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722594 2008-11-24 17:59:00 Has anyone tried this yet?

Intel Core i7 940 (2.93Ghz/ 8MB/ 4.8GT QPI/ Quad Core)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-EXTREME MB, Intel X58+ICH10R, QPI 6.4GT/s
JJJJJ (528)
722595 2008-11-24 19:11:00 I dont think so. Since its only been released recently (the i7)

And it wouldnt be cheap

There's a system with an i7 down the road. $3.3k + GST (about $3700)
Speedy Gonzales (78)
722596 2008-11-24 19:35:00 Haven't tried it yet.

If you want the latest and greatest, I'd hold off i7 until they release the 8 core monsters some time next year. They may well be a different socket, as i7 is going to use multiple sockets, so you may not be able to simply upgrade to it when you want if you buy now. With hyperthreading, these will give you 16 threads to play with.
Thebananamonkey (7741)
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