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The best processor available just got a whole lot better

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Last reviewed: 2008-11-03November 3rd 2008

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Product Summary

Core i7 965 Extreme Edition Nehalem

Core i7

Price at launch

£880.00

For

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Insane multi-threaded performance

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A scalable architecture for the future

Against

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You'll need a new motherboard

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Not a massive leap forward for single-threaded grunt

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