Let's get some numbers here: i7 adoption rate...

Will you be upgrading to i7?

  • i7 920 + X58 at launch

    Votes: 11 4.9%

  • i7 940 + X58 at launch

    Votes: 8 3.6%

  • i7 965 EE + X58 at launch

    Votes: 4 1.8%

  • i7 920 + X58 within 4 months

    Votes: 20 8.9%

  • i7 940 + X58 within 4 months

    Votes: 11 4.9%

  • i7 965 EE + X58 within 4 months

    Votes: 8 3.6%

  • i7 + P55 when available

    Votes: 11 4.9%

  • Within 12 months

    Votes: 30 13.4%

  • Not sure / beyond 12 months / going with AMD

    Votes: 93 41.5%

  • Waiting to compare with AMD

    Votes: 28 12.5%
  • Total voters
    224
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Alrighty, let's put a poll up here. I'm wondering how many people plan to hop onto the Core i7 platform (Nehalem), and when. I think I've covered most of the major paths in the poll choices.

i7 920 + X58 at launch
i7 940 + X58 at launch
i7 965 EE + X58 at launch
i7 920 + X58 within 4 months
i7 940 + X58 within 4 months
i7 965 EE + X58 within 4 months
i7 + P55 when available
Within 12 months
No, AMD
Waiting to compare with AMD
 
I'm probably going to be waiting over a year. All my system could use is a Graphics card upgrade and it will be good to go for at least another year or two.

 
I wish we could put in more than 10 choices, not really enough to cover all the bases. I probably should have consolidated the "at launch" options and added in 3 for "waiting for 32nm", "waiting for Havendale", and "waiting for Lynnfield". Still wouldn't have enough for "waiting for dual-socket" or the ever-so-simple "waiting for reviews". ;)
 
S-B said:
I wish we could put in more than 10 choices, not really enough to cover all the bases. I probably should have consolidated the "at launch" options and added in 3 for "waiting for 32nm", "waiting for Havendale", and "waiting for Lynnfield". Still wouldn't have enough for "waiting for dual-socket" or the ever-so-simple "waiting for reviews". ;)
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You forgot "waiting for ever"
 
It totally depends on how expensive they are, how far the OC, and whether they will force me to buy DDR3.
 
I did 940 at 4 months. But, again a lot of that depends on price/performance/OC ability. Though I do want to upgrade around Jan/Feb.
 
Umm, P55 (Ibex peak) is JUST a southbridge, the entire northbridge is in the CPU. And it uses a DMI connection instead of a QPI connection to the CPU. It will NOT work with bloomfield CPUs...
 
GLSauron said:
Umm, P55 (Ibex peak) is JUST a southbridge, the entire northbridge is in the CPU. And it uses a DMI connection instead of a QPI connection to the CPU. It will NOT work with bloomfield CPUs...
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Right, it's the budget platform. Lynnfield for quads, Havendale for duals. I don't think anyone here said it'd work with Bloomfield.
 
S-B said:
Right, it's the budget platform. Lynnfield for quads, Havendale for duals. I don't think anyone here said it'd work with Bloomfield.
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true, but we dont know that i7 will be the brand name for lynnfield/havendale :)
 
Just found out that my Q9450 will do 3.8 GHz for daily use, so no upgrading for my in the coming 12 months.
 
I doubt I'll be upgrading in anything less than a year and a half or so. My Q9550 is pretty damn fast at 3.8GHz, and I seriously doubt that anything within the next 18 months is going to be stressful enough to actually need more power than my current PC can provide.
 
I will be getting I7 and 965 EE within 4 months. I want to see how much Triple Channel memory will cost. Curious what max memory will be on the Giga-byte X58 1366 Extreme MB.
 
definitely not getting nehalem any time soon.

just got a Q6600 overclocked to 3.6. whenever I get a new CPU/motherboard (which isn't often) I upgrade the graphics card to play games and shit, until the CPU gets too outdated, or they get rid of a bus (AGP) lol
 
2 years for me. I just upgraded from 2006 with an Opty 170, Asus A8N SLI, 2GB DDR and 7900GTX. I'm a late adopter, saves me more money :)
 
Pdwe said:
I will be getting I7 and 965 EE within 4 months. I want to see how much Triple Channel memory will cost. Curious what max memory will be on the Giga-byte X58 1366 Extreme MB.
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Depends on how much you want.
Corsaid has said MSRP on their 3x2GB DDR3-1333/cl9 stick will run $230. Will that be the cheapest? No. But it'll run very nicely. $300 gets you 3 2GB sticks of DDR3-1600/cl8, which will be enough to last a long time. DDR3-1600 for bandwidth, and the absolute latency should be lower than DDR3-1333cl7 (slightly). Im not watching the 3GB sticks, and corsair is the only one to have announced MSRP already.

