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    Dell Announces Core i7 Notebooks Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Jerry Jackson, Sep 23, 2009.

  1. Judicator

    Judicator Judged and found wanting.

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    DMI stands for Direct Media Interface, and on older chipsets was the connection between the northbridge and the southbridge. With the memory controller now integrated onto the chip, the new motherboards for these 2 families move the other functions of the northbridge to the southbridge, dispense with the northbridge, and the DMI connection goes straight from the processor to the southbridge.

    Take a look at this link for a visual representation.

    http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3647&p=2
     
    Judicator, Sep 25, 2009
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  2. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    So glad i decided to wait for the Intel i7 refresh. xD
    All we need now is for ATI to release its Mobility HD5000 series.
     
    DEagleson, Sep 26, 2009
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  3. TexasEx7

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    They won't be on any of these Dells....
     
    TexasEx7, Sep 26, 2009
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  4. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    They will... eventually. Most likely Q2 2010 though.
     
    sgogeta4, Sep 26, 2009
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    Man, with coupons these will be some sweet deals.
     
    Red_Dragon, Sep 27, 2009
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  6. lirp

    lirp Notebook Geek

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    When will DELL UK update their page :confused: Can't wait to see prices for Core i7 DELL lappies. SXPS 16 with i7 will definitely be my next comp :)
     
    lirp, Oct 5, 2009
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