Intel has officially introduced what should be the brains behind tomorrow’s high-end gaming rigs called the Core i7-980X Extreme Edition. Intel’s first 32nm, six-core processor for consumer desktops, this new chip can handle 12 computing threads. It’s basically the fastest desktop processor on the planet—at least until they make a new one.
This bit of high-end performance news has been made during the ongoing Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, and gamers looking for the next big thing should take notice. Codenamed “Gulftown,” the new processor should be seen on the next wave of high-end gaming rigs from the usual high-end gaming rig players such as Alienware and Falcon Northwest.
The price for this sixer hasn’t been announced yet, but don’t expect it to be cheap; yesterday’s gaming darling, the quad-cored 3.33GHz Core i7 975 Extreme Edition chip retails for just under $1000. And that’s just for the processor.
Tags: Core i7, Desktops, Gaming Systems, Intel, Processors, Upgrades
