]

how much does an high end I7 4c cost ? yes an I7 965

why I7 965 ?
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.