Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Dutchman integrates a 4.5GHz water-cooled rig into his d3sk]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/20/dutchman-integrates-a-4-5ghz-water-cooled-rig-into-his-d3sk/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/20/dutchman-integrates-a-4-5ghz-water-cooled-rig-into-his-d3sk/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/20/dutchman-integrates-a-4-5ghz-water-cooled-rig-into-his-d3sk/#comments Cooler Master's 2011 Case Mod Competition looks to be the gift that keeps on giving. After serving up a Tron lightcycle and an architectural marvel, it's now playing host to a mod that redefines the idea of an all-in-one PC. Peter from the Netherlands has managed to fit a pretty bombastic set of components -- 4.5GHz Core i7-980X, two ASUS GeForce GTX 580 graphics cards in SLI, over 12TB of storage with an SSD boot disk, and two PSUs providing 1,500W of power in total -- together with a water-cooling setup and the inevitable glowing lights inside one enclosure, which just so happens to also serve as his desk. The three-piece monitor setup is also a custom arrangement, with a 27-inch U2711 IPS panel being flanked by two 17-inchers. Admittedly, this isn't the first water-cooled and over-powered desk we've laid eyes on, but that shouldn't prevent you from giving the links below a bash and checking out the amazingly neat design of Peter's l3p d3sk.

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Dutchman integrates a 4.5GHz water-cooled rig into his d3sk originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 May 2011 08:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aioall-in-oneall-in-one deskAll-in-oneDeskaluminumcasecase modCaseModchassiscompetitioncompudeskcomputercooler masterCoolerMastercore i7Core i7-980XCoreI7CoreI7-980xcustomdeskdiydutchenthusiastextremefurnitureglassgtx 580Gtx580homemadeintegratedl3pl3p d3skL3pD3skmodmoddingnetherlandsoverclockedU2711waterwater coolingWater-cooledWaterCoolingFri, 20 May 2011 08:14:00 EST<![CDATA[Eurocom serves up GTX 480M SLI and HD 5870 CrossFireX options, seasons with Core i7-980X]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/eurocom-serves-up-gtx-480m-sli-and-hd-5870-crossfirex-options-s/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/eurocom-serves-up-gtx-480m-sli-and-hd-5870-crossfirex-options-s/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/eurocom-serves-up-gtx-480m-sli-and-hd-5870-crossfirex-options-s/#comments It boggles the mind to think that one Fermi GPU could be fit inside a laptop, but two? Eurocom has just outed its 17.3-inch Panther 2.0 mobile gaming station -- which looks like a straight rebadge of the Clevo X7200 -- with the most overpowered set of component choices we've yet seen. You can go SLI with the GTX 480M or NVIDIA's more professionally minded Quadro 5000M, crank up CPU speed to 3.33GHz and beyond with the Core i7-980X from Intel (yes, the desktop variant), stash up to 24GB of onboard RAM, and jack in up to four storage drives, our preference being for the 2TB of SSD goodness option. Of course, if you prefer ATI's Evergreen side of the fence, dual Mobility Radeon HD 5870 GPUs are on tap as well. Sadly, we've no idea how much these spectacular specs will set you back, but launch is set for later this month and you can always call up and get yourself a quote; we're guessing it'll be in five figures.

Continue reading Eurocom serves up GTX 480M SLI and HD 5870 CrossFireX options, seasons with Core i7-980X

