Intel K-series overclocking chips to arrive in June and July

Posted on Wednesday, March 24 2010 @ 18:09 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

DigiTimes uncovered some information about Intel's upcoming duo of K-series processors for overclockers, which feature an unlocker multiplier:

The 32nm dual-core Core i5-655K will be launched in early June, while the 45nm quad-core Core i7-875K will be launched in late July, the sources noted.

Additionally, the site also published details of a few other upcoming chips:

Intel will launch on April 18 its dual-core 45nm Pentium E5500 and 32nm Core i5-680, the former priced at US$64 and latter US$284, the sources said.

In early June, Intel will launch the 45nm quad-core Core i7-880 for US$562, the 32nm dual-core Core i3-550 for US$133 and the 45nm Pentium E6700 for US$84, the sources said, adding all prices are in thousand-unit tray quantities.

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