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New i7 released today

$576 for a cpu ? There nuts, i could buy a X4 Phenom 955BE a GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT, and 6gb DDR3 1333 for that and still have $50 left over
 
Lol won't tell you i have a $1000 cpu in my machine than...
 
criccio said:
That's not ridiculous, this is.
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Yea it is and the sad thing is a $280 920 can get you to 3.33ghz or 4ghz if you overclock it and i doubt the $1k cpu would overclock much higher even if its does 100-200mhz is not worth $600 more. BMFX how high have you gotten your 975 extreme i assume thats what you have ?
 
i had mine stable at 4.5ghz on stock heatsink granted idle was 55c. but put her on water idk what i'd be pulling..... i also had a good batch because i got mine from intel themselves.
 
Candymancan said:
Yea it is and the sad thing is a $280 920 can get you to 3.33ghz or 4ghz if you overclock it and i doubt the $1k cpu would overclock much higher even if its does 100-200mhz is not worth $600 more. BMFX how high have you gotten your 975 extreme i assume thats what you have ?
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It's always been that way though. When this site started I bought a celeron 2.33 or 2.66 without cache, and a Asus mobo. The cpu cost around $130 cdn, the current top of the line was well over $1000 cdn for a 450 mhz pentium. The pentium didn't o-clock worth beans, as it was already maxed, and the celeron ran at 4x112 mhz for 448. Games of the day didn't use the cpu cache, and since the celeron had a 112 fsb vs. the 66 fsb of the 450, it was slightly faster in games !

If you o-clock to save money, then there's great value in it if you don't get carried away with the support equipment. But some folks don't o-clock, either out of fear or lack of time, so they don't mind spending more to get a cpu that's already there.
 
Hehe, overclockers.co.uk has a special week-only offer on the i7 920 (£215.99) on the week I'm going to buy one. How nice. :)
 
DragonQ said:
Hehe, overclockers.co.uk has a special week-only offer on the i7 920 (£215.99) on the week I'm going to buy one. How nice. :)
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It's nothing to laugh about, it's cheaper in the US since 215.99 in pounds is worth $345.197...that's more expensive than when the 920 was first released:eek:
 
Outamyhead said:
It's nothing to laugh about, it's cheaper in the US since 215.99 in pounds is worth $345.197...that's more expensive than when the 920 was first released
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Things are more expensive here, always have been. Importing doesn't really help because once you add import tax and shipping, you don't save much. i7 920s are generally £230 over here at the moment.
 
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You can't compare an overclocked 920 to the 975. The 920 hits low to mid 4 GHz range max. The 975 can go to 5.6+ GHz. The point is for people who don't have to worry about cost and who want to overclock really far. They are still pretty ridiculous prices though.
 
Sansari said:
You can't compare an overclocked 920 to the 975. The 920 hits low to mid 4 GHz range max. The 975 can go to 5.6+ GHz. The point is for people who don't have to worry about cost and who want to overclock really far. They are still pretty ridiculous prices though.
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5.6+ ghz? that must be on liquid nit, which isnt even practical.
 
Sansari said:
You can't compare an overclocked 920 to the 975. The 920 hits low to mid 4 GHz range max. The 975 can go to 5.6+ GHz. The point is for people who don't have to worry about cost and who want to overclock really far. They are still pretty ridiculous prices though.
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ive had my 920 D0 to 4.6 on water it could go higher but my mobo was limiting. vertigomhs had it right those speeds of 5.6 are only capable on LN2
 
My i920 D0 was only $199 from Microcenter. Still waiting on the case from Newegg, and we'll see how well it does. I would say that the primary difference between buying an i920 for $200 and an i975 for $1000 is that I'm still married.
 
In my case, it's a difference between building my first desktop for me and having a nice i7 CPU in a display case. :p
 
Sansari said:
You can't compare an overclocked 920 to the 975. The 920 hits low to mid 4 GHz range max. The 975 can go to 5.6+ GHz. The point is for people who don't have to worry about cost and who want to overclock really far. They are still pretty ridiculous prices though.
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rofl at this
 
Sansari said:
You can't compare an overclocked 920 to the 975. The 920 hits low to mid 4 GHz range max. The 975 can go to 5.6+ GHz. The point is for people who don't have to worry about cost and who want to overclock really far. They are still pretty ridiculous prices though.
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rofl at this
 
I, for one, will not be funding Paul Otellini's run at the premiere golf course by purchasing a $500+ CPU. While I love the Core i7, as my roommate owns one and it's an amazing machine, Intel can go stick their balls in a blender at those prices.
 
rflcptr said:
Gotta love the guy that purchased it and gave it 1 egg for its price. :rolleyes:
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well, if you buy from newegg, then it says so in blue by your review. his doesn't so its just probably a fanboy crapping on the reviews.
 
