Originally posted by: WaitingForNehalem
Originally posted by: Beavermatic
They are. Core i7 is coming out either this month or next. You should have waited.
Ah, Ah, Ah....
If i deem the i7 a worthy upgrade to my q9550 when it is released, you better beleive i'll be the first one in line for one. Its pocket change for the price of a processor nowadays, as long as they are $1000 or less. I want to see benchmarks first, though. I don't run of hypothetical scores, or virtual scores for that matter.
Though I keep hearing these words of a six core i7 due to be released within the first few months of 2009, and that they wont be making an apperance with the first releases on November 17.
Going from a Quad core to another Quad core when 6 cores are right around the corner would be a mistake easily made, especially if the initial quad core i7 release does not oust the qx9770.
You say I need to keep up on my game. May i remind those who commented that the article that claimed the 2009 release is only a month and a half old, and the November 17th release are skeptical leaks from supposed non-disclosure agreement violators at best, or at least it was, until I checked with a buddy who deals with intel reps on a daily basis for a hardware distrubtor company.
So I stand corrected, indeed, you were right, the highend quadcores of I7 series are indefinetely being released in November.
Though I do know they are being released on November 17th myself now, its where I stand as far as going to a slightly faste quad core, or just waiting around for the 6 core.
I know the high end quad cores are definitely releasing on the 17th, but no true dates on the six core yet ***sigh***. Unfortunately, intel hasn't been so kind to slip any info on that set.
But for you, I'm happy to say you'll have a machine thats probably going to rock the pants off anyone around you come November