News - Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs go on sale early in Malaysia

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Next-gen desktop processors sneak into shops ahead of January launch.

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nice.

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The official Sandy Bridge launch is now only a few weeks away and laptops and desktops sporting the new processors are expected to be widely available from the start of the new year.

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By 'start of new year' do you mean 'available to buy in January! :D' or 'available to buy in late May... :(\'?

Also laptop parts are generally introduced later than desktop parts so is this release going to buck the trend? I\'m looking to buy a new laptop for next semester so if laptop sandy bridge is going to be introduced very soon then I\'ll be prepared to wait a month...

omg! as I\'m about to build a computer with ASUS Rampage III Extreme mobo and a i7 950 processor, this comes out! :{

what shall I do guys, worth waiting?

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Originally Posted by miXer

omg! as I'm about to build a computer with ASUS Rampage III Extreme mobo and a i7 950 processor, this comes out! :{

what shall I do guys, worth waiting?

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I'd stay wait for the release & for the reviews come out then you can gauge the two, maybe the i7 will come down in price & save you some pennies?

The i7 rocks! I see there are a lot of people are selling there i7 + X58's & waiting for this...

For me, I'm staying with the i7 as its a beast. I think the i7 will hold its own & will be better in some scenarios & benchmarks...

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Originally Posted by Andi-C

I'd stay wait for the release & for the reviews come out then you can gauge the two, maybe the i7 will come down in price & save you some pennies?

The i7 rocks! I see there are a lot of people are selling there i7 + X58's & waiting for this...

For me, I'm staying with the i7 as its a beast. I think the i7 will hold its own & will be better in some scenarios & benchmarks...

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I suppose you've got a point there. I guess I'll buy most of my components and buy the CPU last.
Do you think the new SB will be compatible with the Rampage III Extreme mobo?

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Originally Posted by miXer

I suppose you've got a point there. I guess I'll buy most of my components and buy the CPU last.
Do you think the new SB will be compatible with the Rampage III Extreme mobo?

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Firstly, it definitely won't. The sockets are all changing for the new generation.

Secondly, Intel is keeping the X58 platform for the high-end/enthusiast market for quite some time. That's to say that a replacement won't be launching at the start of 2011.

Lastly, though, SB will be a major upgrade, so if you can hold out, I'd say wait. i7 950 is a good CPU, for sure, but SB will be worth waiting for.

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By 'start of new year' do you mean 'available to buy in January! ' or 'available to buy in late May... '?

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All I'll say is don't buy anything before January 5th. All will become clear then.

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Originally Posted by BullDogg

Firstly, it definitely won't. The sockets are all changing for the new generation.

Secondly, Intel is keeping the X58 platform for the high-end/enthusiast market for quite some time. That's to say that a replacement won't be launching at the start of 2011.

Lastly, though, SB will be a major upgrade, so if you can hold out, I'd say wait. i7 950 is a good CPU, for sure, but SB will be worth waiting for.

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Oh I thought so. It's just that I heard that the new SB will be backwards compatible, thats all.

I guess I'll be waiting then before building my new rig. I just hope that the new SB won't be expensive :]