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Thursday, January 25, 2007
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The E4300 and E4400 models are set to become the new lightweight kings. With a suggested retail value of $130 and $150 in the second quarter of this year, they are also going to be very affordable. Furthermore, due to the more limited 800MHz FSB, these processors should be able to work with a much broader range of chipsets and perhaps more importantly, overclock like mad. While the price of the E4300 is expected to fall to $130 during the 2Q, it is currently selling for around $170, pricing it very close to that of the E6300. The price drop is one of those things that is said to be happening eventually, but whether it will or not is anyone's guess.
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So what differentiates the Intel D975XBX2KR from other motherboards already on the market? The first thing you get is Intel's bundling. Intel can offer a lower price to OEMs with their CPU+motherboard combos. The software that comes with Intel's retail box is comprehensive, offering such tools as Intel Audio Studio, Diskkeeper 9 Home Edition, Farstone RestoreIT, InterVideo's MediaOne Gallery, and much more to their software bundle, meaning you get value with your purchase.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007
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Today we are going to have a look at the top of the line CPU offering from Intel, the QX6700 Core 2 Quad Extreme Edition. This CPU is the fastest desktop CPU Intel or AMD has built to date and lives up to the Extreme Edition Moniker very well. Not only is the QX6700 fast right out of the box but it also has good overclocking potential if you are so inclined. Read on to see how well the Intel QX6700 Core 2 Quad Extreme Edition performs.
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Leap ahead, these two words drive focus at Intel. Their job is to find and drive the next leap ahead around technology, education, culture, manufacturing, and more to continuously encourage their customers, partners, consumers, and businesses to join them as they continue to take exciting leaps forward. After the incredible launch of Intel's Conroe series it's not too easy to follow that up. But make no mistake as at the end of last year, Intel has launched the world's first quad core desktop processor. The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is based on the new Kentsfield core, and actually features two Core 2 Duo processors packed together in one single chip featuring a total of 8MB of L2 cache.
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Monday, January 8, 2007
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Even though there will be those out there that will want the power of the QX6700 for image and video editing, the processor's steep price ($1000) might set high barriers for getting one. Today Intel is releasing a second quad core processor called the Core 2 Quad Q6600. This new entry that comes clocked at 2.40GHz does not belong to the Extreme family of processors and will begin life at $530, making it a much more affordable alternative than the QX6700. Finally, the obvious question becomes how much impact does the clock frequency reduction make and is the new Q6600 a worthy.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006
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When Intel Core Duo hit the stores, people went crazy. Many wanted to experience the amazing performance for themselves. Now, Intel brings us the QX6700 - a quad-core CPU. Is another revolution about to take place? Or are we going to find just a small increase compared to dual core? What about single threaded applications? Multi-core scaling?
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Thursday, November 2, 2006
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Intel has been cranking out impressive processors during 2006 and it looks like Intel has any intentions of bringing that to an end any time soon. The first Intel quad-core processor looks to be a winner in a number of ways, but the most important is the fact that many motherboards that have the i975 Express chipset need nothing more than a BIOS update to enable quad-core support. When it comes to applications that take advantage of four cores no other desktop processor from AMD, or even Intel for that matter, come close to the performance levels that we have recorded with quad-core.
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Anyone who runs applications like Photoshop for Photo editing or Maya 3D and CAD for modeling will see huge benefits from the QX6700 Extreme as its multithreading abilities will be taken advantage of. In another instance if you are running or planning on running a rendering house or building a rendering machine the new Quad-Core CPUs have the capability of seriously cutting back on rendering times.
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The first quad-core processor is finally out and it's from Intel. Introducing the new Core 2 Extreme QX6700 quad-core processor! Join us as we take a look at this new processor and what it means for gamers and homeusers alike.
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The user that can most benefit from the QX6700 is for people that are high-end gamers and for those that use multimedia applications. As HD-DVD and Blu-Ray movies move into the general PC market, the need for high power CPUs like the QX6700 will likely grow. H.264 content is very CPU dependent, bringing high-end single core CPUs to their knees. The QX6700 is expensive, but you get what you pay for. The target market for the QX6700 is for the high-end enthusiast willing to pay a grand for their CPU and for the OEMs needing a Christmas season refresh of their computers. In that respect, the QX6700 does what Intel wanted it to and is an excellent choice for those wanting the absolute best in multimedia performance. The 975XBX2 is the second iteration of Intel motherboard, designed to work with the Core2 CPUs.
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I think it is clear that quad-core is not for everyone at this moment in time, and that is exaggerated even more when you consider that the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is going to retail for somewhere north of £650 including VAT. When you consider that a Core 2 Duo E6600 is going to be more than enough for most people at around 1/3 of the price of the QX6700, it becomes even harder to recommend the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 right now.
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The very same technologies that made the Conroe so powerful are all included in the new Kentsfield architecture. In fact, there are no new additions, so it is merely a quad-core version of the Conroe, but of course this is hardly a bad thing. So how does the Quad Core QX6700 performs?
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Intel's approach does have its benefits though. For one, by having all four cores in the same package, there is only one heatsink. Any boards that currently support Core 2 Duo, will support Kentsfield as well. In saying that, we had to update the BIOS on our Gigabyte 965P motherboard, in order to get it to boot. It also makes designing a decent motherboard a lot easier, and means we can expect to see quad core hitting the MicroATX platform.
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Thursday, October 19, 2006
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Intel currently has the fastest desktop CPU on the planet called the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800. This CPU is head, shoulders, knees and toes above the FX-62 from AMD performance wise. From gaming to other computer applications both real world and synthetic, Intel's X6800 has a commanding lead over AMDs best offering. If you are like me and have seen some of the 16 page reviews online and really just wanted to get to the chocolaty center of the X6800, this is the review for you.
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
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Now that Core 2 has established itself as the dominant architecture for now, motherboard manufacturers are scrambling to get boards out that will support Intel's Core 2 processors, especially ones based on the new mainstream chipset, the Intel P965 Express chipset.
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