Unofficial unboxing pictures

Sep 23, 2008 10:56 GMT  ·  By

Although we still don't know when the official announcement will take place, Intel is expected to unveil its next generation Core i7 processors, based on the Nehalem architecture. As with most other highly anticipated hardware products, details have already surfaced on the Internet, which literally means that, by the time the Santa Clara, California-based leading chip maker decides to officially unveil the product, most users will already have a general idea of what to expect from it.

 

Just recently, photos of the company's upcoming Core i7 Extreme processor have popped up on the Internet, clearly showing everything you are to look for from a straight out-of-the-box offering. Although this is not how the Core i7 965 is going to look up on store shelves, the pictures detail everything you will be provided with upon acquiring this $1,000+ chip. This also includes the new and improved cooler, specifically designed to ease temperatures for Intel's next-to-be flagship processor.

 

As a reminder, the Core i7 965 model will become the first of the company's Extreme lineup of CPUs, which means that it has been designed to deliver the very best in computing performance. It comes as a quad-core offering, and is built using the 45nm process technology most of the company's CPUs have already adopted. It will deliver a core speed of 3.2GHz, and will come with 8MB of L3 cache. In addition, the new CPU will feature support for triple-channel DDR3 memory and will only work on X58-enabled mobos, which Intel is also getting ready to launch.

 

When unveiled, the Core Extreme i7 965 is believed to be accompanied by two low-power and lower-priced models, the Core i7 920 and Core i7 940. These will come with core speeds of 2.66GHz and 2.9GHz, respectively, and will provide a total of 8MB of L3 cache. As far as pricing is concerned, they will be available for approximately $284 and $562, respectively.

 

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Intel Core i7 Extreme 965 box
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