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NightRaven · 17-03-2010, 01:18 AM

Hello Fellas,

First up, thanks to Intel Singapore for the nice sample

It is one of the few we have locally. The retail 980X should be on sale here by tomorrow or within the week. Very few pieces i heard and should go for 1500++ to 1600+ SGD.

Anyway here's a sneak preview of my ES.

Intel has now moved to the tower heatsink design. Mind you same TDP of 130W as the 975 but newer better heatsink.

NightRaven · 17-03-2010, 01:19 AM

Not too bad build quality

I haven peeled off the base sticker but you can see the smooth and mirror finish already

NightRaven · 17-03-2010, 01:19 AM

Compared to the Thermalright Venomous X in size

Please note the venomous X is mounted. The intel cooler is not. So it should be shorter than it looks.

And of course the "confidential" ES 980X

i would say this is a very interesting CPU as the multimedia benchmarks and game benchmarks show increases in performance across many apps. I will verify some of the benchmarks in time to come and will test it with real world apps run by my clients.

Of course, we're looking forward to new motherboards to run this on and break new records!

Stay tuned for some Gigabyte X58A UD7 (New flagship model from Gigabyte!) action and MSI 5870 Lightning overclocking. Also not forgetting memory from Gskill!

zelda1031 · 17-03-2010, 01:23 AM

nice ~ i'm sure u guys can break some new records with this chip !! waiting for benchmarks xD

5408854088 · 17-03-2010, 01:50 AM

coming from NR ~

mugee_ · 17-03-2010, 05:04 AM

awaiting review anxiously

KWSW · 17-03-2010, 08:57 AM

camps as well

maxsony · 17-03-2010, 09:19 AM

Nightraven ,

how does the intel new cooler performed compared to the third-party cooler either mid-range or high-range of cooler ?

how it performed well in term of cooling the processor ?

Thanks

tarui04 · 17-03-2010, 10:40 AM

/me ambushes NR to stun his cpu....

wait. does this fit on a p55 board?

just kidding

the Q and P on the hsf means quiet and performance? been trying to figure out waht that means

ZhuTou! · 17-03-2010, 10:56 AM

price for this chip alone can build a new rig liao

saiyan2005 · 17-03-2010, 11:41 AM

ZhuTou! wrote:

price for this chip alone can build a new rig liao

the price of this chip also equal to normal office worker salary

hg_wng · 17-03-2010, 11:52 AM

Is the lightning out yet? If not any idea when, and wat about price?

KWSW · 17-03-2010, 12:06 PM

saiyan2005 wrote:

the price of this chip also equal to normal office worker salary

its an elite level cpu liaos... think normal people wun get it...

tarui04 · 17-03-2010, 12:33 PM

KWSW wrote:

its an elite level cpu liaos... think normal people wun get it...

peasants need not apply.

imagine this is a job applicant.

asking pay 8k/mth
power hungry,
no work experience

NightRaven · 17-03-2010, 06:43 PM

hg_wng wrote:

Is the lightning out yet? If not any idea when, and wat about price?

lightning should be soon but need to check with corbell if they bringing and when.

17-03-2010, 01:18 AM		#1
NightRaven Supremacy Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 10,178	Intel 980X First Look Hello Fellas, First up, thanks to Intel Singapore for the nice sample It is one of the few we have locally. The retail 980X should be on sale here by tomorrow or within the week. Very few pieces i heard and should go for 1500++ to 1600+ SGD. Anyway here's a sneak preview of my ES. Intel has now moved to the tower heatsink design. Mind you same TDP of 130W as the 975 but newer better heatsink.	Processor Intel Core i7 980X Gulftown - Cooled by K\|ngp\|n's F1 Extreme NightRaven Edition Mainboard Gigabyte X58A UD9, MSI Big Bang Xpower Graphics Card Gigabyte 5870 SOC, MSI Lightning Graphics Cards Memory Gskill Trident Tri Channel + Pi S Dual Channel Display Samsung & Acer Storage Intel SSDs + Seagate HDDs Optical Storage By LG PSU Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W Audio By Creative OS Windows XP Pro SP3 & Win 7 Ultimate 64Bit

