Intel preps unlocked Core i7, other new chips

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1. March 22, 2010 1:58 PM
   UT66 said:

   Just waiting for the "new" lga 775. LGA1156? no future there.

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2. March 22, 2010 2:04 PM
   

   TomSEA, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

   Nice processing speeds on those chips...

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3. March 22, 2010 2:51 PM
   

   princeton said:

   FFS I'm hoping for a quad core 32nm. It's not coming soon is it?

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4. March 22, 2010 3:04 PM
   

   Archean, TechSpot Paladin, said:

   If you don't fear replacing the whole platform once it has run it has served its purpose; I see no issue with LGA1156. How many people continue to use their motherboard for anything beyond say 5 eyars? Not many I would say, generally enthusiasts/avid users change everything much more quickly. So, I really don't see any issue with the platform as long as it offers great bang for your bucks. Hence, addition of this chip may be a good incentive for many overclockers out there.

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5. March 22, 2010 3:51 PM
   

   dividebyzero, trainee n00b, said:

   Just waiting for the "new" lga 775. LGA1156? no future there.

   You seem to be confusing socket longevity with chipset longevity.

   LGA 775 might be a long-lived socket, but have you tried to run a moderately late model LGA 775 CPU ( say, a E8400 or Q9550) on a 915P (or for that matter a 945P, 955X etc.) chipset ?

   Chipset / CPU compatibility typically lasts 3-4 years, anything beyond that will usually come down to vendor specific BIOS/motherboard options.

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6. March 22, 2010 4:11 PM
   

   natefalk said:

   Archean said:

   If you don't fear replacing the whole platform once it has run it has served its purpose; I see no issue with LGA1156.

   Totally agree. A couple months ago I decided to go with the 1156 socket which is cheaper by far and at the time the performance benchmarks were comparable (i7 860 vs i7 920).

   I decided the 1366 will come down in price in the next couple years. When the i9's come out, then I might think about switching sockets. The only upgrade from 1156 to 1366 would be the memory, CPU and cooler, all of which should have a fairly decent resale value.

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7. March 23, 2010 11:39 AM
   Guest said:

   You would think Intel would just make life easy and produce all unlocked multipliers like AMD has been doing now. Its a great feature to have for everyone that is overclocking just bump the multiplier up and your done instead of dealing with all these voltage tweaks and BCLK settings. Still seems to be keeping the high price tags on their CPU's and I feel no reason to move up from my i7 920 at 4.2Ghz on air.

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