Intel 8th Gen Core i5 and Core i7 Retail Boxes Pictured

[phanbuey]

if these overclock anything like the Kaby Lake X then this is the chip to own.

 

[csgabe]

@Sempron Guy
In this overview pdf for 8th gen((page 7)) it says that desktop processors come in autumn:
https://newsroom.intel.com/newsroom...17/08/8th-gen-intel-core-product-overview.pdf

 

[Readlight]

I wait 2 years when prices gets lower for new products for now 1500x is the best cpu.

 

[Vayra86]

Looks more like a box of tampons.

Tampon Lake... A bleeding edge CPU design

Comment of the day! LMAO

Matter of fact this is going in my sig right now Rejzor

 

[phanbuey]

Meh... not out till october.

gonna stick with the raisin probably. Zen 2 in h2 2018.

 

[Prima.Vera]

Looking forward for the Icelake , not just rushed garbage...

 

[trparky]

Depends on your cooler. With a good 240mm AIO in normal circumstances probably forever.

So if you have a good water cooler on it there's a good possibility that it can stay at that speed. Very cool.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

Comment of the day! LMAO

Matter of fact this is going in my sig right now Rejzor

ohh my gawd! You're such a big fat ...CAT!

"insert it" into your sig.

paper launch?

This is literally a paper launch!

 

[Deleted member 172152]

So if you have a good water cooler on it there's a good possibility that it can stay at that speed. Very cool.

With most air coolers it'll probably throttle, but that's because Intel is quite conservative with its stock clocks often. 6-cores skylake, so mid-range-high-end air cooler at the very least and otherwise just get an 8700.

 

[Captain_Tom]

if these overclock anything like the Kaby Lake X then this is the chip to own.

I highly doubt they will. Kabylake already chugs power when overclocked, Skylake-X just chugs power no matter what you do with it, and this has 50% more cores than Kabylake.


If this could hit 4.5GHz all-core turbo reliably without throttling on a cheap 120mm AIO cooler, then it will be a great buy if priced at the usual $350. But anything less or more and I will still recommend Zen.


After all the 1600 is only $200, and it overclocks to 4GHz with it's included cooler.

 

[Darksword]

 

[Kronauer]

intel king- two 18 cores E5 xeons for 600+600 from ebay moded bios on asus or asrock mobo - 3.0 3.300 mhz.
i cancel order for thshitter - expensive mobo x399.+ only 32 cores on 4,000(HIGHvoltage) + 150 usd cooler. and more power consumption than, that two xeons.

Companies dont buy used/modded parts from ebay <- your argument is invalid

Dual LGA2011-3 mobos are expensive as well (good ones are ~500+USD) and GG for only 2133-DDR4 support
+150USD cooler -> you'll need two to cool dual Xeon E5 @3Ghz
more power consumption on THRipper? the two overclocked Xeon in a modded mobo will shut down the grid in a smaller town lol

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

Companies dont buy used/modded parts from ebay <- your argument is invalid

Dual LGA2011-3 mobos are expensive as well (good ones are ~500+USD) and GG for only 2133-DDR4 support
+150USD cooler -> you'll need two to cool dual Xeon E5 @3Ghz
more power consumption on THRipper? the two overclocked Xeon in a modded mobo will shut down the grid in a smaller town lol

ignore him, he's been paid to slam AMD.

 

[Lionheart]

Think I'm the only one who likes the look of the packaging

 

[Deleted member 172152]

Think I'm the only one who likes the look of the packaging

I kinda like it too. Has that mid-2000's professional app-logo vibe.

 

[Vayra86]

amd sukssss ))) . intel king- two 18 cores E5 xeons for 600+600 from ebay moded bios on asus or asrock mobo - 3.0 3.300 mhz.
i cancel order for thshitter - expensive mobo x399.+ only 32 cores on 4,000(HIGHvoltage) + 150 usd cooler. and more power consumption than, that two xeons. Also for x399 that prices i can buy 2xsocket 2011 mobo.

people forget math and just jump to hyperlietrain from amd.

Your math is wonky as hell and your spelling leaves much to be desired. Try harder

 

[Ahhzz]

I saw an article today saying that the i7-8700 is the best gaming chip... what is it about an i7 today that makes it better than an i5? I thought the big difference was Hyperthreads, which don't really do anything outside video apps, right?

 

[Deleted member 172152]

I saw an article today saying that the i7-8700 is the best gaming chip... what is it about an i7 today that makes it better than an i5? I thought the big difference was Hyperthreads, which don't really do anything outside video apps, right?

It is the best in absolute terms. Most would even be fine with a 8100 and a 8400 should be good enough for most enthousiasts, although really you want the 8600k if you want the best price/performance and still want a more futureproof cpu.

 

[Ahhzz]

Well, I get the Black models (I'm running a 2500k), I understand that. I just don't get why they're touting an i7 over an i5 for gaming. What games really support the kind of hyperthreading an i7 provides?

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

It is the best in absolute terms. Most would even be fine with a 8100 and a 8400 should be good enough for most enthousiasts, although really you want the 8600k if you want the best price/performance and still want a more futureproof cpu.

you cant really future proof Intel, they change sockets like most people change underwear, a lot!