This thing is still locked since its not the EE version, right? If so whats the point? I can see buying the ridiculously priced EE if your hardcore overclocker, for the unlocked features, but whats the point of this if all it gives is a higher clock? Seems a little crazy especially since my 920 overclocked past this at stock voltage with stock hsf.
 
When will the i5 [I think] be released? I'd go for an i7 if the motherboards weren't so frikin expensive.
 
gman said:
When will the i5 [I think] be released? I'd go for an i7 if the motherboards weren't so frikin expensive.
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They're actually becoming cheaper. You can get a good low-end board for about $180-200 these days.
 
Ranari said:
I, for one, will not be funding Paul Otellini's run at the premiere golf course by purchasing a $500+ CPU. While I love the Core i7, as my roommate owns one and it's an amazing machine, Intel can go stick their balls in a blender at those prices.
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Intel is horrible because they have products that you can't afford or choose not to spend the money on? I bet Mercedes, Ferrari, and BMW do too. Do you harbor such feelings toward them? Or do you accept that there are things you can't afford or don't want to spend the money on and go on with your life? You seem to be mad at Intel for trying to make money off of their products. How dare they? :rolleyes: No one says you have to pay for a Core i7 950 or 975. No one will force you to spend the money if you don't think it is worth it or you can't afford it. I don't understand this sentiment. Why hate them for offering such products? Do you think AMD is a bunch of good ole boys who wouldn't dare do such a thing? Think again. Remember the FX-55? That's right. A $1,000 CPU. AMD helped to establish the $1,000+ price bracket for consumer level CPUs. People have shown them that such price brackets aren't unreasonable selling points even if the general populace can't afford products in this price range. That's why mainstream and low end products are offered along side the big boys. This isn't evil, its just business. The way people personify companies always astounds me.

Do you go to work? Do you try and make a living so that you can feed your family and give them what they need? Is this evil? You are just trying to make a buck after all right? Well I've got news for you. Large companies are doing the same thing. Their motives aren't evil. They are human nature. If you can make more money, why wouldn't you? Evil or greed would be charging a fortune for a product that people can't get that they need to survive like water and charging them every penny they've got to give it to them. No one dies without Intel CPUs. No one forces you to buy them. They've got CPUs for under $100 and CPUs for over a $1,000. So what?

Speaking of value, Intel's Core i7 920 is an awesome value. For the price of $229.99 there is no better processor for the money in that price bracket. They have plenty of other processors that are an incredible value as well. Right now they are very competitive with AMD but they also have flagship products for people who can afford the very best and aren't afraid of a little price premium. Being angry at them for offering a product you can't afford is just absurd.
 
Curious when the 930's are going to show up now that we have 950 and 975. They aren't "necessary" but a slightly higher base multi isn't a bad thing :)
 
rflcptr said:
Gotta love the guy that purchased it and gave it 1 egg for its price. :rolleyes:
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I laughed at that review when I read it. But seriously, I thought it was stupid of him to give it one egg because its "too expensive".

I don't understand, why Intel would price their CPU's at over $1000 because it has an unlocked multiplier. Its not like its any faster than the standard editions anyway. Like the Q9650 and QX9650, they perform the same but the price tag is way overboard.
 
John Vuong said:
I laughed at that review when I read it. But seriously, I thought it was stupid of him to give it one egg because its "too expensive".

I don't understand, why Intel would price their CPU's at over $1000 because it has an unlocked multiplier. Its not like its any faster than the standard editions anyway. Like the Q9650 and QX9650, they perform the same but the price tag is way overboard.
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Intel prices those CPUs @ that price point, because they get it. It's really that simple.

I was lucky enough to be one of the Grand Prize winners in the FX-55 giveaway AMD had years ago. The entire FX line was priced high @ release, and honestly, they weren't any faster than the 939s and 754s. Even so, those CPUs were priced $500+, pretty much for the entire lifecycle.

I remember when I paid taxes on my winnings, the entire prize package for a FX-55, 940 MB and RAM was over $3,000.00.

So, the point is, AMD started this nonsense. The only problem is now, they don't have a CPU they could even put into that high end spot. At least with the Intel CPU, if you want to drop 1k on it, you know that you are definitely getting the fastest stock desktop CPU out there.
 
I paid $800 for a Intel Pentium 200 chip back in the day. Adjusting for inflation at today's prices it would have been a $1000+ CPU. I think I was around 12 and I worked a summer job for it. Picking up a i920 today at Microcenter for $229!
 
Sansari said:
You can't compare an overclocked 920 to the 975. The 920 hits low to mid 4 GHz range max. The 975 can go to 5.6+ GHz. The point is for people who don't have to worry about cost and who want to overclock really far. They are still pretty ridiculous prices though.
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ROFL...

ln2 much?
 
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