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Intel updates LGA1366 Core i7 900 pricing
Following the release of its new flagship, Core i7 990X, Intel has updated pricing for Core i7 900 CPUs. The new line-up is as follows:
Core i7 990X - $999
Core i7 980X - ~$950
Core i7 970 - $583
Core i7 960 - $294
To accommodate the Core i7 990X, the 980X must drop in price. However, this price drop hasn't really shown in e-tail, yet, but the price is expected to stabilize at around $900-$950. It is the Core i7 970 which undergoes a massive cut from $880 to $583, making Intel six-core CPUs that much more affordable. (relatively)
The 3.2 GHz Core i7 960, which is a quad-core CPU, drops from $583 to a much more affordable $294. Of course, it is no match for the similarly priced Core i7 2600, except you can't really get a motherboard to use it with.
The 990X and these price updates are likely to be the last hurrah for the extremely successful Nehalem generation, with the Sandy Bridge E processors incoming, replacing the LGA1366 platform with LGA2011.
Source: Intel
Below is the bulk pricing not retail price, just to serve as a reference.
| Processors Model | Specs | Old Price | New Price | % Change |
| Core i7-990X Extreme Edition | 3.46GHz, 6C/12T, 12M Cache, LGA1366 | - | $990 | - |
| Core i7-980X Extreme Edition | 3.33GHz, 6C/12T, 12M Cache, LGA1366 | $990 | $990 | - |
| Core i7-975 | 3.33GHz, 4C/8T, 8M Cache, LGA1366 | $990 | $990 | - |
| Core i7-970 | 3.2GHz, 6C/12T, 12M Cache, LGA1366 | $845 | $555 | (34%) |
| Core i7-2600K | 3.4GHz, 4C/8T, 8M Cache, LGA1155 | $305 | $305 | - |
| Core i7-2600 | 3.4GHz, 4C/8T, 8M Cache, LGA1155 | $285 | $285 | - |
| Core i7-960 | 3.2GHz, 4C/8T, 8M Cache, LGA1366 | $555 | $285 | (49%) |
| Core i7-950 | 3.06GHz, 4C/8T, 8M Cache, LGA1366 | $285 | $285 | - |
| Core i7-930 | 2.80GHz, 4C/8T, 8M Cache, LGA1366 | $285 | $285 |
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