Intel i9 chip

Mattus · 27 Jul 2009 at 17:20

I have at least 20 different processes running that are Windows-related, never mind threads. So, yes, it's definitely multithreaded.

Blackhorse · 28 Jul 2009 at 05:57

All of us "enthusiasts" that are sat with i7's running at 4ghz. 95% of them chips are been wasted as games dont need that much power and windows is multi thread but not to this exteme!,
I cant see how throwing any more processing power at an app is going to be of any use, unless your doing video editing, raw photo rendering, ect!
Its just intel trying to wow you with numbers and enticing you into their "new product"
Ill stick with my i7 for around 2-3years before i think of upgrading!

james.miller · 28 Jul 2009 at 06:14

HazardO said:
Yup the LGA775 platform has at least a couple of years left in it. I think it will just be view as the entry level platform (i3s) while LGA1156 i5s and i7s will be mainstream and LGA1366 i7s and i9s will be entusiast/high end workstation/server class.

something will have to change then - you know its bad when £160 motherboards are called 'the budget line'

DragonQ · 28 Jul 2009 at 11:10

Why is it people think everyone here is a gamer?

gurusan · 28 Jul 2009 at 11:20

because probably 9/10 performance oriented puters are for gaming.

DragonQ · 28 Jul 2009 at 11:25

But not all.

gurusan · 28 Jul 2009 at 11:27

No, but when we are talking about clocked performance pcs I would say it's a fairly accurate generalization.

95thrifles · 28 Jul 2009 at 11:27

james.miller said:
something will have to change then - you know its bad when £160 motherboards are called 'the budget line'

its the budget line of a high end product, like a porsche boxster is a budget line porsche, its still expensive for most people but not compared to a 911 turbo (I like car analogies)

Greebo · 28 Jul 2009 at 11:41

UltimateBadger said:
Well at least they've had the sense to not make i9 dependant on ANOTHER motherboard chipset! I was thinking of going P55/1156 at the end of this year but it looks to me like X58 might be more future proof with regards to processor upgrades.

Except for the new x58 boards next year get usb 3, sata 3 and pci-e 3 AFIK. That's still going to make you want to swap your mobo again.

thevet · 28 Jul 2009 at 12:12

you should only change your equipment really when you need to,it dont matter what yoiu have,i always follow the rule that "do i really need to upgrade"?99% of the time the answer is no...best way to be so you dont get caught up in the buying frenzy of new hardware

craig3000 · 28 Jul 2009 at 12:31

DragonQ said:
Erm, where do you live, 1991?

Windows 7 is more optimised for multiple CPU cores than any previous version but Windows has been mutlithreaded for ages.

Supposedly it is more optimized towards intel CPU's as well because microsoft and intel have been working together, probably not that significant but nice too know

DragonQ · 28 Jul 2009 at 12:51

Well there aren't many Intel-specific instruction sets left (although there are a few AMD ones - are they still using "3DNow!"?) but I know that they specifically added some optimisations for HyperThreading, which is definitely good.

Ghostnade · 29 Jul 2009 at 22:45

rixarena said:
I feel very out of date now with my baby E8400

just bought a E8400 lol, won't be doing another build until an 8core intel cpu comes out

r2d2 · 29 Jul 2009 at 22:46

Sylver123 said:
The Intel's six core is what i`m waiting on next year along with a pair of nVidia's GT300 series cards in SLI for my new build, to replace the one in my sig.

Im thinking along the same lines mate. That would be a BEAST of a rig haha :cool:

elpedro · 29 Jul 2009 at 23:59

Depending on price, may be onto something worth upgrading from a Q6600 to

86JR · 30 Jul 2009 at 00:05

JonJ678 said:
I'm not saying they run twice as hot, I'm saying they use twice as much power and therefore release twice as much heat. That's not the same as the temperature doubling.

Firstly it's temperature above ambient that needs to be considered, not absolute temperature. Secondly the approximation that temperature varies linearly with rate of heat transfer isn't great. Finally this is approximate, as only the cores are doubled, the rest of the circuitry is the same. I'm assuming it's the cores that use the most power, which seems a fair guess.

The drop to 32nm means the increase in power consumption will be less than this implies though, as the above assumes constant efficiency.

Indeed, basic terms are that excess power is wasted as heat, so the more efficient, the less heat. i9 will be more efficient a platform than i7, so it wont be 50% as much as it wont be the same efficiency as i7. A 6 core i7 would however give out 50% more heat.

Zerolimitz · 30 Jul 2009 at 00:14

guess my planned upgrade will have to wait for these new i9 chips

bulldog147 · 30 Jul 2009 at 01:51

Zerolimitz said:
guess my planned upgrade will have to wait for these new i9 chips

Knowing what intel are like, when the new i9 first release, it will be expensive but I roughly say around £350 for the lower spec on i9 core. Don't forget our VAT return to 17.50% in January 2010

Greebo · 30 Jul 2009 at 10:11

bulldog147 said:
Knowing what intel are like, when the new i9 first release, it will be expensive but I roughly say around £350 for the lower spec on i9 core. Don't forget our VAT return to 17.50% in January 2010

I'll post nude pics of me on ocuk if they are £350 on launch and you can quote me for that. I reckon a minimum of £650.

bledd · 30 Jul 2009 at 10:34

glad I've still got my q6600 now

think I'll wait another year and see what's to offer then