Core i9 ''Gulftown'' Comes to Life

[method526]

i predict it'll be like an easy bake oven in your cpu socket.

 

[Sadasius]

i predict it'll be like an easy bake oven in your cpu socket.

Then Pelt the sucker! Turn it into a nice frozen treat!

 

[wolf]

well I gather its on socket 1366, but for the love of god it had better work on X58 and not need a NEW chipset too... plz no X68.... not yet

i predict it'll be like an easy bake oven in your cpu socket.

And how many cases have you witnessed or even heard of, of people popping i7's for lack of cooling?

The only commonality is that the stock cooler sucks, put just about anything else on it and your fine for stock, all they way up to 3.6-4.2ghz, depending on voltage required.

gotta tell you I haven't heard of one popping, and my i7 runs cool.

PS. 6 core/12 theads ....*drool*

 

[fullinfusion]

*twitches* 12 threads f$ck thats going to be killer fast

 

[method526]

well I gather its on socket 1366, but for the love of god it had better work on X58 and not need a NEW chipset too... plz no X68.... not yet



And how many cases have you witnessed or even heard of, of people popping i7's for lack of cooling?

The only commonality is that the stock cooler sucks, put just about anything else on it and your fine for stock, all they way up to 3.6-4.2ghz, depending on voltage required.

gotta tell you I haven't heard of one popping, and my i7 runs cool.

PS. 6 core/12 theads ....*drool*

you should ask yourself the same question as your avatar: why so serious?

 

[wolf]

you should ask yourself the same question as your avatar: why so serious?

just an opinion, thats all

they can be hot yes, but not uncontrollable, they have to fit inside a tight thermal envelope for the power they pack.

 

[MilkyWay]

i think 6 cores is stupid whats to say the couldnt have made an 8 core or 10 core or 12 core who decides how many cores they are going to slap together?

i think its getting stupid i liked it when you just bought a fast efficient cpu, like a Duron a budget enthusiasts dream this is like 'hahaha we have 6 cores now and some twit will buy it for £999 and then in a month it will drop by £100 and next year they will do the same with our 8 core even tho they said they where future proofing last year and needed a 6 core'

ALSO computing is changing to much i dont want cloud computing or Onlive whatever it is streaming service! i thought duals where a bit of a cheap trick tbh oh lets slap 2 core together for twice the power as a cheap and easy solution

they used to concentrate on making cpus more efficient at calculations, faster and consume less power now its just "lets see how many we can slap together because its faster and cheaper all we need to do is figure out how to make em smaller for now untill we hit the silicone barrier"

 

[CDdude55]

Nice, but don't need it as a Gamer in general.

Don't have money either. So not interested.

Still trying to get a new video card, and by the time i can afford that it will be obsolete/considered low-end.

GG PC hardware.

 

[hat]

I lol'd when I saw the cpu usage grids in task manager.

So is this a native hex core or what?

@cddude, pfft, I don't even need my Kuma as a gamer in general

 

[Wile E]

6 cores are already upon us as issued by AMD. Do we need a new Task Manager?

Intel already has 6 core cpus out as well, just not on this platform.

i think 6 cores is stupid whats to say the couldnt have made an 8 core or 10 core or 12 core who decides how many cores they are going to slap together?

i think its getting stupid i liked it when you just bought a fast efficient cpu, like a Duron a budget enthusiasts dream this is like 'hahaha we have 6 cores now and some twit will buy it for £999 and then in a month it will drop by £100 and next year they will do the same with our 8 core even tho they said they where future proofing last year and needed a 6 core'

ALSO computing is changing to much i dont want cloud computing or Onlive whatever it is streaming service! i thought duals where a bit of a cheap trick tbh oh lets slap 2 core together for twice the power as a cheap and easy solution

they used to concentrate on making cpus more efficient at calculations, faster and consume less power now its just "lets see how many we can slap together because its faster and cheaper all we need to do is figure out how to make em smaller for now untill we hit the silicone barrier"

Except that cpus continue to be faster and more efficient, even on the basis of a single core. Then we just get the added benefit of 6 of those more efficient cores in one package. Hell, the more of these cores they can slap on a single cpu, the better.

Also, as far as people buying these being "twits", what business is it of yours? How are they a twit for buying the fastest cpu their budget allows? I know I'm buying the fastest cpu out for $1500 or less when I get my tax return next March, regardless if it has 6, or 100 cores.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

So is this a native hex core or what?

hexa-core


Too much bling for my budget and it would put my server out of work.

 

[kid41212003]

Probably cost ~$1000, this is not exactly worth it for me (or other i7 users), unless:

It's $300, faster than my i7 50%, and can run at the same OC clock as my i7.

 

[tastegw]

Intel already has 6 core cpus out as well, just not on this platform.

Except that cpus continue to be faster and more efficient, even on the basis of a single core. Then we just get the added benefit of 6 of those more efficient cores in one package. Hell, the more of these cores they can slap on a single cpu, the better.

Also, as far as people buying these being "twits", what business is it of yours? How are they a twit for buying the fastest cpu their budget allows? I know I'm buying the fastest cpu out for $1500 or less when I get my tax return next March, regardless if it has 6, or 100 cores.

if you can, get me one of those 100 core cpus too ill pay ya back

 

[Solaris17]

next upgrade spotted game time.

 

[Altered]

well I gather its on socket 1366, but for the love of god it had better work on X58 and not need a NEW chipset too... plz no X68.... not yet

I read these 2 lines in the article.

With support for Socket LGA1366, Gulftown is based on 32nm technology, operating at 2.4GHz (18*133MHz), with 12MB of L3 cache.

Compatible with the X58 chipset

No matter what it will be out of my price range. I do hate the way companies milk us. 6 cores now 8 tomorrow.

 

[Assassin48]

I don't paticulary care about that, it will be $1000 and aimed for the people who love flushing money down the shitter

I strongly disagree

 

[CDdude55]

I don't have mile deep pockets that's why lol.

Agreed.

 

[Altered]

Have to remember some of us couldn't afford to buy a 920 right now if we got a divorce and were receiving child support.

 

[Assassin48]

I don't have mile deep pockets that's why lol.

So if you did have the money would you get it?
I would in a heartbeat

 

[btarunr]

Is this still classified as a i7 or a i9? CPU-Z there is saying it is a i7.

CPU-Z doesn't know what Gulftown is, and is assuming it to be another Core i7 model. The "Name" string is not read from the hardware.

 

[Assassin48]

Finally someone with half a brain left.

so because some people cant afford it , and the ones that can dont have a brain?

Its like saying people who buy ferraris dont have a brain because i cant afford it, which is nonsense

I will admire that person because i want to see what it can do and not bash on them because i cant afford it

 

[Assassin48]

That's not really what I was saying, $1000 on a CPU is just ridiculous because it won't be worth jack-shit 6 months later. Back on topic

Its been 7 months on the 920 and its still a monster

now we can go back on topic

 

[btarunr]

That's not really what I was saying, $1000 on a CPU is just ridiculous because it won't be worth jack-shit 6 months later. Back on topic

The $100 caviar is (literally) shit 12 hours after eating it. But that's besides the point. If you want the best/most exclusive, you are made to pay the most. It's applicable with pretty-much everything.

 

[dburn3]

6 cores would be awesome if their was actually software to support it.

 

[toyo]

That's different, the i7 was aimed for gamers/enthusiasts (people like you and me) and this is aimed for the "extreme" category.

i9 will be marketed for the same market segment as i7, I assume there will be also models with locked multiplier (like i7 920 - i7 950), both for "Extreme" and "Enthusiast/Performance" if we judge this by AMD/ATI standards