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Nehalem (AKA: i7) now on store shelves

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Nehalem (AKA: i7) now on store shelves
By David Field
Nov 18, 2008 | 15 Comments
Tags: i7 | nehalem

Affordable? Bah!

You can buy it now.

They all have 8MB of L3 cache, support DDR3 at 1066MHz, have a TDP of 130W and are built on the 45nm architecture.

  • The 3.20GHz i7-965 Extreme Edition retails for $USD 999 (StaticIce says the second lowest RRP is AUD$1990), and uses a 6.4GT/s Quickpath interconnect.

  • The 2.93GHz i7-940 retails for $USD 562 (StaticIce says the second lowest RRP is AUD$1049), and uses a 4.8GT/s Quickpath interconnect.

  • The 2.66GHz i7-920 retails for $USD 284 (StaticIce says the second lowest RRP is AUD$569), and uses a 4.8GT/s Quickpath interconnect.


We looked at the prices of these new chips, thought about the financial crisis, gazed at the relatively cheap 920, and realised why we love the proper use of overclocking.

There is much more detail, benchmarks and everything else about it in our feature on Nehalem.

That is all.

 
 
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Apocrypha
Nov 18, 2008 12:51 PM
Cry.

/moves to USA, gets better deal.

Still, it'l be an i7-920 in my machine in the next few weeks, that's for sure. Mmm...
johnkor
Nov 18, 2008 2:35 PM
oh yes quite cheap ey for this processor in australia , while in malaysia is not worth it !
battlefield_gir
Nov 18, 2008 5:10 PM
Bah ill give you bah!

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Svhyf1SF3CU
SceptreCore
Nov 18, 2008 5:32 PM
the i7 920 is going to be a very popular choice for upgraders.

Lets just hope it's worth it over a high-end Core 2 in the long run.
Azazel
Nov 18, 2008 5:51 PM
I have seen these available on the Auspcmarket site for a short time now. But the Cheapest CPU and Motherboard combination is going to set you back around $1200 and then you have to add DDR3 RAM. It all adds up to a very expensive system.

Wait 6 months and the prices might be reasonable.
Athiril
Nov 18, 2008 11:09 PM
We're paying twice as much as the US?

wtf?

I'm sick of this shit.
.:Cyb3rGlitch:.
Nov 18, 2008 11:32 PM
Crap Aussie dollar + shipping = utter fail.
Athiril
Nov 19, 2008 12:24 AM
so something the small and light warrants an extra $1000 on top of it for the top model?

The U.S. dollar is also low, and irregardless, our low dollar + shipping does not equal anywhere -near- the difference in prices.

Profiteering cunts strike again!
nesquick
Nov 19, 2008 8:47 AM
we should do a bulk atomic only order from intel directly and cut out the distributors and shop owners :P
stadl
Nov 19, 2008 9:42 AM
I don't really think the conversion of prices is that bad.

Given exchange rate volatility it's fair to assume 0.60 for any organisation planning pricing to cover the next few months.

Then remember that US retail pricing does not include GST/VAT, and the double the price is actually very fair given local importing and smaller shipping volumes.
T_M
Nov 19, 2008 7:22 PM
My experience with Core i7 thus far:

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=731565

http://i4memory.com/f55/team-au-intel-core-i7-launch-party-singapore-11600/
.b/-\Ro|\|...
Nov 27, 2008 9:57 PM
bull just bull arrh oh well why would you pay for a 940 when u can get a 920 and just overclock
Help!!
Nov 30, 2008 2:07 PM
US$1000 = A$1538 at an fx of 65¢ then add 10% GST = A$1700 so A$1999 ain't that bad, really. Expensive but still you want the latest and most extreme you have to pay for it...
greenpower
May 7, 2009 2:22 PM
what this cpu heat performance.



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