Eurocom serves up GTX 480M SLI and HD 5870 CrossFireX options, seasons with Core i7-980X originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dell Studio XPS 9100 arrives with six cores, little fanfare originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Core i7-920Core i7-980XCore i7-980X extreme editionCoreI7-920CoreI7-980xCoreI7-980xExtremeEditionDellDell Studio XPSDellStudioXpshexacoreIntelRadeon HD 5970RadeonHd5970six-coreStudio XPS 9100StudioXps9100XPSXPS 9100Xps9100Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:13:00 EST<![CDATA[TweakTown slathers four Radeon HD 5870s in liquid nitrogen, crushes some benchmarks (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/tweaktown-slathers-four-radeon-hd-5870s-in-liquid-nitrogen-crus/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/tweaktown-slathers-four-radeon-hd-5870s-in-liquid-nitrogen-crus/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/tweaktown-slathers-four-radeon-hd-5870s-in-liquid-nitrogen-crus/#comments The PC hardware community recently discovered that quad-SLI was a huge waste of cash, so when we heard that TweakTown were stringing together four Radeon HD 5870s in a similar CrossFireX configuration, we figured they were about to throw away their time, too. Boy, were we wrong, because the hardware site never intended to seriously benchmark the rig as a viable gaming PC -- their intent was to make our jaws drop, and right now they're somewhere around our ankles. The contraption brought 3DMark03 to its knees with a soul-shattering score of 200,000 and achieved average framerates approaching a ludicrous four digits in Devil May Cry 4. How? Liquid nitrogen, of course. By attaching LN2-filled copper pots to each of the four already-powerful graphics cards and physically tacking on extra capacitors to direct the voltage, they bumped the Core i7-980X CPU clock to 5.8GHz and each GPU to 1250MHz, in what we think you'll agree is a healthy jump from 3.06 3.33GHz and 850MHz, respectively. Watch them build the mean machine after the break, and remember kids, don't try this at home.

Update: The Core i7-980X runs at 3.33GHz, or 3.6GHz in Turbo Mode, not 3.06GHz. Our bad!

Continue reading TweakTown slathers four Radeon HD 5870s in liquid nitrogen, crushes some benchmarks (video)

TweakTown slathers four Radeon HD 5870s in liquid nitrogen, crushes some benchmarks (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 May 2010 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Shuttle opens US pre-orders for pricey Core i7-based J3 SFF PC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 May 2010 12:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iBuyPower compromises on nothing with Lan Warrior II originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 May 2010 10:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 4-way SLI exemplifies law of diminishing returns originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4 way sli4-way sli4-waySli4WaySliCore i7-980XCore i7-980X extreme editionCoreI7CoreI7-980xCoreI7-980xExtremeEditionfermiGeForceGTX 480Gtx480nVidia GeForcenvidia geforce gtx 480NvidiaGeforceNvidiaGeforceGtx480scalingX58 ClassifiedX58ClassifiedMon, 26 Apr 2010 05:27:00 EST<![CDATA[Shuttle gets serious with Pro Series, teases hexacore-ready SFF for June]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/shuttle-gets-serious-with-pro-series-teases-hexacore-ready-sff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/shuttle-gets-serious-with-pro-series-teases-hexacore-ready-sff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/shuttle-gets-serious-with-pro-series-teases-hexacore-ready-sff/#comments Say hello to Shuttle's finest toaster-sized workstations yet. The G2 7600P (above right) is the AMD-loving variant that can be yours for $899 with a dual core 2.93GHz Athlon II CPU and low-end ATI FirePro or NVIDIA Quadro graphics options, or you can crank it up to a quad-core Phenom II X4 at 2.6GHz and up to 8GB of RAM. Switching over to the Intel channel -- with the J1 4100P, above left -- you'll find a pretty sweet $999 package built around a Core 2 Quad Q8300 running at 2.5GHz, as well as the option to upgrade to a super duper Radeon HD 5850 GPU. Should those specs be just that little bit too far from the cutting edge for you, heed Shuttle's teaser that a third Pro Series model is coming up this June, with an LGA 1366 socket that counts among its supported CPUs Intel's latest Xeons and the famed beast that is the Core i7-980X. Not bad, eh? Click past the break for the full press release.

Continue reading Shuttle gets serious with Pro Series, teases hexacore-ready SFF for June

Shuttle gets serious with Pro Series, teases hexacore-ready SFF for June originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Origin PC stuffs 4.4GHz Core i7-980X, Fermi-based GTX 470 and 480 into Genesis desktop originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alienware's Core i7-980X-infused Area-51 desktop gets reviewed, puts other rigs to shame originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Digital Storm's Davinci workstation gets down with Core i7-980X, Quadro graphics originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: iBuyPower crams Core i7-980X Extreme Edition into Paladin desktop line

iBuyPower crams Core i7-980X Extreme Edition into Paladin desktop line originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Correction: Just a note that Intel's Core i7-980X isn't supported here, but the new Xeon 5600 CPUs are.

