Intel Core i7-860S Lynnfield 2.53GHz

[olpal]

I see NewEgg has this new Intel Core i7-860S Lynnfield 2.53GHz for sale & it uses like 82 watts compared to reg. I7-860 @ 95 Watts..
For $359

Have not seen any release note , reviews or tests on this processor.
Any thoughts guys????

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115061

 

[Maziar]

The price doesn't look good to me,the original 860 can be found for $280
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115214&cm_re=intel_i7_860-_-19-115-214-_-Product and runs faster too.

 

[EXT64]

The reason for the terrible price is that it is not meant for retail, it is meant for the big manufacturers that already have cooling solutions developed for 82W TDP. This allows them to use the old heatsinks while still getting to advertise an i7 860 (S). The chip is nothing special, you could underclock/volt much better, and the price is outrageous due to low quantities/etc.

 

[notty22]

And Intel trying to make more $, like the Q9550S. They could have totally released these as OEM-only products, can't they?

I'm pretty sure that is the goal in business. Make money. By the way AMD has a line up of energy efficient cpus' http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/processors/phenom-ii/Pages/phenom-ii-model-number-comparison.aspx
905e 2.5GHz 2MB 6MB socket AM3 65W 45nm SOI Only $189.00
http://www.provantage.com/amd-hd905e0ck4dgi~7AAMD2CM.htm

 

[olpal]

EXT64, i hadn't even thought of it in these terms! Nice One!

If i go 860 this week i'll just hope MC still has them for $199

My only holdup so far is making sure the SATA 6GB/s won't bottleneck my Single ATI 5770 's PCI-e buss path!
I'm thinking of pairing the 860 up with Gigabyte P55A UD3P

 

[EXT64]

Yeah, I was MC getting my 1055T and saw that deal on the 860. Very nice, especially now that they raise the 750 from $150 (which it was when i bought it) to $180.