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jebo_4jc
12-14-2009, 03:02 PM
http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/16828/1/


the company intends to continue its current trend of using “Core i7” as its high-end product identifier, and we suspect this will not change over the course of the next year, at least not until the 22nm Sandy Bridge microarchitecture arrives.

Without further ado, the official name of Intel’s flagship 32nm desktop chip is Core i7 Extreme 980X. News of the confirmation comes from Chinese-based site PCOnline.com.cn which claims to have an official revised Intel roadmap in its hands.

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the site states that the new flagship desktop chip will run at 3.33GHz, which basically makes it a Core i7 Extreme 975 with all the quirks of the 32nm Westmere family architecture and two additional cores.

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As an Extreme Edition chip, the Core i7 Extreme 980X 3.33GHz will likely be priced at $999.

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several sites have stated that the flagship desktop processor will be launching in March 2010, otherwise known as late Q1 2010

Patriot
12-14-2009, 03:21 PM
yeah I just saw that... wonder what they will call other models

dynajim
12-14-2009, 06:34 PM
I want one!!! However..

Patriot
12-14-2009, 06:39 PM
I want one!!! However..

me too...
mine only runs at a stinking 2.26 gah...ooops sshhhh

Ryan
12-14-2009, 10:37 PM
me too...
mine only runs at a stinking 2.26 gah...ooops sshhhh


your going to get in trouble

Patriot
12-15-2009, 12:29 AM
your going to get in trouble

lol since they announce it im not... the way it looks like there will be one desktop...
and like normal many servers for varying power uses....(tradition speaking...thats just how they have always done it)
they only want the absolute highest for desktop that way you don't fight your own cpu's for market share...

jebo_4jc
12-15-2009, 01:09 AM
yep, unfortunately it'll probably be a while before we see a non-EE version.

It took a good few months before the Q6600 came out to compliment the QX6700. Even then, the Q6600 started around $800 iirc