Newegg has mushkin 2GB DDR3-1333/cl9 sticks for $90 a pop. Bump the voltage to 1.65v and it should run CL7 just fine (but the corsair above will be cheaper for 3 sticks of it).

Just a matter of picking how much you want at this point, and admitting that DDR3 is a hell of a lot more expensive than DDR2. :shrug:

And dont forget that the IMC will run fine with 2 sticks as well, if you dont need/want 6GB. Two sticks of DDR3-1333/cl9 will run you $130, with about 80% of the bandwidth as the triple DDR3-1066 the IMC is officially supporting, even for 1.5v memory.
 
I don't see myself replacing my Q6600 for at least 18-24 months. I've had the thing since July and just started overclocking it yesterday (not that it was slow, I just got bored).
 
i'm waiting at least 2 years before going core i7. nothing i do or play will need anywhere NEAR that kinda power.

plus prices will drop on current dual core CPU's a little while after launch of i7, so i'll just get myself an E8600 and OC that to 4.5 ghz.

or i might jsut scrap that and run ym E2180 at 3.2 ghz forever :D
 
When my E7200 at 3.6Ghz is inadequate for my needs then yes I will make the move. That's likely not until Q2/Q3 2009 though
 
First i want to see the platform overall. 3 cpus and one chipset doesn't tell me anything. I want to see many models from $200 to $500 and of course the AMD's response (if any).
 
Going for 920 + X58 at launch. I am already rounding up watercooling stuff for the switch.
 
v0idm33h said:
i7 920 + X58 at launch

my @launch E6600 is ready for its refresh
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Mine too, but I think I'll just plop a Q9000-series CPU into my current board.
That would hold me over for another 1-2 years, and then I can get the 32 nm shrink of Core i7, or who knows what else.
 
Kubrick said:
I want to see many models from $200 to $500 and of course the AMD's response (if any).
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Don't forget Intel itself. Their Core2 Quad line will probably come down in price. Performance is still great, and they can run with cheaper motherboards and DDR2.
 
$300 gets you 3 2GB sticks of DDR3-1600/cl8, which will be enough to last a long time.

Thanks for the breakdown on memory GL Sauron
 
When I can get a nice motherboard, ram, and processor for $400-$500 I'm in. Never again will I spend more than $200 on a processor, $150 on a motherboard, or $100 on ram.

How long do you think for that, 8-12 months after the initial release?
 
vsboxerboy said:
When I can get a nice motherboard, ram, and processor for $400-$500 I'm in. Never again will I spend more than $200 on a processor, $150 on a motherboard, or $100 on ram.

How long do you think for that, 8-12 months after the initial release?
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12 months at the least, for this equipement anyway.
 
I'm waiting well over a year... I might "upgrade" to i7 around Q1 2010. Until then...
 
I'll be doing a graphics card upgrade sometime.... but as for a faster CPU... no need for quite a while I'm thinking...

3.76Ghz Q6600 is a very quick CPU and no games stress it yet.
 
vsboxerboy said:
When I can get a nice motherboard, ram, and processor for $400-$500 I'm in. Never again will I spend more than $200 on a processor, $150 on a motherboard, or $100 on ram.

How long do you think for that, 8-12 months after the initial release?
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why not?>
 
i'll just wait like most people who can't afford the newest hardware....i'm even still keeping my gx2 lol

although during the wait a mobo upgrade might be good...this board works fine but i bent some sata headers :(
 
I'll pass on this one. No real need for it, since I already have 4core x 2 @3.0.
 
I see no real limitation in CPU. I may upgrade my old P965 board to a Q6600. May not. Looking forward to possibly an upgrade to Sandy Bridge ;-) Just not a lot is all that CPU oriented. Gains feel marginal.
 
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