There's a name to the Nehalem face...

[reflux]

Nehalem is to be launched as Core i7

http://en.expreview.com/2008/08/08/nehalem-to-become-core-i7-processor/

Not sure what I think of the name, love the logo though. Core 3 Duo would have been too similar I guess so they needed something a bit different. We had Pentiums 1, 2, 3, 4, D (5), Core 2 Duo (6) and now...seventh generation modern architecture = Nehalem...so that's why it's i7 I think.

In other news, today officially marks the end of the production and sale of Netburst processors! Hooray!

 

[TheCenturion]

hopefully intel will unlock multipliers on cpu's other than the i7extreme

 

[Trunks9486]

Meh, its not bad but i would have preferred Core 3 Quad/Extreme

I read somewhere that the 7th microarcitecture was Netburst (786) but dont quote me on this one.

 

[Tetsu]

Should have called it the "Intel Core Susan"

 

[rjk]

the letters F T and W should have been there tbh

 

[Phatzy]

extreme edition should call it over priced edition

 

[Tetsu]

LOL

 

[Indy500]

I guess they recognised Apple's success with the "i" moniker in front of everything.

 

[rjk]

lol @ post #6

 

[Tetsu]

Should do one for old people

 

[gt_junkie]

I reckon you just keep it simple...

gt

 

[rjk]

I guess they recognised Apple's success with the "i" moniker in front of everything.

but i stands for intel

its faily basic stuff
plus me and phatzy should have been on the intel marketing team imo


apple put i in front of everything for no real reason
iphone, ipod, iface, iaids, isink, iurinal etc
at least intel are using the i from their brand name i guess

im wondering two things....
1. when will apple take offence and refust to use 'i' chips in ther macs
2. when will i be able to get some ope or F.T.W.. edition cpus for my rig

come on intel - it makes sense

meanwhile amd are in a board room toying with the idea of making the destructathalon

 

[Phatzy]

^^ lol

 

[rjk]

I reckon you just keep it simple...

gt

nice one gt

surprised that one wasnt first on there tbh!!!

edit - gt - you are now the intel marketing director

 

[Indy500]

but i stands for intel

Thats also true...hmm.

AMD should have stuck with Athlon\Duron, they sound much better than "Phenom".

 

[rjk]

phenom...





enom
do dooo da do doo
phenom - enom do doo do doo!



edit*duron did sound like a brand of contraceptive tbh

 

[Slashiem]

Like the logo's a lot.
mmm "i7" not sure on that, it has the "i" which is related to apple. But sounds alright from what is said above.

~Slash

 

[gt_junkie]

gt - you are now the intel marketing director

Awesome!

Does that mean i get a free Nahalem rig then... that would be nice!

gt

 

[rjk]

Awesome!

Does that mean i get a free Nahalem rig then... that would be nice!

gt

maybe but i would have thought they would make you pay for your ddr3 for making a farse of intel branding!!!


either way i would imagine you would get a lot of paid time off

"i7" isnt exactly something you would need to take months deciding on...


personally i would like to see the list of 'maybes' that they had

 

[Lightnix]

I think it's i786 as opposed to the original pentium pro's i686. Y'know, for the i7 part. It'd make sense since the shift to QPI from the old FSB is quite a big change (that and Netburst was P68, not i786. >>).