Intel Announces 3.33GHz Core i7
PrintIntel's three-chip Core i7 lineup is about to get a little more robust, and it starts at the top end. The chip maker has introduced a pair of new CPUs, with the Core i7 975 Extreme supplanting the 965 Extreme as the company's flagship processor. Intel's newly minted 975 model blazes a trail at 3.33GHz, up from 3.2GHz on the 965.
But it's not just the flagship model that's getting faster; Intel is also planning to release the Core i7 950. The new chip runs at 3.06GHz, nestling in between the 2.93GHz Core i7 940 and the aforementioned Core i7 965 Extreme.
No word yet on price or availability, however the Core i7 975 is expected to replace the 965 at the $999 mark.
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Baer
February 28, 2009 at 11:50am
Or, some will buy it to either OC to even higher levels than tthe 920 could hope to reach and remain reliable or to OC to extreme crazy levels.
FrancesTheMute
February 11, 2009 at 10:42am
so people will still be buying the 920 and OC'ing it to speeds faster than the new 975. got it.
EthicSlave
March 24, 2009 at 12:21am
The old 920's stable at 5.25ghz?and beyond... Core i7 920 D0 stepping will also apparently be launched with these new chips, this might be able to achieve the 5.25 if you are running a very impressive cooling system. Here is a link to the stats of possibly the 1st overclocked 975 running at 5259.6Mhz http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-02-02/16a.jpg You are stating there are stable 920's pushing beyond this?... if so lets see some backup? I know of a 6.3ghz AMD, but this 5.2ghz spanked it... with air cooling! Now lets see someone throw liquid nitrogen cooling system togethor for the 975.
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