From: "Orson Cart" Reply-To: "Orson Cart" Subject: Re: i7 970X = rockinghorse shit? Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel References: <4e4f82ef$1@x-privat.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: $$9kwcj_itsc1.feeder.x-privat.org Message-ID: <4e5642af$1@x-privat.org> Date: 25 Aug 2011 14:40:15 +0100 Organization: X-Privat NNTP Server - http://www.x-privat.org Lines: 12 X-Authenticated-User: $$xs-7_q6xz085nc1qk X-Complaints-To: abuse@x-privat.org Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!feed.news.qwest.net!mpls-nntp-07.inet.qwest.net!news.glorb.com!noc.x-privat.org!x-privat.org!not-for-mail Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.sys.intel:113 "Tom Lake" wrote: > >The 980X might be available cheaper now that the 990X is out. > Actually there is no 970X: I was lead astray by sloppy people who recited 970X, 98OX and 990X when the 970 is locked, so no suffix. Anyway the 970 seems to be not common. I found a local computer shop that had some leftover, but they wanted 499 A$ (= 520 US$) for it. I can get a Phenom sixpack with mainboard and RAM for less that that.