Digital Home Thoughts: Neoseeker Reviews The Intel Core i7-980X CPU

"Today's announcement really is the second part of Intel's early January launch, Clarkdale. However, contrary to that entry-level, mainstream part unveiled a few months ago, the Core i7-980X, previously known has Gulftown, is a top-of-the-line product. While it is also based on the Westmere architecture, built on Intel's 32nm manufacturing process, don't expect to find this one in the bargain bin anytime soon. Being an Extreme Edition processor for Intel usually involves a price point hovering above a thousand bucks and the 980X will be no exception to this rule once it hits the stores in the coming weeks."

Neoseeker have posted an in depth review of this top of the line six core Intel core i7 CPU which starts off with a nice, if technical explanation, of the CPU and it's history. This CPU is definitely aimed at the power users and gamers out there who want the best of the best. I can't imagine what I could run to use all of those six cores at once, but if you like to multitask such as encoding a video, playing music, watching a DVD, all while playing World of Warcraft then perhaps you might use them all! I don't know if it's just me, but it almost seems that CPU technology has moved on much faster than software has, and we are still waiting for the software to catch up and use the full potential of these new chips.