i7 soon to go?!?!?!

bomberboysk said:
i7 930 will just be an i7 920 with higher multi and clockspeed is all. From what i have been hearing it will be the same 45nm architecture as current i7's(unlike some rumors claiming it to be 32nm).
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Looks like you are right. I just read this article on Tech Report

Intel may very well end up discontinuing the i7-920, but perhaps that won't involve leaving a gaping hole in the LGA1366 lineup. Rather, the folks at Bit-Tech claim to have it on good authority that Intel will introduce a Core i7-930 processor next quarter. That CPU will reportedly run at 2.88GHz (up from 2.66GHz for the i7-920), and it will cost the same as its predecessor.:good:

Benchmarks around the web show the LGA1156 Core i7-860 tends to be faster overall than the i7-920, so the i7-930 might close the gap. However, consumers will still have to pay more for LGA1366 motherboards and triple-channel memory kits, which still ought to give the i7-860 the value advantage, nonetheless. Maybe the i7-930 will seduce users in need of the X58 chipset's beefier multi-GPU support, though.

In any case, this rumor doesn't sound implausible. Intel already followed a similar course of action when it recently launched the Core i7-960, a replacement for the i7-950 that had trouble standing up to the new i7-870 at the same price point. (Thanks to TR reader Mister Burke for the link.)

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/17855
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Maybe I'll have an upgrade path for my Motherboard after all. Not gonna hold my breath too long though.:confused:
 
I really doubt the six-cores are going to be for us enthusiasts. I think four cores is going to be ideal for a long time, unless you're doing some HD video editing constantly. These six-core processers are going to be useless for a while until other components catch up to their calibre.
 
Games makers are just starting quad core programming their not going to make six core games for 5% of the market. I think Intll will still bring out faster Core i7 till six core catch on.
 
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