Intel to kill off some i7 Core Chips

[josefarrugia]

---

Apparently there have been rumors circulating around the internet and community forums that Intel will discontinue a few models of their fastest processor chips on the market, the Intel i7 line up. The models which will be put out of production will be the Core i7 920 and 940. The Core i7 950 will replace the 940 and a new processor will be released next week, the 970, which will replace the current 965 on the market.

Therefore, Intel will be eliminating a processor chip, the 920, in the i7 Core Series which was reasonably priced for budget users at $300 (P15,000). This is a strategic plan for Intel as they will be launching the new and lower end processor, i5 Core Series. Once a user purchases the i5 Core Series, they’ll end up purchasing the i7 Core chip with a new motherboard and ram as Intel hasn’t licensed the chipset to any of the third party manufacturers at the moment.

Further information can be found here

[vashtinone]

mao jd ni ila marketing strategy, pauna gawas ang high-end then sunod na ang mid-end ug low end...

[glide 1]

Intel marketing strategy at its best, can't blame them. One thing good though is that we will be seeing faster and better procie in the near future, hopefully for both X58 and P55 platforms - can't wait Q1 2010.

[vashtinone]

walang humpay at katapusan na upgrade..

[Kenshiro]

I'll wait for the next gen processors.

[dmelsie]

Intel marketing strategy at its best, can't blame them. One thing good though is that we will be seeing faster and better procie in the near future, hopefully for both X58 and P55 platforms - can't wait Q1 2010.

ang ma release nga new procie sa intel nga kusog ana nga time kay mo support og x58 chipset and socket 1366 ang p55 is for lower nga procie nila so ana nga time pwede na e dispose nimo bro ang imo i7 andam kaayo akong mga kamot mo salo ana hehehehe

[COMCAM]

they created it, and now they will kill it - always forms part of marketing strategy, AMD Hello? Hmmm they are on a wait and see scene

[CeeJay]

sigh. marketing strategy at its best

[waterboy0911]

I'll wait for the next gen processors.

once pud lagi mo gawas ang next gen processors.. pwerteng mahala nasad.. then same nasad imo huna huna.. hulat ansad sa next gen processor.. tks tsk..

[COMCAM]

its always like that, never ending upgrade