We got a peep of this chip in Vegas when AMD and Intel threw down in a liquid helium-drenched overclocking slugfest, but the Core i7 975 appears closer to release than ever.
Lads over at XS threw it under some LN2 and crushed the 3DMark05 world record. Points aside, the chip features the new D0 stepping, though it remains to be seen how great an effect this had as the new spin has no thermal, mechanical or electrical changes.
In any case, now that the chip is slowly making its way into the hands of overclockers, I imagine we’ll see a release right around the time AMD unveils its AM3 Phenom II parts.
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