Intel Core i7 Extreme 975 Unboxing Linus Tech Tips
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2010-05-08
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488 words · ~2 min read
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So today I'll be unboxing a Core i7.
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This is an LG 1366 Core i7. So it's the
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old Core i7 with three channels for memory and with hyperthreading. Okay, so
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it is an i7 975. This is an extreme edition processor. I'm just going to
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have a look. Okay, so you got hyperthreading, turbo boost, blah blah
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blah, three-year warranty, all that good stuff. You got your standard fair here.
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So let's break the seal on this baby. Oh, first of all, you got a little
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window here where you can actually see the CPU. Um, mine seems to be dislodged
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a little bit in there, but we'll we'll get it open and find out why exactly
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that is. So, we're breaking the factory seal here.
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And oh, that's a pretty good sticker. There we go. Okay, so let's open this up
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and find out exactly what we get with the Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition. So,
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first of all, we get a plastic clam shell. Oh, no. Here we go. There is a
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manual. So, here's your manual. This includes your installation instructions,
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your 3-year limited warranty information, as well as an Intel inside
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logo label on the back panel. So, here's all your in installation instructions,
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all that good stuff, all your warranty info. And there is your Core i7 Extreme
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sticker that you can put on your case because, yeah, that's an expensive
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sticker and you're going to want to show it off. Next thing is the Core i7
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Extreme itself. So this is a 975.
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So that means it is a D0 stepping processor. All of the 975s are. You can
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see that on the bottom of the chip itself, you've got 1,366
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pads that make contact with the pins on your X58 motherboard because X58 is the
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only chipset that supports these Extreme Edition chips at this time. And then we
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also have a Core i R7 Extreme 1366 CPU
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heat sink. So, it's a little bit different from the standard one in that
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instead of being just an aluminum flower heat sink, it's actually an aluminum and
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copper one, it has a blue LED fan on the top. It's a four pin PWM fan header. And
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then you've got two different speed settings. So, you can either set it to high or to low depending on how much
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noise and how much cooling you want to get out of it. That said, if you're
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buying an extreme edition processor, you should probably be buying an aftermarket
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cooler so you can get the most out of it anyway because the best thing about an
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extreme edition is the unlocked multiplier which makes for better,
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easier overclocking. Thank you for checking out my video blog unboxing the
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Core i7 Extreme 975.