I5/P55....When when when....they said July!!

When? They said July.....they better hurry or I'm gonna buy a X4 955.....

Seriously, anybody heard anything new?

September

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090526PD212.html

i7 will still be server/workstation driven so lower wattage/ high power solutions will still be around for some time. i5 is interesting though and the platforms should be more affordable. cant sneeze at a 955 x4 though. i dont predict any break neck departure from core2 performance with the i5.

Likely so they can bend more people over on overpriced X58 sales. Not me.

For $600, no thanks. Plus $200 for a mobo and then triple channel memory.

You could build three X4 955 systems for the price of one of those with motherboard and memory.

Intel doesnt cut prices on processor till they been out a year or so, even then sometimes not.
I mean look at the Q6600, its the same price it was a year and a half ago.

Screw it, I just bought a Q6700 8MB cache for $175.

I'm gonna overclock it and wait for the Octo-cores next year or maybe a 32nm quad.

Yeah, same problem. You have to type in a zip code and then do a search on that store's inventory. That's how I found something like 279 of them at my local Microcenter last month. Basically they don't encourage online sales since I believe this is a loss-leader price for them - they hope to snag you on the mobo, memory, etc. as well.

Agreed. If you can't pony up alittle over a grand for a badass budget I7 setup then maybe you should just go amd and stop whining.

They got pushed back to september for a few reasons. First of all they need to clear out existing inventory of Core 2s. If they released the LGA1156 CPUs now they would have to sell the Core 2 Duos and Quads for less which means less money for ol Intel. Instead, they are trying to clear them out while getting as much as they can for them. Second, AMD can't really threaten them into pushing the i5 out sooner. Since Core 2s are still holding their own against the Phenom II (unlike how the P4 was getting clobbered by the Athlon 64), Intel is in no rush.

Uhm, it is at $199, just like the Q9550 is at $169 currently. I get their e-flier and it was advertised there. You can Google it and still see threads about it. People said you'd better run, not walk to one and get it. Also, you need to let your fingers do the walking on their Online catalog from their website. Here, I found that Q9550 deal that way. See if NewEgg can beat this:

http://www.microcenter.com/single_ [...] id=0299412

The joke's on you.

(edit: looks like someone beat me above to the i7 link)

Tustin, CA Microcenter has 250 i7 920's in stock currently at $199. Picked up a Q9550 EO retail box for $169 last week. Also had the AMD PII 940 for $149. I drive to the store in 7-10 minuytes from my house or office. Giggles at Newegg.

I could afford 10 i7's if I wanted. I just dont pay top dollar for something I dont need. Just spend $5,000 on a ring for my girl.

Cry for us. Enjoy your garbage amd system

Last I checked AMD doesn't make Q6700's fanboy.

The only i5 Lynnfield is the non HT quad, the rest of the Lynnfields are i7s, and have HT, or 8 threads. So , basically, i7s have 8threads, i5s have 4, whether its a quad without HT, or duals that have HT and have 4 threads

I hate them making Lynnfields i7s, as I really like i5, i7? Not so much

I do as well. If they can pull up the Lynnfields, it gives i7 credence overall, but they arent the same arch, nor do they use the same skt. It supposedly gives buyers more options, dunno why, if they were i5s, theyd still be for sale?
No, its Intels options, being able to squeeze out a lil more money being that the HT Lynnfields are now officially "i7s", and bring a price premium with that name, no matter how small

I know where they may put that third stick....Oh Paulllll

The gas money is the difference in cost by that point

Hi Psychosaysdie.... I have an AMD system and it rocks. You know why i have a AMD system Psycho? Because thats what i can afford.