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So you want to buy the latest technology...

txnetcop

txnetcop

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then don't buy the latest Nehalem cores.

Intel Phasing Out Two Core i7 ProcessorsPosted 05/07/09 at 09:25:48 AM by Paul Lilly
Well that was fast. Less than six months after launch, Intel has decided to start phasing out both the Core i7 940 and Core i7 965 Extreme. That leaves only the 920 as the last i7 standing out of the current trio of desktop Nehalem chips. So what gives?
We're not entirely sure. Some are speculating that the current crop of Nehalems were more about meeting a promised launch date than representing Nehalem for the long haul. Intel, however, maintains that demand for these chips "has shifted to other Intel processors." Regardless of the reason, you can probably expect Intel to release other i7 processors in the not too distant future to take the place of the ones being axed.
Customers will have to place final orders for the Corei7 940 by July 10, 2009, with the last boxed 940 to ship on December 4 and last tray of the chip on November 5, 2010. Final order date for the Core i7 965 has been set to September 4, 2009, with final shipments to take place on May 7, 2010.


Ted
 
The westmere will come with 2 cores early on so the issue is whether a 32 nm dual core is more performing than a 45 nm quadcore:isadizzy:. The six core is supposed to come later.

One thing is sure, dont look too much in the future, enjoy life and buy what is the best for you NOW (but do'nt expect that your expensive X58 will be compatible with the new i7 generation :icon_lol:)
 
Ted, where they actually any better preformance wise? I don't know much about them at all.
 
Hi all,
I think Intel did too good a job on the 920.Who wants to pay more for a chip when the 920 overclocks like a train at full steam.But does it with minimum fuss and with very little danger of meltdown.Depending of course that you do not go totally overboard with the overclock.

Buddha13
 
Ouch! What's worse.... I wonder if the memory configuration is going to change again... 3 sticks of memory... I remember RAMBUS memory.... got stuck with memory that could not be used anywhere else.
 
GT182 said:
Ted, where they actually any better preformance wise? I don't know much about them at all.
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Gary, I don't know yet. TechCorp has not received one 32nm processor yet. We are hoping by the end of this month to receive them.
Ted
 
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