17-03-2010, 01:19 AM		#2
NightRaven Supremacy Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 10,178	Not too bad build quality I haven peeled off the base sticker but you can see the smooth and mirror finish already	Processor Intel Core i7 980X Gulftown - Cooled by K\|ngp\|n's F1 Extreme NightRaven Edition Mainboard Gigabyte X58A UD9, MSI Big Bang Xpower Graphics Card Gigabyte 5870 SOC, MSI Lightning Graphics Cards Memory Gskill Trident Tri Channel + Pi S Dual Channel Display Samsung & Acer Storage Intel SSDs + Seagate HDDs Optical Storage By LG PSU Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W Audio By Creative OS Windows XP Pro SP3 & Win 7 Ultimate 64Bit

17-03-2010, 01:19 AM		#3
NightRaven Supremacy Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 10,178	Compared to the Thermalright Venomous X in size Please note the venomous X is mounted. The intel cooler is not. So it should be shorter than it looks. And of course the "confidential" ES 980X i would say this is a very interesting CPU as the multimedia benchmarks and game benchmarks show increases in performance across many apps. I will verify some of the benchmarks in time to come and will test it with real world apps run by my clients. Of course, we're looking forward to new motherboards to run this on and break new records! Stay tuned for some Gigabyte X58A UD7 (New flagship model from Gigabyte!) action and MSI 5870 Lightning overclocking. Also not forgetting memory from Gskill! Last edited by NightRaven : 17-03-2010 at 02:48 PM.	Processor Intel Core i7 980X Gulftown - Cooled by K\|ngp\|n's F1 Extreme NightRaven Edition Mainboard Gigabyte X58A UD9, MSI Big Bang Xpower Graphics Card Gigabyte 5870 SOC, MSI Lightning Graphics Cards Memory Gskill Trident Tri Channel + Pi S Dual Channel Display Samsung & Acer Storage Intel SSDs + Seagate HDDs Optical Storage By LG PSU Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W Audio By Creative OS Windows XP Pro SP3 & Win 7 Ultimate 64Bit

17-03-2010, 01:50 AM	#5
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17-03-2010, 05:04 AM		#6
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17-03-2010, 01:23 AM	#4
zelda1031 Master Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,831	nice ~ i'm sure u guys can break some new records with this chip !! waiting for benchmarks xD

17-03-2010, 08:57 AM	#7
KWSW Supremacy Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 21,891	camps as well __________________ Rig Setup: Intel i5 750 + Mega Shadow \| EVGA P55 SLI \| OCZ Fatal1ty PC3-12800 2x2GB \| Palit 470GTX Non Reference \| WD 640GB Black \| Seagate 500GB \| Samsung 22x DVDRW \| Inspire 7700 \| CM 690 Pure \| Andyson Vanguard V880 \|Win 7 Ultimate 64bit Retail \| Razer Lycosa + Krait

17-03-2010, 09:19 AM		#8
maxsony Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,637	Nightraven , how does the intel new cooler performed compared to the third-party cooler either mid-range or high-range of cooler ? how it performed well in term of cooling the processor ? Thanks	Processor Intel Q9650@3.8ghz wit Thermalright VX wit S-Flex G Mainboard Asus Maximus II Formula Graphics Card pailt GTX260 216SP Memory 4GB DDR2 1066mhz Display Samsung 22inch LCD Storage 2 X 640GB WD black, 1 X 500GB WD black Optical Storage samsung 22X SATA DVD writer Casing CoolerMaster HAF 922 Casing PSU Coolermaster real power pro 650watts Audio onboard sound OS Window 7 pro 64bits

17-03-2010, 10:40 AM		#9
tarui04 Supremacy Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 12,171	/me ambushes NR to stun his cpu.... wait. does this fit on a p55 board? just kidding the Q and P on the hsf means quiet and performance? been trying to figure out waht that means __________________ ryanlinr2 wrote: I amazed at how many people who are so called "soccer fans" but cant afford to pay $70 for a event that happens once every 4 years. New citizen EGMAR Goncalves, who reportedly earned more than $500,000 during his eight years in Singapore, has bought six homes in Brazil. Which led Kok Wai Leong, team manager of S-League club Singapore Armed Forces FC to comment: 'He can't buy six homes in Singapore with $500,000, can he?	Processor Single core Dothan Mainboard intel 9series Graphics Card x300 int. Memory 1x2GB kingston DDRII Display ElseeDee Storage 3x Samsung HD103UI 1TB 2x WD10EACS 1TB 1x WD1001FALS 1TB 1x Seagate 1.5TB Optical Storage got 2 Casing laptop casing? PSU power adaptor counted? Audio awn boark OS Human XP Pro

