Intel Demos Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Quad-Core At IDF

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Intel Demos Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Quad-Core At IDF

Posted by Zonk on Sunday September 23, 2007 @10:43AM from the kind-of-a-morbid-name dept.

MojoKid writes "Intel demonstrated a dual socket gaming rig at IDF this week, based on their Skulltrail platform with the X38 chipset. The interesting thing about this machine wasn't just that it had 45nm quad-core CPUs in its sockets, as well as PCI Express 2.0 capable slots, but also that it was running a pair of NVIDIA graphics cards in SLI. That's right, SLI on an Intel chipset. No word whether or not X38 would officially be supported with SLI just yet. In fact, NVIDIA representatives noted Intel was buying NVIDIA nForce 100 SLI Southbridges just for this one Intel motherboard model."

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Fans by SpeedyDX · 2007-09-23 10:52 · Score: 4, Funny

I've got a rig at home with four case fans. How many does THAT monster have? Six visible on the side + bottom, up to two more infront of the hard drives, and up to two more right at the back. On top of that, you have up to two on the power supply and the two CPU fans AND the two on the video cards. That's SIXTEEN FANS in one rig!! Jesus, the fans on that thing probably have more combined horsepower than a souped up Civic! And it probably SOUNDS like one too!
1. Re:Fans by binarybum · 2007-09-23 10:59 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  seiouswee, the "V8" on the side of that thing represents a new metric for the internal combustion engine type it would take to generate the power needed to boot-up.
  
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2. Re:Fans by ceoyoyo · 2007-09-23 11:38 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Only if you get the optional large diameter exhaust pipes. They add a couple of horsepower you know. Not quite as much as the Type R stickers, but close.
Re:SSE4 is overrated by Gabest · 2007-09-23 11:17 · Score: 3, Funny

This is MADD-ness!
Yeah, but does it have a coffee-can exhaust? by Anonymous Coward · 2007-09-23 11:29 · Score: 1, Funny

And a spoiler that belongs on a 747?

It can't be a rice rocket without those accessories!
Re:Super duper deca-core X8789FDS extreme by Foerstner · 2007-09-23 11:55 · Score: 4, Funny

Oh, for the sensible names of my youth, like 80486DX-2.

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NVIDIA is demonstrating tech for IDF? by Eli+Gottlieb · 2007-09-23 12:30 · Score: 1, Funny

HOLY FUCK! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE OF GRAPHICS CARDS! THE IDF IS COMING!

For Allah's sake, hide the children and get to the bomb shelters! The IDF is coming!!! RUUUUNNNN!!!!! /me dies of a graphics card with "Never again!" inscribed in the silicon falling from the sky.
Re:Super duper deca-core X8789FDS extreme by confused+one · 2007-09-23 13:32 · Score: 2, Funny

80486DX2? Youth? Wow, I must be getting old. Z80, 6502, 6809... These are are the uP's of my youth.
Re:Super duper deca-core X8789FDS extreme by WhatAmIDoingHere · 2007-09-23 13:35 · Score: 2, Funny

Because it makes it easier to tell a high end 2.8ghz processor from a "budget" 2.8ghz processor?

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LUXURY! by MikShapi · 2007-09-23 17:20 · Score: 2, Funny

When I was a youth, the school had us rebuild a working ENIAC out of used teabags and rusted scrap metal from the schoolyard, then forced us to stay overnight and pedal dynamos to power it so the professor could play PONG using the bulbs.

But you try and tell the young people today that... and they won't believe ya.

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