INTEL i7 980 X GULFTOWN EXTREME EDITION FROM £867.98 (INC BENCHMARKS) NOW DUE 17/03

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Available for pre-order now we have the new flagship Intel Core i7 980 X Gulftown CPU's. The world's first 32nm, six-core processor with 12 computing threads offering amazing performance in the latest games and applications. Pre-Order Now.


Intel Core i7 980X 3.33GHz (Gulftown) Extreme Edition (Socket LGA1366) - Retail @ £885.99 inc VAT

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Dominate your gaming competition with the unlocked, unleashed and uncompromised Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition. Thanks to the latest ultra-threaded, killer combination of smart features, including Intel Turbo Boost Technology and Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, the Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition is Intel’s most capable and downright devastating PC processor ever.

- Core Size: 32nm
- Socket: LGA1366
- Six Core
- Frequency: 3.33GHz
- Multiplier: 25x
- L2 Cache: 6x 256KB
- L3 Cache: 12MB
- QPI: 6.4 GT/s
- TDP: 130W
- Includes Heatsink & Thermal Paste

Only £885.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW


Intel Core i7 980X 3.33GHz (Gulftown) Extreme Edition (Socket LGA1366) - OEM @ £867.98 inc VAT

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Dominate your gaming competition with the unlocked, unleashed and uncompromised Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition. Thanks to the latest ultra-threaded, killer combination of smart features, including Intel Turbo Boost Technology and Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, the Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition is Intel’s most capable and downright devastating PC processor ever.

- Core Size: 32nm
- Socket: LGA1366
- Six Core
- Frequency: 3.33GHz
- Multiplier: 25x
- L2 Cache: 6x 256KB
- L3 Cache: 12MB
- QPI: 6.4 GT/s
- TDP: 130W

Only £867.98 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW
 
Hi Folks

Its exciting times at OcUK, the launch of the brand new Intel 980X is upon us.

This CPU is truly brilliant. We have managed to surpass all of our own expactations with the chip.
In most tasks it seems a little faster than a normal quad core i7, but when under load the 980X is an encoding monster.

here is my initial testing on the 980X comparing it like for like with an i7 920

Both examples running at 4.2GHz [200X21] on the same overclock settings [the 980x needed a few voltage tweaks over the settings for the 920]

Please remember that the 980X tests were performed with the original Rampage Gulftown BIOS so the chip shows as 000 not 980X
The bios was a little clunky with the chip as it was 'Pre Launch'.

Testing Equipment
Test Chip [Intel Core i7 920/Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Edition]
EK Supreme/Thermochill 120.3/sharkoon 1000rpm/D5 Vario
Asus Rampage II Extreme
6GB OCZ Blade 2000MHz Memory
Radeon 4890 Crossfire
Intel 160GB SSD
Asus OC Station Controller
Corsair 850W Modular PSU


920 WPRIME
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980X WPrime
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920 Vantage
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980X Vantage
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920 Cinebench
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980X Cinebench
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920 3DMark06
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980X 3DMark 06
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pushing further, I managed to get the 980X to 5GHz [HT Disabled]
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There was still some headroom here for suicide runs, however my highest stable clock on good watercooling was 4.4ghz
I think with the release of newer BIOS versions, we could see the overclocking capabilities of this monster increase!
 
Damn! this couldnt have arrived at a worse time!

Its time for my Upgrade but... nearly a bag of spuds on a CPU!

The missus will never know! ?
 
Lol! Love it.

First post about this 6 core monster and what do they do with a nearly £900 fastest chip out there?

Overclock it.

Love it! :D
 
The price is better than I expected considering the exchange rate atm. I'm really tempted.


Is this going to be the actual price on release or is it a pre-order special?
 
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