{"video_id":"p_UPZaIGi0I","title":"Intel Core i7 Extreme 980X Six Core 32nm Processor Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips","channel":"Linus Tech Tips","show":"Linus Tech Tips","published_at":"2010-05-08T14:53:29Z","duration_s":387,"segments":[{"start_s":0.64,"end_s":7.52,"text":"It's been a few days, but I'm back in the saddle. So, I've got a very exciting","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":4.96,"end_s":14.559,"text":"product today to unbox. This is the Intel Core i7 980X. It's an LG 1366","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":12.639,"end_s":21.119,"text":"processor, and we've seen that before, but what's new about it is this is a 6","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":17.76,"end_s":25.0,"text":"core Extreme Edition processor. Now,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":21.119,"end_s":28.48,"text":"just like when Intel launched the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":25.0,"end_s":31.279,"text":"QX6700, this is the only processor that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":28.48,"end_s":36.399,"text":"you can buy from Intel on the desktop platform with six cores. So, the QX6700","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":34.16,"end_s":40.32,"text":"was an extreme processor and it was the only four core you could buy at the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":38.079,"end_s":44.8,"text":"time. So, you're paying a premium, but you're getting the latest technology.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":41.84,"end_s":50.32,"text":"This is a 32nm processor. It supports hyperthreading technology, which means","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":47.36,"end_s":54.879,"text":"12 threads in Task Manager. Go figure. Turbo boost. It has an integrated memory","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":52.8,"end_s":61.76,"text":"controller, triple channel DDR3 memory like all of the LG 1366 CPUs. It is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":58.359,"end_s":64.64,"text":"compatible with most and it should be","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":61.76,"end_s":70.64,"text":"all X58 motherboards with only a BIOS update. So, I threw one of these chips","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":66.64,"end_s":73.119,"text":"into my one-year old X58 board and it","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":70.64,"end_s":76.4,"text":"worked just with a BIOS update. So, then let's go around to the back. This box","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":74.64,"end_s":81.759,"text":"contains an Intel processor and thermal solution. It is a three-year warranty.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":78.56,"end_s":84.32,"text":"Okay. So, let's go around here. Okay.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":81.759,"end_s":90.799,"text":"Why don't we break the seal on this bad boy? So, here we go. That is a thousand","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":88.479,"end_s":97.439,"text":"plus dollar processor. Now, it's open. We opened the box. Let's see what kind","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":92.799,"end_s":100.4,"text":"of experience we have unboxing a Core i7","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":97.439,"end_s":106.079,"text":"Extreme. So, this is cool. Intel has actually updated their stock cooler for","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":103.68,"end_s":110.56,"text":"the Extreme Edition products. But before we get into that, why don't we have a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":107.759,"end_s":115.6,"text":"look at the documentation. Oh, wow. This is a kind of a complicated package. The","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":112.72,"end_s":118.56,"text":"CPU is in like a cardboard uh container. So, we'll look at that after. First of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":117.04,"end_s":121.759,"text":"all, we have the installation instructions along with the three-year","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":120.159,"end_s":127.84,"text":"limited warranty. We have an Intel inside logo label. Core i7 inside. It's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":125.04,"end_s":133.76,"text":"a black one cuz it's extreme. All right. Next, we","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":128.92,"end_s":136.879,"text":"have Oh, this is new. Look at this.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":133.76,"end_s":138.72,"text":"Intel actually includes a thermal","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":136.879,"end_s":144.319,"text":"compound tube. This looks like it's probably shinu. I'm guessing though. I'm","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":141.599,"end_s":149.52,"text":"just going based on the um based on the syringe here. Dao Corning. No, this is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":146.48,"end_s":151.2,"text":"it's an OEM. It's an OEM paste. Uh if","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":149.52,"end_s":155.68,"text":"it's what I think it is, it's a very high quality paste. And then they","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":153.2,"end_s":160.239,"text":"include an in installation instruction guide for how to apply the uh the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":158.239,"end_s":165.04,"text":"syringe to your CPU. I also have a video about that which you could also watch on","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":161.84,"end_s":168.56,"text":"my NCIXCOM account. Okay. So, then we","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":165.04,"end_s":170.72,"text":"have a