I5 750 and i3 540 benches

Hmmmm.... seems like the difference between i5 and i7 are more blurred than I anticipated. One of their i5's doesn't have HT, and one does.

This is going to get confusing.

I want an I3

Use this link. Its translated

http://translate.google.com/transl [...] ry_state0=

I think mid Sep

Sep 8th, actually according to this:
Intel is looking into how the first versions of its Lynnfield processors ended up on sale in Taiwan several weeks before they were supposed to, preempting the company's plans to roll out the new chips.

Lynnfield chips, which will be sold under the Core i5 and Core i7 brands, are versions of Intel's Nehalem processor family designed for use in consumer desktops. The chips are meant to bring Nehalem from the high-end of the desktop PC market into the mainstream.

The release of the processors for sale to consumers was meant to happen on Sept. 8 but, in a rare example of Intel apparently losing control over its sales and distribution channel, the chips ended up on sale in Taiwanese shops last week.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/170 [...] aiwan.html

This story reminds me alot of the 4850 launch, where they went up for sale well before the NDA was lifted. I bet Intel cant do a thing about it either. They can try, but it wont do any good, as its too close to home (where all the chips are made), and doing anything drastic may have some retaliation in the future, which simply may mean even more of it

Turbo isn't worth the extra money IMO. I believe the 540 is going to be priced around 140 which is perfect. Add some water, some DDR3 1600 and say hello to 4.5Ghz daily.

I love my I7 but it is complete OVERKILL for my daily needs. A dual core with 4 HT's would be plenty for day to day use.

Wow. 47GHz on the stock cooler. Thats pretty impressive since its stock was what, 2.6GHz? Almost 2x the OC.

Of course we will have to wait till more are out and in testing. Still even 4.4GHz isimpressive on the stock cooler. Makes me wounder what it can hit on better air/water cooling.....

Basic water=advanced air. Same price range and air usually has one up on water until you spend a decent amount on your own kit and build it yourself.

That's not basic water though honestly. That's fairly nice water.