17-03-2010, 10:56 AM	#10
ZhuTou! Arch-Supremacy Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,468	price for this chip alone can build a new rig liao __________________ 当你太在乎一个人的时候，你的心里能装的下的东西就变少了

17-03-2010, 11:41 AM		#11
saiyan2005 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,043	ZhuTou! wrote: price for this chip alone can build a new rig liao the price of this chip also equal to normal office worker salary	Processor Intel® Core™ i7-860 on stock Mainboard Asus P7P55D LE Graphics Card PowerColor HD5870 1GB DDR5 with Dirt2 game Memory CORSAIR XMS3 CL9 1600 DDR3 2X2 GB Display SAMSUNG P2250 21.5 Storage SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1TB (.12) (2PLATTER) Optical Storage SAMSUNG S223 DVDRW Casing CM 690 RAZER COPPERHEAD , RAZER ARCTOSA PSU ANDYSON F600M Audio USING ONBOARD SOUND WITH CREATIVE INSPIRE T3200 2.1 OS WINDOW 7 HOME PREMIUM 64 BIT

17-03-2010, 11:52 AM		#12
hg_wng Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,032	Is the lightning out yet? If not any idea when, and wat about price?	Processor Core i5-750@ 4ghz w/ Corsair H50 & 2 Scythe Gentle Typhoon in push-pull Mainboard MSI P55-GD65 Graphics Card MSI R5870 Lightning Memory 4GB Team Xtreem DDR3-1600 CL8 Display Dell U2311H Storage Samsung F3 1TB Casing HAF 932 PSU Corsair HX750 OS Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit

17-03-2010, 12:06 PM	#13
KWSW Supremacy Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 21,891	saiyan2005 wrote: the price of this chip also equal to normal office worker salary its an elite level cpu liaos... think normal people wun get it... __________________ Rig Setup: Intel i5 750 + Mega Shadow \| EVGA P55 SLI \| OCZ Fatal1ty PC3-12800 2x2GB \| Palit 470GTX Non Reference \| WD 640GB Black \| Seagate 500GB \| Samsung 22x DVDRW \| Inspire 7700 \| CM 690 Pure \| Andyson Vanguard V880 \|Win 7 Ultimate 64bit Retail \| Razer Lycosa + Krait

17-03-2010, 12:33 PM		#14
tarui04 Supremacy Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 12,171	KWSW wrote: its an elite level cpu liaos... think normal people wun get it... peasants need not apply. imagine this is a job applicant. asking pay 8k/mth power hungry, no work experience __________________ ryanlinr2 wrote: I amazed at how many people who are so called "soccer fans" but cant afford to pay $70 for a event that happens once every 4 years. New citizen EGMAR Goncalves, who reportedly earned more than $500,000 during his eight years in Singapore, has bought six homes in Brazil. Which led Kok Wai Leong, team manager of S-League club Singapore Armed Forces FC to comment: 'He can't buy six homes in Singapore with $500,000, can he?	Processor Single core Dothan Mainboard intel 9series Graphics Card x300 int. Memory 1x2GB kingston DDRII Display ElseeDee Storage 3x Samsung HD103UI 1TB 2x WD10EACS 1TB 1x WD1001FALS 1TB 1x Seagate 1.5TB Optical Storage got 2 Casing laptop casing? PSU power adaptor counted? Audio awn boark OS Human XP Pro

17-03-2010, 06:43 PM		#15
NightRaven Supremacy Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 10,178	hg_wng wrote: Is the lightning out yet? If not any idea when, and wat about price? lightning should be soon but need to check with corbell if they bringing and when.	Processor Intel Core i7 980X Gulftown - Cooled by K\|ngp\|n's F1 Extreme NightRaven Edition Mainboard Gigabyte X58A UD9, MSI Big Bang Xpower Graphics Card Gigabyte 5870 SOC, MSI Lightning Graphics Cards Memory Gskill Trident Tri Channel + Pi S Dual Channel Display Samsung & Acer Storage Intel SSDs + Seagate HDDs Optical Storage By LG PSU Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W Audio By Creative OS Windows XP Pro SP3 & Win 7 Ultimate 64Bit