Core i7-980X 6 Core bad boy

[just a noob]

LMAO, I have my doubts that you are passing math class. Or maybe you just didn't mean it the way it sounds? 200x21 is 4200...?

Also, how come you cannot run 21 multi anyway?

i should have put this in there it's not that i can't, it's just that i don't care to

 

[87dtna]

i should have put this in there it's not that i can't, it's just that i don't care to

No, I'm saying you can't at that voltage.

So why flame a guy running 4.2ghz at 1.20v on a hex core when you can only run 3.8 on a quad at the same voltage? Yeah so the stock clock speed is higher, so what. The 400mhz gap kinda makes up for most of that. Or are you just one of those guys that has to tear other people's systems down that are better that yours so you feel better?

 

[just a noob]

Yeah, your right, my Über crappy i7 920(which cost me $200) takes 1.2V to [email protected] which a $1000 cpu can do it better

 

[87dtna]

Thanks for clearly proving my point.

You seem to really overlook that fact that this CPU has 2 more cores and 4 more threads. This is like me telling you that my I3 overclocks the same as your I7 so therefore it's better because I got it cheaper. Does that put it in perspective for you yet?

 

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I also think it is crazy to buy the Core i7-980X Processor for $1,000 presently. The Core i7 920 is $710 less in price presently. The price difference versus what you get in performance just isn't worth it right now. We all know the price will come way down in 18 months after the initial release.

 

[87dtna]

For benching and folding the 980x will OWN a 920.

 

[spynoodle]

For benching and folding the 980x will OWN a 920.

A 980x would probably own 2 i7 920s, but that would be a tough call.....

 

[just a noob]

A 980x would probably own 2 i7 920s, but that would be a tough call.....

but you could buy 3 i7 920's for retail that way

 

[spynoodle]

but you could buy 3 i7 920's for retail that way

Yeah, pretty much. You could build a computer on a server motherboard that uses two of the Xeon equivalent of the Core i7 920 (some processor clocked at 2GHz that can be overclocked to 2.66 easy). That would be a sick build.

 

[Ramodkk]

That 6 core looks like it will be a beast though....i wonder what AMD will bring out in return?

Probably a penta-core...

 

[maroon1]

980X at Microcenter
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0331322

 

[spynoodle]

980X at Microcenter
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0331322

So does that mean that Intel just released it, or are they just taking pre-orders?

 

[just a noob]

It's for sale, you can add it to your cart, but you can only get one

 

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The Core i7-980X Six-Core Processor is going to available at NewEgg.com tomorrow. It's $140 more expensive than Microcenter presently.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115223&Tpk=i7 980X

 

[Gooberman]

$1,139.99 and they are still charging $1 SHIPPING!!!! GREEDY!!! lol

 

[Pikachuwee]

Isn't this the CPU that people keep calling it the "i9" ?

Man, 12 cores (6 physical cores and 6 logical cores due to hyperthreading) That sounds beast.

 

[Drenlin]

^ That was the original name for it, yes.

 

[spynoodle]

Isn't this the CPU that people keep calling it the "i9" ?

Man, 12 cores (6 physical cores and 6 logical cores due to hyperthreading) That sounds beast.

One small step towards the 64 core processor!

 

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The Core i7 980X has close to 1.17 billion transistors in it. There are close to 758 million transistors in my Phenom II 940 processor.