Question Say bye bye to i7 920 940 ( PCMech Forums Processors, RAM, Motherboards, and Overclocking )
Updated: 2009-06-04 05:20:13 (4) |
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Say bye bye to i7 920 940
Intel to discontinue Core i7 920 & 940 CPUs
Intel is planning to discontinue a number of Core i7 CPUs almost as soon as it lifts the curtain on Lynnfield on September 1st.
COMPUTEX 2009: According to sources at Taiwanese motherboard manufacturers, Intel is planning to discontinue a number of its Core i7 processors almost as soon as it pulls the covers off its new Lynnfield CPUs on 1st September.
The models include, but are not limited to, the Core i7 920 and Core i7 940, while one source suggested that the as-yet-unreleased Core i7 950 would also probably get the chop a bit later.
Apparently, Lynnfield's performance is so close to the cheaper i7 CPUs that Intel is looking to move the focus of its LGA 1366 socket to just the high-end, workstation and SMP boards using the X58 chipset. It all sounds remarkably similar to what AMD did with the early Athlon 64 FX processors, which used Socket 940 while all other Athlon 64s used Socket 754.
In light of this, motherboard manufacturers have said that they're already working to adjust their X58 product lines to cater for the price range and market future LGA 1366 processors will target.
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How ridiculous!
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Say bye bye to i7 920 940
So much for my plans for an i7 build at the end of the summer. Now I have no idea what I'm going to do.
I've only recently delved back into the computer world and have not really grasped the differences between i7 and i5 yet, besides the different socket.
vtfanmv5
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Say bye bye to i7 920 940
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Originally Posted by vtfanmv5
So much for my plans for an i7 build at the end of the summer. Now I have no idea what I'm going to do.
I've only recently delved back into the computer world and have not really grasped the differences between i7 and i5 yet, besides the different socket.
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You can always go with an AM3, the new 975 and 985 should be close in performance to the 940 Intel.
Khalil
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Say bye bye to i7 920 940
Are there approximate prices, or even guesses, on the 975 and 985?
Ah, the i5's are intended to be the mainstream little brother of the i7. I was planning on getting a 920 - but there should be an i5 that outperforms the 920 at a similar or cheaper price, correct?
vtfanmv5
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Say bye bye to i7 920 940
If I were to guess when the 985 comes out it will be around $300, AMD tries to have reasonably priced processors, they are the under dogs after all and they need to maintain lower prices to have any chance of surviving the Intel onslaught. When was the last time you saw an AMD TV Commercial?
Khalil
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