This is awesome! Score is comparable to 980 which is priced at a tousand dollar. If 9178 fits on the same socket that will be great.
Looks like that's a "NO".... the new line of Core i3/i5/i7 CPUs requires socket 1155. "Socket 1155"? With both the current Core and new Core CPUs carrying the same series name ( i3/i5/i7), one has to wonder how many CPUs and mobos will be fried by DIYers trying to install a a new socket 1155 CPU on a Socket 1156 mobo and vice versa...
Welcome to Sandy Bridge, with the ASRock P67 Extreme4! http://www.anandtech.com/show/4080/welcome-to-sandy-bridge-with-the-asrock-p67-extreme4 The Sandy Bridge Review: Intel Core i7-2600K, i5-2500K and Core i3-2100 Tested http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/...el-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested