Intel Core i7-990X stealthily hits shelves, Origin PC overclocks to 4.6 GHz

[Sneha Chowdary]

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These days it's less about the megahertz and more about the cores, but custom PC maker [url=http://www.engadget.com/tag/originpc]Origin[/url] isn't leaving either benchmark untouched. It's taken the as-yet-unannounced six-core, 3.46GHz Intel Core i7-990X processor and pushed it up to 4.6GHz -- a full 200 hertz more than the company's previous hotness, a [url=http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/26/origin-pc-stuffs-4-4ghz-core-i7-980x-fermi-based-gtx-470-and-48/]4.4GHZ Core i7-980X[/url]. The 990X is now available in the company's desktops as well as the [url=http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/origin-pcs-eon17-laptop-packs-desktop-performance-with-desktop/]EON-17[/url] laptop -- which is honestly pushing the boundaries of lapablity. Think you can do better than that -- say, with a little [url=http://www.engadget.com/tag/LN2/]LN2[/url]? You'll find the Core i7-990X at the likes of Mwave and Newegg for what we're sure is a perfectly reasonable $1,050 right now.

[aragorn]

6 cores nice..........how is power consumptions on these?

[Sneha Chowdary]

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6 cores nice..........how is power consumptions on these?
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power consumption aa...ekkuve undi..and it will repel more heat.... sCh_elmodance2 sCh_elmodance2

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