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Will Intel® Core™i7 (Bloomfield/X58) owners be able to afford an upgrade?

i7 is still the way. All this talk of upgrade is pointless.

An I7 at 4ghz will last you years before it's even pushed to it limits. By which time 6 core or maybe 8 core will be more mainstream and will either be reasonable priced or maybe new socket.

Long gone are the days of updating a cpu. It simply isn't needed ans pretty pointless. Build the system as best you can, by teh time you need a new cpu you'll need a complete new system.Partial upgrades are ram, gfx and HDD.
 
i7 is still the way. All this talk of upgrade is pointless
Is that i7 Bloomfield or i7 Lynnfield your talking about? :D

And I wouldn't say it's pointless for us to discuss where a platform is heading as some people use this information to make a purchasing decison so it's a topic some may find useful . . .

Long gone are the days of updating a cpu. It simply isn't needed ans pretty pointless
Interesting opinion, you kinda sound like a fan of the Sealed-Box, buy it, use it to do stuff then buy a new one in three years. Nothing wrong with that approach but it's not something I've been able to do myself, new stuff comes out and you get The Itch.

I agree that some people maybe upgrade too much for the slightest of gains but if its cost effective and doesn't involve hours of work I see no harm. I've always enjoyed swapping out chips myself! :)
 
i doubt if i will be going 6/8 core theres just no need for me to get it, the only reason i upgraded this time was because i wanted new kit to play with...thinking of going AMD next time round to have a play or i might even go for a sugo build.
i donmt use my CPU to it full power :(
 
I have just gone from a P4 3.2 single core with HT to a 920 @ 4.0, i didnt ever change my last setup other than storage and graphics, when the time comes to replace my X58 1366 i will be surprised if i dont need to start a fresh!

The future will be what it is, I will not worry about trying to control it as a customer!
 
I have just gone from a P4 3.2 single core with HT to a 920 @ 4.0, i didnt ever change my last setup other than storage and graphics, when the time comes to replace my X58 1366 i will be surprised if i dont need to start a fresh!

The future will be what it is, I will not worry about trying to control it as a customer!

Very true. Technology advances so fast, that I don't think it's worth worrying too much about the years down the line.

What we have then, may not need it's own RAM, or PCs may be so tiny we need brand new cases or whatever. Just think of the here and now. And, if you want to upgrade do it. And if you don't want to, don't. We can't control what happens anyway, so it's not worth worrying about too much. If Intel release a £200 i9, that's all well and good. But I don't think the i7 will be bottom of the pile either in a few years. Should still be a good chip.
 
I have just gone from a P4 3.2 single core with HT to a 920 @ 4.0
Hehe awesome, I had a Northwood too (2.8GHz @ 3.5GHz) but that was back in 2004 heh! :p

I admire you for holding off your upgrade for 5 years but It's not something I could do myself, I'm sure the same goes for a large number of Enthusiasts :)

Technology advances so fast, that I don't think it's worth worrying too much about the years down the line
I think that depends if your paying attention or not, I think Technology evolves quite slowly actually, but thats probably because I keep a sharp on the technology as it evolves.

I wouldn't say I am loosing sleep over Intels socket plans but I'm not a big fan of swapping out motherboards so kinda looking at the facts we know to see which way the wind is gonna blow! :cool:
 
Is that i7 Bloomfield or i7 Lynnfield your talking about? :D

Either, both will last till the new 6cores are cheap enough to buy or a new format is out.

Interesting opinion, you kinda sound like a fan of the Sealed-Box, buy it, use it to do stuff then buy a new one in three years. Nothing wrong with that approach but it's not something I've been able to do myself, new stuff comes out and you get The Itch.
Not at all. IMO everything apart from the mobo and cpu can and probably will be upgraded in the pcs life.
 
I'm not sure what this thread is about really...

You buy whats fastest for what you can afford now.Thats always been my philosophy.

As soon as you hit the BUY button you components begin to be dated.Thats the nature of the business.

Perfect example is the D0 version of the Bloomfield. Everyone who bought a 920 on release sunddenly wnated a D0 chip when they came out for that last bit of overclocking headroom. Their 3 month 920 C0 was out of date in 12 weeks :p

This happens all the time.My MSI GD65 will be out of date when the new tweaked REV comes out.

The 4890 GFX cards out of date when the 5XXX is out in a few days time.

By the time Gulftown is out..people will be wanting new rev mobo's etc...

I for one am going to be having fun now with either a 750 or 860 on my throwaway 63 quid P55 mobo.:D

Live for the now, not in the future when it comes to hardware.

Planning is futile, And staying cutting edge is a fools game imo.


And yes I used to be one of those fools.:p
 
Just a reminder what the thread is about . .

I am asking your opinions on Intel®'s marketing strategy and whether or not they will ramp up the cost of any future LGA1366 processors :)

It's a question for the Technologists, Market Analysts and Soothsayers out there! :cool:
 
Just a reminder what the thread is about . .

I am asking your opinions on Intel®'s marketing strategy and whether or not they will ramp up the cost of any future LGA1366 processors :)

It's a question for the Technologists, Market Analysts and Soothsayers out there! :cool:

Yes,

LGA 1366 CPU's will come in at a mighty price. Probably out of the reach of most.

The 920 was the carrot on the stick to get people to jump on the X58 platform.

Intel will then cease to dangle the carrot when all the 920 stock as gone.


Looking at the bigger picture Lynnfield seems to tick all the boxes for most.
 
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Just a reminder what the thread is about . .

I am asking your opinions on Intel®'s marketing strategy and whether or not they will ramp up the cost of any future LGA1366 processors :)

It's a question for the Technologists, Market Analysts and Soothsayers out there! :cool:

Wanted to make an opinion but fell out of the criteria so might as well watch in the sideline.:D
 
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I'm not expecting to be able to run the new i9 CPUs on my existing S1366 motherboard. If I can, great, but based on previous experience, I doubt it will be possible.

The price isn't a problem as long as the performance is there to back it up. Like most people I balk at spending £600 more for another 400MHz or an unlocked multiplier, but if it was radically faster, then my company would have no problems at all funding £10K (£1000/machine) for a full upgrade of my test suite.
 
Well, having just seen the screenie's below, posted by Shamino. I can safely say i will defo be grabing me a Gulftown when they hit these shores.





Clocking is my main hobby, most of my friends spend a fortune on playing golf. If i spent £4000 year on hardware, it would still be less than if i played golf.
 
Well, having just seen the screenie's below, posted by Shamino. I can safely say i will defo be grabing me a Gulftown when they hit these shores.





Clocking is my main hobby, most of my friends spend a fortune on playing golf. If i spent £4000 year on hardware, it would still be less than if i played golf.

That under Phase?
 
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