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From the dark days of the Pentium 4, Intel has come a long way in its attitude toward the overclocking community. From ‘all overclocks must be stopped' to ‘the clocks that rock'. But how much will the latest overclocking chip of the Core generation set you back?
Setting the price of a chip is a delicate science. One that Intel has mastered in recent years. For the enthusiast community, sales of the i7 series have centred on the 920 and now the 930.
While the ultra high-end 965, 975 and 980 chips have found favour with the workstation and design community, the i7-860 has been left behind as the poor cousin that no one seems to want. It has been unfortunately sandwiched between the higher performing 930 and cheaper Core i5 750.
With the ‘Special K’ version, Intel is looking to change that, by completely unlocking the internals and pricing it to compete. So, the killer question is, “Just how much will it cost?”. KitGuru now believes that the UK street price will be around £275. That makes it up to £50 more expensive than the triple channel i7-930. Is the price point right ?
KitGuru says: Word on the (virtual) street indicated that the Intel Core i7-875k processor will reach at least 4.2Ghz on air. However, the Core i5-750 is a shade over £150 and can already clock to 4GHz. Until we see final benchmarking data, it’s going to be hard to justify the additional £125.
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wow interesting reading, thanks.
Why is it more than the 930. Just don’t get it.
The i7-870 is significantly faster than the i7-930, so it should come as no surprise that the unlocked i7-875K (which has the same clock speeds at the i7-870) is more expensive than the 930. Compared to the 870’s $562 MSRP the new 875 looks like a bargain.
MAC: Well Flagged ! As soon as our new reference rig arrives, we’ll begin putting the new ‘Special K’ chips through their paces and let you guys know what the deal is on the value side
Mac- The 870 may be slightly faster at stock settings. But clock for clock? I don’t think so. My 920 runs stable at 4.18Ghz. I might be able to take it a little higher. For a OC’er, the 870 is NOT worth it.
The I7 860 may be faster than the i7 930.
But the chipset, P55 is inferieur to X58.
So my choice would be the i7 930
The I7 860 may be faster than the i7 930.
But the chipset, P55 is inferieur to X58.
So my choice would be the i7 930.
Cause of the X58 chipset.