Intel Core i7-980X Gulftown Six-Core 32nm ... ... Hardware Canucks put together a great review of the new 6 core Intel CPU called the Intel Core i7-980X. Not ...

Wiley · 03-13-2010, 09:08 PM

Hardware Canucks put together a great review of the new 6 core Intel CPU called the Intel Core i7-980X. Not a bad price all things considered. A quite attractive option for the high end enthusiast.

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Although many had earlier suspected that Gulftown would sport the Core i9 moniker to distinguish it from the quad-core parts, Intel have stuck to the tried & true Core i7 brand. Being a Core i7 model, this processor supports both Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost, which are the two features that Intel is using to differentiate between their Core i3/i5/i7 product lines. As we all knew it would be, this is a Socket LGA1366 processor and it will work on any Intel X58-based motherboard. At worst, a new BIOS will be needed on some motherboards, but if you have updated your BIOS anytime in the last 1-2 months chances are that you are ready to go with regard to Gulftown support.

The condensed specifics of the Core i7-980X are as follows and they read like a litany of must-haves for enthusiasts: a 32nm manufacturing process, fully unlocked multipliers, 3.33Ghz core clock, Turbo Boost up to 3.6Ghz, six cores plus Hyper-Threading, 12MB of L3 cache, triple-channel DDR3-1066 memory interface, 130W TDP, and a $999 USD price tag. The retail Core i7-980X package will also come with an impressive new stock CPU cooler; the DBX-B Thermal Solution.

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qhn · 03-14-2010, 03:19 AM

Impressive beast! Wondering how much longer before they would offer a notebook version.

cheers ...

Trivium nate · 03-20-2010, 08:20 PM

i dont think 6 cores is necessary yet anything even take full advantage of this yet? probably crysis 2

Steve · 03-22-2010, 06:50 AM

Want this badly. But I have NO need for it.

Trivium nate · 03-22-2010, 07:19 PM

Yeah I don't have a need either but AMD has new 6 core pro's coming out next month that are iirc at most like $300

03-14-2010, 03:19 AM	#2
qhn ... am invisible Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 31,921 Credits: 91,244	Impressive beast! Wondering how much longer before they would offer a notebook version. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

03-20-2010, 08:20 PM	#3
Trivium nate Maxium speed Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,711 Credits: 8,623	i dont think 6 cores is necessary yet anything even take full advantage of this yet? probably crysis 2 __________________ CM690 case//AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz//Quad Core//CorsairH50 ASUS M3N72-D AM2+SLI Mobo//EVGA GTX-480-(FERMI)(1536MB GDDR5) 1TB SATA HDD(x2)//500GB SATA HDD(X1)//4gigs(G.Skill)DDR2(pc2-8500Ram)//DVD-RW(x2) 32"Vizio TV(1920x1080)(1080P HD)//750 Watt Corsair PSU//Vista Ultimate//Blu Ray Drive 80GB Ipod Video//Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard//Razer DeathAdder Mouse//XBox360-pc controller (Steam-Natej315)(BFBC2-triviumnate)

03-22-2010, 06:50 AM	#4
Steve Dukefrukem Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 35,855 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 17 Credits: 1,702,826	Want this badly. But I have NO need for it. __________________ ^ (my stuff)

03-22-2010, 07:19 PM	#5
Trivium nate Maxium speed Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,711 Credits: 8,623	Yeah I don't have a need either but AMD has new 6 core pro's coming out next month that are iirc at most like $300 __________________ CM690 case//AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz//Quad Core//CorsairH50 ASUS M3N72-D AM2+SLI Mobo//EVGA GTX-480-(FERMI)(1536MB GDDR5) 1TB SATA HDD(x2)//500GB SATA HDD(X1)//4gigs(G.Skill)DDR2(pc2-8500Ram)//DVD-RW(x2) 32"Vizio TV(1920x1080)(1080P HD)//750 Watt Corsair PSU//Vista Ultimate//Blu Ray Drive 80GB Ipod Video//Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard//Razer DeathAdder Mouse//XBox360-pc controller (Steam-Natej315)(BFBC2-triviumnate)

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