Intel Delivers 'Hard-Core' Eight-Core Platform for PC Performance Aficionados

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For those who crave more performance than what four processing cores and a single graphics card can deliver today, Intel Corporation has introduced the Intel Dual Socket Extreme Desktop Platform. Formerly codenamed "Skulltrail," this is one of the first enthusiast desktop platforms to support two Intel quad core processors for a total of eight processing engines and a choice of multi-card graphics solutions from either ATI or NVIDIA.


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May 12, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
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New top-of-the-line BlackBerry doubles screen resolution

May 12, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
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