News Desk: Intel Releases Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Gulftown Processor

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[drupal=474]News Desk: Intel Releases Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Gulftown Processor[/drupal]

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By: Trace Hagan

Intel has once again raised the bar of performance with their new Core i7 980-X Extreme Edition hexacore CPU, which contains 6 physical cores on a single piece of silicon. It is drop-in compatible with existing LGA1366 X58 boards with a simple BIOS update. Released today, reviews are already circulating the internet... More...

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Oh man. Someone tell me that I need this so I have an excuse to buy it...

You need this

Mmmm, 32nm hex-core goodness. :D

Unfortunately, as anyone familiar with Intel's behavior should have been expecting, it's ~$1200. That's only $200 per core! What a bargain! :P