Core i5 Specifications and Prices Surface

[DaveK]

Different socket, wtf is that about...I'm going Core i7 anyway, but that's just a retarded thing to do.

 

[Studabaker]

I also think that just under $200 is OK for a brand new processor with all this technology and power behind it. Also figure maybe the motherboards will cost $150 and under instead of $300 and under.

 

[N4cot1c]

wow those prices are ridiculous. Why even think of them when you can get a 3.2GHz PII (955) for around $280? What a joke

These compete with the PII

 

[$ReaPeR$]

if intel continues this way i think that my next rig will have an AMD cpu. imo the 2 sockets idea its not good for upgrades..i canot see where they are headed with this..

 

[elite.ire]

ye i dont like the 2 socket types doubt it was really all that nessary :s, im going i7 anyways...

 

[MilkyWay]

i7 seems a little dear my phenom 2 rig was cheap

i like a cheap system, thats the main factor that stopped me going i7

its stupid anyway with new i7 on the way

 

[n-ster]

I say let's not argue about the i5 before we see it's performance

 

[$ReaPeR$]

i agree with you n-ster but i also fail to see the logic behind the two socket design except for the the more cash gains for intel from the upgrades.. and that i think is very sneaky and low.. and sadly i know that all companies do it.

 

[FryingWeesel]

they need 2 sockets in this case, i7's extra pins are for memory communication remmber dual channel vs tri channel, just like amd back in the 754 vs 939 days, the extra pins on the 939 chip where to support dual chan memory.

Intel wants to force enthusiasts to buy their enthusiast platform that they sell at a HIGH preimum, and they do want to block/hamper clocking as much as possible, because it takes away from their profits in their eyes, I mean if a person couldnt overclock that "cheap" cpu to match the perf of their qx9770 intel would sell more qx9770's wouldnt they? (this is rich people logic, not real world, we dont all got thousands to spend on a proc logic)

this dosnt intrest me, AMD's phenomII is plenty for my next upgrade, and this 6000+ is holding me fine for now.

and amd's bulldozer should be quite a change in the market once its ready for market, so i see no VALUE in my moving to intel.

I bought a ta770(biostar board) quite some time back, due to bios updates i can take ANY am2, am2+ or am3 cpu thats avalable, my buddys who went intel payed more, and are now boned because intels EOL'd 775..........

sometimes its good to be content with what you have

 

[Hayder_Master]

look old core 2 duo more efficient to me , specially the price

 

[Tatty_Two]

look old core 2 duo more efficient to me , specially the price

the I7 920 is much cheaper than a Q9650 and as cheap as a Q9550, it's the motherboard that is the real cost but we are now seeing some pretty overclockable "budget" boards so things are getting better, the cost difference between PII and i7 is narrowing at least.

 

[n-ster]

a good i7 mobo these days is about 225$ (DFI DK)