Intel's upcoming Core i7 975 EE benchmarked

Oh dear god. Thats just ridiculous as if the 965EE isn't already a monster. Wonder how much this will cost? My guess is going to be ~$1500

That would be amazing. But i guess only time will tell. Now im just waiting for ATI to announce a new line of GPU's. Maybe we will see some Gddr6? 

NOW!!! o come one after I order my PC!! 

ok that is better they better hold till june. Hell this is how fast the industry runs, you buy the greatest and before it gets to your hands something better pops out. Well one of these days I will be able to afford keeping up with all the new stuff that comes out on a constant basis 

Exactly 

*looks over at his i7 965 EE rig* I'm going to pretend I never saw this thread...

 

wow!

So basically in about 2 years time if I wanted to upgrade my CPU I wont be able to get the new one o well that doesn't matter I dont plan on upgrading or touching anything for atleast 4-5years. 

The people who got a CPU four months ago (before the i7s) can't upgrade now either.

Alan -

Good to you posting...it's liberating to know that the board members here aren't being censored, censured, or harassed.

CP was a CF....

Regarding the I7's, I think that Intel has hit a bit of a wall with die size, but at 45nm they're going to be able to do great things.  They'll probably hold onto this etch diameter for two years or so..with just MHZ increases and price reductions.

I liked the idea of a $280 2.66 socket 1366..and I agree that people with 775's are being left for dead, but since most apps and games only use 1-2 cores at present, it's still worth building a dual or quad core, if one does not wish to invest in the VERY expensive and relatively quirky X58 boards.

I'm all for holding on to good technology. Since, for example, the 9550 socket 775 CPU is slower than the E8600 for the same money (approx $250), and you can pull down a superb Nvidia 780i or 790i with fast DDR3 RAM for 1/2 the price of an X58 board, the only thing you're "missing" is the two extra cores which are standing unused and slower than the dual core speeds.

The socket 775's are still viable, and you can save $750 on a build or spend that on HOT graphics (disclosure: I own Nvidia stock and options) with Nvidia chipsets, that's where my head is at right now.

BTW..have you heard that Nvidia's TEGRA chipset has been licensed by M'soft for use in their version of the I-Phone?  It's going to have a Win CE -based (upgraded) touchscreen and retroactive compatible apps.  Nvidia is the centerpiece, and the stock is CHEAP right now..but the tech is superb.

Wait until 2/10 when the stock will tank a bit...then grab as much as you can, because once the final M'Soft announcement is made (30 cell phone carriers worldwide will be marketing the new phone with Nvidia core), the stock's going to go up big-time over the next 1-2 years.  Just hold on for the ride.

If you remember from CP, I'm into IT and investigation.  I've put my investigative skills to the test and have dedicated a substantial portion of my portfolio toward Nvidia...and I'm up 22% in the past 6 weeks. 

Just an FYI...
"Tegra is a tiny, 144 mm² SoC that includes an ARM11 processor core, a GeForce graphics core, and support for high-definition video decoding and encoding. Nvidia plans to release a second-generation Tegra chip this year, followed by a third-gen model in 2010." 
Attribution: by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 PM on February 5, 2009 The Tech Report