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Earlier this week, Intel's upcoming socket 1156-based Core i5 and Core i7 processors were spotted in retail channels in Taiwan and China, a few weeks before the chip maker's planned September launch date. That didn't sit well with Intel, who has asked vendors to stop selling the new parts, as well as accompanying P55-based motherboards.
That request is likely to go ignored, industry sources claim, who point out that demand for the new hardware is too hard to ignore. And it's not just overseas, either. The not-yet-launched products are also being sold in North America, with at least one well known review site claiming to have picked up a Core i5 processor from Fry's online store.
The parts in question include the Core i5 760, Core i7 860, and Core i7 870, plus a handful of P55-based mobos. With regards to the motherboards, some analysts predict that shipments in the fourth quarter will grow 10-20 percent sequentially, of which P55-based boards will account for 15 percent.
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