"Intel Retires i7-970, Introduces Non-Extreme i7-980"

[mikef]

http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2011/6/27/intel-silently-retires-i7-9702c-introduces-non-extreme-i7-980.aspx

Will this replace the i7-970 in the PCS configurator? Quite tempting at the price...

[PCS]

It's available to configure on our website here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-core-i7-pc/ :)

[mikef]

Thanks - looks like the same price as the 970, that's a lot of processing for the money

[Sleinous]

Indeed, waiting to grab one of these at some point.