clamshell plastic package and the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":168.56,"end_s":174.959,"text":"new Intel stock cooler which I've also done a video on my Linus Tech Tips","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":172.56,"end_s":179.92,"text":"channel about outlining the uh the differences between this or just looking","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":177.28,"end_s":183.68,"text":"at it. Um, okay. So, the biggest differences, let's start with the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":181.599,"end_s":187.44,"text":"obvious one. This is a heat pipe cooler. So, it has four heat pipes that all","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":185.44,"end_s":192.0,"text":"connect directly to a copper base and then aluminum fin tower design just like","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":189.92,"end_s":197.04,"text":"many of the aftermarket coolers over the past couple years. Whereas Intel has","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":194.48,"end_s":200.64,"text":"been using a top down blower for years and years and years. They haven't","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":198.319,"end_s":205.04,"text":"changed that for eons it seems like. Okay, next thing is it uses thumb screws","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":203.12,"end_s":210.08,"text":"to secure to the motherboard as well as a back plate. Intel in the past has been","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":208.0,"end_s":216.08,"text":"using push pins, plastic push pins. I hate these things. This is way better. I","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":213.36,"end_s":221.12,"text":"love it. Okay, next thing. It uses a bode base. 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So, it's not","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":270.8,"end_s":277.52,"text":"actually designed to just blow right through the fins like most of the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":274.72,"end_s":283.44,"text":"aftermarket coolers are. The reason for that is that in a properly speced","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":280.72,"end_s":288.16,"text":"cooler, you should actually be blowing not only through the fins to cool the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":285.52,"end_s":292.52,"text":"CPU, but you should actually be cooling all of the components around the CPU.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":290.479,"end_s":297.36,"text":"And for a long time, that's been the disadvantage to using a tower cooler","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":295.199,"end_s":300.72,"text":"because usually the fan blows only through the fins and it doesn't reach","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":299.28,"end_s":305.44,"text":"the surrounding components. But what Intel's done is they've angled the fan","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":303.199,"end_s":309.68,"text":"blades so that it actually pushes a lot of air kind of around this way. And it","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":307.52,"end_s":314.96,"text":"also pushes it down here and just sort of randomly around the socket. So that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":312.16,"end_s":320.479,"text":"enables Intel to get proper cooling of all the components around the socket and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":317.12,"end_s":322.479,"text":"still use a tower cooler. Amazing. So,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":320.479,"end_s":328.44,"text":"now let's finish up the unboxing and product overview. As I mentioned before,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":324.72,"end_s":333.84,"text":"this is a six core processor clocked at","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":328.44,"end_s":335.199,"text":"3.33 GHz. It has Oh, and I just get this","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":333.84,"end_s":340.24,"text":"cardboard thing. I've never seen an Intel CPU boxed like this. Very strange.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":337.68,"end_s":345.56,"text":"Um, so they've changed a lot of things. Let's have a look here. So, it has 12","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":342.32,"end_s":347.16,"text":"megs of cache. It","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":345.56,"end_s":355.12,"text":"uses H. Yeah, it uses a 6.4 GHz QPI link. And","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":352.96,"end_s":361.12,"text":"that is pretty much all there is to it. Let's flip it over. It looks just like","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":357.6,"end_s":364.0,"text":"any LGA 1366 CPU that we've seen over","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":361.12,"end_s":368.639,"text":"the last year plus, except for what's under the hood. So, that's six cores of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":366.8,"end_s":372.96,"text":"high performance computing power. I should probably also mention that I was","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":370.56,"end_s":377.6,"text":"able to effortlessly overclock the uh sample that I already have to 4 GHz just","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":375.36,"end_s":382.639,"text":"by turning up the multiplier. So, it's an extreme edition processor designed","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":379.36,"end_s":384.24,"text":"for overclocking and looking cool and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":382.639,"end_s":387.44,"text":"extreme. Thanks for checking out my video blog.