Intel officially name Nehalem "Core i7"

[NienorGT]

Guys, it's the Family 7th of Intel Processors, ever since Pentium Pro (Except Netburst (Pentium 4) CPUs) where all in the Family 6, that include Pentium II & III, Pentium M, Core and Core 2.

So now they are at Family 7. it's not hard to catch why it's i7 now. It's Intel Family 7.

Now try to understand why Netburst CPU (Pentium 4) are Family 15....

I just hope they did well this time, it's the second Architecture change since 1995 (First was Netburst that its)

[Echilon]

Swish logo. The name works for me, sort of like Core TDi. ;)

[chconline Veteran]

Swish logo. The name works for me, sort of like Core TDi. ;)

CORE TDI? WHEN CAN I GET MY DIESEL POWERED CORE 2? I want tons of processing power and 90% of them available at 1500MHz! Not to mention that 50 MPG! :p

[Ci7]

mm since it will be released soon hh not impressed ;)

ok it doesnt worth :boo: .... waiting for hexa core westmere that gonna total pwn :hug: :laugh: ....... back to waiting game :p

// joking :laugh: :woot:

[Echilon]

CORE TDI? WHEN CAN I GET MY DIESEL POWERED CORE 2? I want tons of processing power and 90% of them available at 1500MHz! Not to mention that 50 MPG! :p

It's the lowercase i. Not necessarily a bad thing. :p

[sundayx Veteran]

I bet Apple had something to do with it. /joke

[Ajapi]

I'll buy your old stuff! ;)

Nah I dont like i7 , Core 3 would have been better and not confusing.

Possible that Apple demanded it or something? the i and all... and MS demanded the 7 :o

i for Apple , 7 for Microsoft

iMac running Windows 7 on an i7.. catchy :p

Anyways I think it's good they didn't go with Core 3. That might have led consumers to believe it was a tri-core or something. I just hope the processor lines are more clearly defined this time around.

[sullysnet]

would anyone know when these are planned to be released :)

thanks

[Max Veteran]

would anyone know when these are planned to be released :)

thanks

Mid November.

[Skulltrail-old]

Windows 7

Intel Core i7

Coincidence? Maybe... Purposeful? My guess...

[Ci7]

Windows 7

Intel Core i7

Coincidence? Maybe... Purposeful? My guess...

if they are going to be released at the same time then yes purposal

[P!P]

would anyone know when these are planned to be released :)

thanks

Intel started production a couple days ago. Expect the first (largely overpriced) Core i7s to be released in under 30 days.

[PricklyPoo]

Cool, was gonna build a new pc around november / december anyway.

How much are these going to be compared to the core duos?

[Skulltrail-old]

if they are going to be released at the same time then yes purposal

Do you know of a reason why? Is "7" the new trend? Microsoft has good reason for using the "7" for their new Windows operating system title; it's their 7th operating system.

Intel on the other hand has had over a dozen different CPUs. Families like the 8008/8080, Celeron, Pentium, Itanium, Intel Core, Intel Core 2, Duo, Quad, Xeon, etc.

[gwai lo]

Cool, was gonna build a new pc around november / december anyway.

How much are these going to be compared to the core duos?

If we're only talking about MSRP..

http://resources.vr-zone.com/image_deposit...1a3e6cd10e8.jpg

edit: Oh and this might relate

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20081017PD206.html

Edited October 18, 2008 by gwai lo

[aussiefloyd_fan]

What happened to i1-i6 :p

i1=imac

i2=ibook

i3=ipod

i4=itunes

i5=iphone

i6= i life

[Ci7]

Do you know of a reason why? Is "7" the new trend? Microsoft has good reason for using the "7" for their new Windows operating system title; it's their 7th operating system.

Intel on the other hand has had over a dozen different CPUs. Families like the 8008/8080, Celeron, Pentium, Itanium, Intel Core, Intel Core 2, Duo, Quad, Xeon, etc.

see this thread

basically it stand for nothing beside it sound nice

but in theory it was thoght core i7 being intel 808786 architecture basically the 7inth architecture

[Ayepecks]

7's a lucky number... it's all good. ;)

[sullysnet]

thanks a lot guys :) great info

[Andre S. Veteran]

How much are these going to be compared to the core duos?

The first ones on the market will be high-end units costing between 600 and 1000$, but gradually they will introduce mid-range and later low-end products that will replace the whole C2D line. I expect about 4 months after the first i7 before the affordable units hit the shelves.

[PricklyPoo]

The first ones on the market will be high-end units costing between 600 and 1000$, but gradually they will introduce mid-range and later low-end products that will replace the whole C2D line. I expect about 4 months after the first i7 before the affordable units hit the shelves.

Hmmm, kinda of a hard decision, don't want to wait another 6 months for a new affordable computer lol.

Might just end up getting a C2D. :/

[gwai lo]

Wait until as long as possible before upgrading then buy when you need to.

Also, did you miss my post? Price gouging of 100% seems unlikely..

[Linkinfamous]

The first ones on the market will be high-end units costing between 600 and 1000$, but gradually they will introduce mid-range and later low-end products that will replace the whole C2D line. I expect about 4 months after the first i7 before the affordable units hit the shelves.

Actually, one of the first 3 that they are releasing will be below $400. Possibly below $300 in volume from Intel, but there is some conflicting information on the subject.

[Andre S. Veteran]

Yeah, my bad. The i7-920 is supposedly priced at 284$. Personally I aim for the 100-200$ segment so I'd still wait, but 284$ is relatively affordable.

http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/Intel_Upco...9;09)/6122.html

[gwai lo]

Too bad the boards won't be =X