Core i7 Retail Packaging Pictured

[zCexVe]

Intel will be releasing its newest processor: the Core i7, in the days to come. The first releases of the i7 are based on the Bloomfield core, which happens to be the poster-boy for the Intel Nehalem CPU architecture. The processor uses Intel's new LGA-1366 socket, it is a quad-core processor with HyperThreading enabled.

Expreview pictured the Core i7 (non Extreme) package, which reveals a largely standard pack that's seen on Intel's processors these days. Also pictured is Intel's stock cooler for the non-Extreme i7 processors, which largely resembles the stock-coolers of most Intel processors. It consists of a central block made of copper, which makes contact with the CPU. The thermal interface material is pre-applied to it. Aluminum fins project radially from the block, which fork into thinner fins, to increase surface-area. Also included in the package is the related documentation, warranty declaration and bezel sticker. The CPU pictured by Expreview is the i7 920, clocked at 2.66 GHz, with 8 MB L3 cache. The processor has a QuickPath Interconnect speed of 4800 MT/s.

 

[VSGM]

wow nice

 

[zCexVe]

wow nice

U blind or something??
It has less thermal paste,bloody old god damn cooler.At least some copper has been added.I'm assuming it has a hole in the middle.

 

[nismok]

U blind or something??
It has less thermal paste,bloody old god damn cooler.At least some copper has been added.I'm assuming it has a hole in the middle.

 

[milindasenarath]

U blind or something??
It has less thermal paste,bloody old god damn cooler.At least some copper has been added.I'm assuming it has a hole in the middle.

its not for overclocking people.
by the way its enough for everyday computing

 

[AL1717]

MAXAAAAAAAA MAXXAAA

 

[prabu901104]

why intel release processors so quickly?

 

[rajithakodagoda]

but typical intel cooler

 

[blood_brotha]

U blind or something??
It has less thermal paste,bloody old god damn cooler.At least some copper has been added.I'm assuming it has a hole in the middle.

what do u mean by less thermal paste...thats seems exactly like my stock Core2duo cooler..i guess its bigger..but looks exactly the same

 

[hary]

ela thnx

 

[hary]

why intel release processors so quickly?

idin ahala kiyanna mama

 

[roshant]

though it is fabricated by 45nm tech.TDP is massive 135W.
So it is a power eating monster.
However, more recent testing done on all speeds of official hardware with final drivers and BIOS reveisions show that Core i7 at the very least beats Yorkfield clock-for-clock, and in most cases exceeds it by an average of about 17%.

 

[Anusha]

U blind or something??
It has less thermal paste,bloody old god damn cooler.At least some copper has been added.I'm assuming it has a hole in the middle.

WTF happened cooler with copper fins here and there, that they promised???

Anyway, this is the same cooler (except the "leg" positioning maybe) that came with the E6300. It had copper too.

 

[Anusha]

its not for overclocking people.
by the way its enough for everyday computing

Hey Mr.!!! Do you think people who overclock just runs the PC a little time, because they fear it will burst into flames if run 24/7????

 

[Sudantha_s]

confused :S , Core 7i 7 Cores or Quad Core

Im a Noob

 

[milindasenarath]

Hey Mr.!!! Do you think people who overclock just runs the PC a little time, because they fear it will burst into flames if run 24/7????

people who wants to overclock can get a new cooler thats what i said or just use the standard cooler

 

[Anusha]

why intel release processors so quickly?

Quickly???? Come on!! This is the TOCK after almost 2.5 years!!!

 

[Anusha]

confused :S , Core 7i 7 Cores or Quad Core

Im a Noob

Quad

 

[Anusha]

people who wants to overclock can get a new cooler thats what i said or just use the standard cooler

Can get, but not always a requirement!!!

 

[Anusha]

though it is fabricated by 45nm tech.TDP is massive 135W.
So it is a power eating monster.
However, more recent testing done on all speeds of official hardware with final drivers and BIOS reveisions show that Core i7 at the very least beats Yorkfield clock-for-clock, and in most cases exceeds it by an average of about 17%.

Don't get it wrong. It doesn't consume a lot of power. TDP is related to heat, not power consumption (or wastage!).

They have a high TDP because that's the limit to which the "turbo" mode automatically overclocks the cores when applications that cannot take the full use of the 8-SMT capability of the CPU. TDP will only be a concern in entry level or Intel mobos. Other overclocking mobo's will not have a TDP limitation (or so they say).