Intel's New CPUs, Chipset to be Announced September 8
Intel's New CPUs, Chipset to be Announced September 8
Posted 08/31/2009 at 1:00pm
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Citing un-named sources in the motherboard industry, news and rumor site DigiTimes says Intel will officially announce its new socket 1156-based desktop platform on September 8, 2009. This includes the Core i5 750, Core i7 860, and Core i7 870 processors, as well as the P55 motherboard chipset.
With anticipation for the new platform running high, motherboard makers expect sales to jump by 15 to 20 percent sequentially in the fourth quarter. P55-based boards are expected to account for 20 percent of all mobo shipments by the end of the year.
Still no word yet on pricing, although much to the chagrin of Intel, its upcoming platform has already been spotted in retail channels in Taiwan and China. The Core i5 750 was seen selling for $206, while the Core i7 860 and 870 were listed at $303 and $575, respectively.
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ronf57
September 05, 2009 at 5:02am
I have been watching these things wanting to bite and build or buy a i-7 system for some time.
for i-7 price goto www.microcenter.com current price is $199 for i-7 920 ! they have been lower than everyone for months.
i am as confused as eveyone else on the i-7 vs i-5 issue the no bs podcast about convinced me to wait and either buy the i-5 with the new 1156 socket or the coming soon i-7 with the new 1156 socket for future compatibility.
I've got a FAST p4 3.2 board in the basement that is useless because the cpu socket doesn't exist on any boards and memory is becming rare. (the board just crapped out)
so my dual core laptop is my mainstay now until i buy/build a new system.
i wish someone would just show how all these compare.
jlh304
August 31, 2009 at 1:42pm
Will these new i7's be as fast as the current ones? I read on one board where they are claiming they will be slower. But will have the northbridge on the chip and direct pci-e connections. Anybody else hear about them running slower?
johnny3144
August 31, 2009 at 2:25pm
doesn't the P55 use dual-channel memory instead of triple-channel? so won't that slow down the new i7? think there is also some other things that the new i7 doesn't have when compared to the old i7
jlh304
August 31, 2009 at 2:39pm
yeah I heard about the dual channel also. So why would I want to buy this new design? Other than for future upgrade reasons...
WFUJay
August 31, 2009 at 4:16pm
i7 920 @ newegg = $279.99
i7 870 = listed for $575
What warrants paying $295 more for a possibly slower processor? And how do you figure price being a selling point here?
mesiah
August 31, 2009 at 9:31pm
The 800 series i7s do lack some things that technically make them slower, but they are things that the average user will never take advantage of. For 99% of home and workstation use there is very little benefit from triple channel ram over dual channel.
We will have to wait till next week to see official numbers, but most reputable sites who actually have the products in hand are suggesting that the i7 870 will be competitive with the i7 950 and possibly be faster for uses like gaming. The 800 series i7s have much more aggressive turbo modes than the current 900 series cpus.
So, if you are comparing apples to apples the i7 870 would be comparable to the i7 950. Both CPUs I believe have the same msrp, once you factor in motherboards that are $50-$100 cheaper the 800 series may end up being the no brainer purchase for gaming rigs. We'll just have to wait for next week and see.
OddManOut
September 04, 2009 at 7:21am
If what you say is correct - that the i7 870 will be in line performance-wise with the i7 950, then why the confusing numbering? I absolutely hate it when product numbering gets confusing like this. Why not call it "i7 950x" or something.
(Of course, this is a rhetorical question)
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