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"It's been a few days, but I'm back in the saddle. So, I've got a very exciting product today to unbox. This is the Intel Core i7 980X. It's an LG 1366 processor, and we've seen that before, but what's new about it is this is a 6 core Extreme Edition processor. Now, just like when Intel launched the QX6700, this is the only processor that you can buy from Intel on the desktop platform with six cores. So, the QX6700 was an extreme processor and it was the only four core you could buy at the time. So, you're paying a premium, but you're getting the latest technology. This is a 32nm processor. It supports hyperthreading technology, which means 12 threads in Task Manager. Go figure. Turbo boost. It has an integrated memory controller, triple channel DDR3 memory like all of the LG 1366 CPUs. It is compatible with most and it should be all X58 motherboards with only a BIOS update. So, I threw one of these chips into my one-year old X58 board and it worked just with a BIOS update. So, then let's go around to the back. This box contains an Intel processor and thermal solution. It is a three-year warranty. Okay. So, let's go around here. Okay. Why don't we break the seal on this bad boy? So, here we go. That is a thousand plus dollar processor. Now, it's open. We opened the box. Let's see what kind of experience we have unboxing a Core i7 Extreme. So, this is cool. Intel has actually updated their stock cooler for the Extreme Edition products. But before we get into that, why don't we have a look at the documentation. Oh, wow. This is a kind of a complicated package. The CPU is in like a cardboard uh container. So, we'll look at that after. First of all, we have the installation instructions along with the three-year limited warranty. We have an Intel inside logo label. Core i7 inside. It's a black one cuz it's extreme. All right. Next, we have Oh, this is new. Look at this. Intel actually includes a thermal compound tube. This looks like it's probably shinu. I'm guessing though. I'm just going based on the um based on the syringe here. Dao Corning. No, this is it's an OEM. It's an OEM paste. Uh if it's what I think it is, it's a very high quality paste. And then they include an in installation instruction guide for how to apply the uh the syringe to your CPU. I also have a video about that which you could also watch on my NCIXCOM account. Okay. So, then we have a clamshell plastic package and the new Intel stock cooler which I've also done a video on my Linus Tech Tips channel about outlining the uh the differences between this or just looking at it. Um, okay. So, the biggest differences, let's start with the obvious one. This is a heat pipe cooler. So, it has four heat pipes that all connect directly to a copper base and then aluminum fin tower design just like many of the aftermarket coolers over the past couple years. Whereas Intel has been using a top down blower for years and years and years. They haven't changed that for eons it seems like. Okay, next thing is it uses thumb screws to secure to the motherboard as well as a back plate. Intel in the past has been using push pins, plastic push pins. I hate these things. This is way better. I love it. Okay, next thing. It uses a bode base. You can't see that here, but the base is actually convex, which means that when you put it down on the CPU and tighten it down, it gets incredibly tight mounting pressure in the center right over the die of the CPU. That's very important, too. This is a feature that's been carried over from previous Extreme Edition heat sinks in that you can set it to either quiet or performance mode with the push of a button. Okay, let's have a look at the fins from the side so you can kind of see through them there. And then it has a sleeved power connector. That's something that I've wanted to see on stock coolers for a long time because you know what? It just makes it that much tidier when you're trying to do a nice build and you got like your blue and yellow and green and black random wire all over the place. All right, next thing. Uh, right. This is actually really cool. So, see this fan? That is kind of a weird shape. So, it's not actually designed to just blow right through the fins like most of the aftermarket coolers are. The reason for that is that in a properly speced cooler, you should actually be blowing not only through the fins to cool the CPU, but you should actually be cooling all of the components around the CPU. And for a long time, that's been the disadvantage to using a tower cooler because usually the fan blows only through the fins and it doesn't reach the surrounding components. But what Intel's done is they've angled the fan blades so that it actually pushes a lot of air kind of around this way. And it also pushes it down here and just sort of randomly around the socket. So that enables Intel to get proper cooling of all the components around the socket and still use a tower cooler. Amazing. So, now let's finish up the unboxing and product overview. As I mentioned before, this is a six core processor clocked at 3.33 GHz. It has Oh, and I just get this cardboard thing. I've never seen an Intel CPU boxed like this. Very strange. Um, so they've changed a lot of things. Let's have a look here. So, it has 12 megs of cache. It uses H. Yeah, it uses a 6.4 GHz QPI link. And that is pretty much all there is to it. Let's flip it over. It looks just like any LGA 1366 CPU that we've seen over the last year plus, except for what's under the hood. So, that's six cores of high performance computing power. I should probably also mention that I was able to effortlessly overclock the uh sample that I already have to 4 GHz just by turning up the multiplier. So, it's an extreme edition processor designed for overclocking and looking cool and extreme. Thanks for checking out my video blog."}