intel core i7 980x gulftown

A new processor core i7 from intel. Gulftown or Westmere-EP is the codename of a six-core hyperthreaded Intel processor able to run up to 12 threads in parallel and using the Intel Nehalem microarchitecture in the 32 nm "Westmere" shrink. Originally rumored to be called the Intel Core i9, it will be sold as an Intel Core i7. The first release was the Core i7 980X in the first quarter of 2010

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[Sebastian2008]

So since the Core i7 Gulftown fits into a LGA 1366 socket, will the i9s work with this socket?

[kimernstube]

@Sebastian2008

don't know.

the i9 doesn't exist yet.

[mocarflotrix]

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[GenuineMW2]

@Sebastian2008 there will never be an i9

[SteelCity1981]

@SteelCity1981 That's great but you are missing the fact that the Intergrated memory controller can only take advantage of DDR31066. thus is why intel's own website states DDR3 1066

[hempheadfor20]

@TheVedicStudent

I did.

[hempheadfor20]

@SteelCity1981 Don't need a wiki to tell me that my asus p6t deluxe v2 is running 6 gigs 2X3 of DDR3 1600 thanks

[SteelCity1981]

@hempheadfor20 Try DDR3 1066. Wiki and Intel's wesbite state memory support types is DDR3 1066.

[hempheadfor20]

@SteelCity1981 Socket 1366 supports 1600 + and thats part of the current core series.

[thatmetalguy85]

AMD

[SteelCity1981]

@dchains The only thing i can think of why intel intially supported DDR3 800 for the Core i seires was maybe because they weren't sure on what the pricing forcast was going to look like with of DDR3 when the Core i i5/3 series came out a year ago when DRAM was high in price a year ago. Sandy Bridge the 2nd gen Core i will no longer support anything lower then DDR3 1066. The even better news is that Sandy Bridge will support up to DDR3 1600 where the current Core series support up to DDR3 1333

[dchains]

@SteelCity1981 Definitely, i think in those aspects 800MHz RAM is sufficient in most cases. For a more demanding user that really needs to have some speed it's useless. Sticking DDR3 800 in small OEM builds are something i can understand.