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Hey all,

Just to satisfy my own curiosity, I was wondering what Intel's plans are for the i7 series CPU's? I've read in the past that they are to eventually have 6-8 cores, but am unsure if that is BS or not. Obviously, both the i5 and i7's are pretty darn new, so I am not expecting anything to happen soon. Just curious to see where they are headed down the line when it comes time to build a new rig (personally, I'm holding off for awhile to ensure that usb 3.0 and 6GB SATA become the norm and are affordable/wait until SSD's become bigger and more affordable- may be awhile though). Many on here seem to be "in the know" about these matters, so why not ask.

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The first i9 is probably going to be an Extreme Edition chip, so yeah $1K a pop. We'll no doubt see other i9 members come in cheaper, as Intel always does.

I'm not sure we'll see anything major happen on the i7 9xx front - the 1366 chips seem to have the clock range covered, so short of 32nm die shrinks of them and maybe changes to cache levels I think we're done.

Similarly, I don't think we'll get too many i7 8xx for 1156 as that's treading on the toes of the high-end 1366. And again we'll get die shrinks of the i5s but they're pretty much covered too for the clock range.

i9 will be the big thing to cater for the uber high-end until Sandy Bridge comes along.

6 core i9's will release in the second quarter of 2010.

Sandy Bridge will have 4-8 cores and will release in early 2011.

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Indeed. I knew Gulftown will have 6 cores, but I see the i9's as being an extreme enthusiast chip. I have a feeling those will cost a pretty penny or two as well.

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The first i9 is probably going to be an Extreme Edition chip, so yeah $1K a pop. We'll no doubt see other i9 members come in cheaper, as Intel always does.

i9 will be the big thing to cater for the uber high-end until Sandy Bridge comes along.

Message edited by LePhuronn on 11-10-2009 at 01:33:07 AM

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I had heard of Sandy Bridge, but wasn't sure what its plans entailed. Is anyone thinking that with the release of the i9's that we'll see a decrease in price for the i7 series? I'm thinking that a decrease may or may not be possible for the Extreme series chips, especially the 960 series (or is there just one?). It would be nice to see a drop all around, as then maybe I'd consider it. Heck, if I won the lotto i'd buy an i9.

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