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Intel Penryn Arrives In 16 Flavors for Desktops and Servers
The wait's over: Penryn is here, as promised, in 16 flavors. On the high-end desktop front is the no-stranger-to-us 3GHz quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX9650 (seen on Lenovo's newest Thinkstations) which runs a not-so-low-power $1000 in bulk (1000 chips or more). More »
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Lenovo Intros First Penryn Based PCs
Today Lenovo unveiled the first computers to use Intel's fast, energy efficient new 45nm Penryn chips. The newly branded ThinkStation D10 and S10 will offer quad core performance along with a "passive venting system" that helps to cool the system quietly. More »
Intel rolls out first 45nm processor, the quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX9650 desktop CPU. Penryn architecture brings 1,333MHz front-side bus up in there, lower energy consumption and whoa, it's faster, too. [I4U and reviews at PC World, Bit-tech, Legit Reviews, and Tom's Hardware overclocking the mutha to 4GHz]
Intel is launching the Core 2 Extreme X7900 mobile processor, which brings speeds of 2.8 GHz and a front-side bus of 800 MHz. [The Inquirer]
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Intel's Mobile Core 2 Extreme Will Give Lappies a Shot of Adrenaline
Mobile gamers listen up. Intel's prepping a mobile version of their Core 2 Extreme processor. It's expected to give laptops (gaming laptops in particular) a nice shot of adrenaline without zapping your battery (Intel claims the dual-core CPU will have energy-saving features). It'll use Intel's Santa Rosa 800MHz front-side bus, though actual clock speeds are still up in the air. It's expected to come out in Q3, so you might wanna wait if you're shopping for a gaming notebook. More »
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Fastest AMD Opteron vs. Intel Core 2 Extreme: (Verdict: Close, But Too Close)
AMD Opteron 2220SE 2.8GHz processors make their debut on the just-released HP xw9400 Workstation today, and they were tested on content creation benchmarks against the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor. The result? Even with two of the latest Opterons chugging away, the xw9400 barely beat the 2.93 single-processor Core 2 Extreme Precision Workstation 390 from Dell, and was even soundly beaten on some of the tests. More »
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Shuttle SD37P2: Smallest Core 2 Duo Case Evar
Looking for a PC built around the speedy new Core 2 Duo processors from Intel, but don't have much space? Shuttle may have the answer with the SD37P2 PC barebone system, which includes the motherboard and the case. The new system announced today in Europe supports all of the Core 2 Duo processors (including the super-fast Core 2 Extreme) in a case no bigger than a toaster. The system also has two PCI Express X16 slots and supports ATI's Crossfire dual graphics card technology, so you can build a kick-ass gaming system in a case less than nine inches high. The case costs 419 (about $537). More »
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VoodooPC's Intel Core 2 Extreme-Based Omen Desktops
VoodooPC has announced the availability of Intel Core 2 Extreme-based high performance desktops. Part of the Omen series, the desktops are among the first to make use of Intel's just-announced Core 2 CPUs. As is always the case, being a member of the early adopter club comes at a hefty price, with base configurations starting at $4,400 and going all the way up to $6,000. A mere bag of shells, really. The systems use Core 2 Extreme CPUs running at 2.93 GHz. Other specs include an 80GB, 7,200 RPM hard drive, 16X dual layer DVD burner and 2GB of RAM. Users can choose between ATI and nVidia cards, with the GeForce 7900 GT hovering on the high end. More »
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Intel Core 2 Duo News Roundup
We've had some Intel Core 2 Duo news today, starting with the bit about Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme shipping! More »
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Intel launches its Core 2 Duo processors today, 10 in all, including the 64-bit Conroe (Core 2 Duo) and Conroe XE (Core 2 Extreme) for desktops. and 32-bit Merom for laptops All are dual-core processors that will initially be available in single socket configurations, which means that at first there won't be dual processor/dual core systems using the chips yet.
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Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme Ships Today
Intel launches its Core 2 Duo processors today, 10 in all, including the 64-bit Conroe (Core 2 Duo) and Conroe XE (Core 2 Extreme) for desktops. 
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