Intel Core i9

[Turbocom]

Apparently there is an Intel Core i9 coming sometime in the first quarter of 2010. I heard about this and decided not buying one of the new Core i7's

Have you heard anything?

http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/l...s-way-to-ebay/
http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,6...pictured/News/

I've modified my 2010 computer build word document and trust me this is on the highly needed part. Now I just need to wait to see the Core i9 mobos to see if I show go ahead with the i9 or just got with an i7 like originally planned.

[Recursion]

Heard about it a few months back, 6 cores or something I believe?

[Stephen!]

The only core i9's coming in the first half of the year are the extreme editions which are going to cost £700+.

[Chippiewill]

Apparently there is an Intel Core i9 coming sometime in the first quarter of 2010. I heard about this and decided not buying one of the new Core i7's

Have you heard anything?



I've modified my 2010 computer build word document and trust me this is on the highly needed part. Now I just need to wait to see the Core i9 mobos to see if I show go ahead with the i9 or just got with an i7 like originally planned.

They're not i9s, they are Extreme edition i7s. They use the same hardware, chipset e.t.c. The internal name is 'Golf Town'. The whole point is to take advantage of Hyper threading (That means that there are 12 threads altogether)

[Stephen!]

They're not i9s, they are Extreme edition i7s. They use the same hardware, chipset e.t.c. The internal name is 'Golf Town'. The whole point is to take advantage of Hyper threading (That means that there are 12 threads altogether)

They're marketed as both at the moment. I don't think they have made a decision

[Recursion]

It is Core i9.

[Stephen!]

Now I just need to wait to see the Core i9 mobos to see if I show go ahead with the i9 or just got with an i7 like originally planned.

Core i9's will use the 1366 socket which has been out for a while. A decent one will set you back about £190, on top of the £700 odd pounds for the chip itself.

[Jahova]

It's just too much money for me.

[Stephen!]

I'm holding back upgrading from Socket 775 until there are some affordable mainstream Six-Core processors.

[HotelUser]

For me it's not a matter of wanting more it would be a matter of needing more. I don't need more than my Core 2 quad. I would like a better graphics card and a SSD, but for the games I play and the things I do even an i5's overkill