Gallery: EVGA Classified SR-2

EVGA Classified SR-2 fits two Xeon CPUs for 24 threads, exemplifies overkill originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>980XClassified SR-2Classified SR2ClassifiedSr-2ClassifiedSr2Core i7-980XCore i7-980X extreme editionCoreI7-980xCoreI7-980xExtremeEditionEVGAEVGA ClassifiedEVGA Classified SR-2EVGA Classified SR2EVGA W555EvgaClassifiedEvgaClassifiedSr-2EvgaClassifiedSr2EvgaW555GulftownHPTXmainboardmotherboardsix-corexeonXeon 5600Xeon5600Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:33:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme Edition hits a slew of new gaming desktops]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/intels-core-i7-980x-extreme-edition-hits-a-slew-of-new-gaming-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/intels-core-i7-980x-extreme-edition-hits-a-slew-of-new-gaming-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/intels-core-i7-980x-extreme-edition-hits-a-slew-of-new-gaming-d/#comments Intel's six-core, twelve-threaded Core i7-980X Extreme Edition has turned the hardcore gaming community on its head, and just about everyone is scrounging around in a (mostly futile) attempt to locate $999. For those in dire need of an entire system replacement, it seems that today's the day to start looking. Shortly after we heard that this 32nm Gulftown chip would be landing with Alienware and Origin PC rigs, a veritable plethora of other outfits have shown up to make similar announcements. Digital Storm has popped an overclocked (4.4GHz) version into its Black|OPS machine (which conveniently starts at $5,642, while CyberPower is now offering the silicon in its Black Mamba, Black Pearl and Gamer Xtreme 3D machines. Maingear's also sliding said CPU into its world-beating Shift "supercomputer," and anyone shopping a high-end Velocity Micro system will also see the option. We suspect most every other PC maker in existence will be following suit soon, so if your prefab PC builder hasn't yet jumped on the bandwagon, just hold tight. Real tight.

Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme Edition hits a slew of new gaming desktops originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>black opsBlackOpscore 2010core i7core i7-980Xcore i7-980X extreme editionCore2010CoreI7CoreI7-980xCoreI7-980xExtremeEditioncpucyberpowerdesktopDigital StormDigital Storm black opsDigitalStormDigitalStormBlackOpsgaming desktopgaming pcgaming rigGamingDesktopGamingPcGamingRiggulftownintelmaingearmaingear ShiftMaingearShiftprocessorShiftsix coresix-coreSixCoresupercomputervelocity microVelocityMicroTue, 16 Mar 2010 20:12:00 EST<![CDATA[Alienware sneaks Core i7-980X Extreme Edition into Area-51 ALX desktop]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/alienware-sneaks-core-i7-980x-extreme-edition-into-area-51-alx/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/alienware-sneaks-core-i7-980x-extreme-edition-into-area-51-alx/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/alienware-sneaks-core-i7-980x-extreme-edition-into-area-51-alx/#comments We heard at Intel's GDC press event that Alienware would be one of the first PC manufacturers to ship systems with the newest six-core consumer processor, but neither company's representatives would confess to "when." Now, we've our answer... sort of. Hot Hardware has received a shiny new Alienware Area-51 ALX, complete with twin ATI Radeon HD 5970 GPUs, a self-contained LED system that stays lit even when the rig is unplugged (could be a great or awful thing, actually) and Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme Edition to boot. We're told that a full review is on the way, but in the meanwhile, you can hit the source link for a few more looks at this here monster -- you know you'll be ordering one in a few days, anyway.

Alienware sneaks Core i7-980X Extreme Edition into Area-51 ALX desktop originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alienwarealienware area-51AlienwareArea-51area-51Core i7-980XCore i7-980X extreme editionCoreI7-980xCoreI7-980xExtremeEditioncpuDelldesktopgaming desktopgaming pcGamingDesktopGamingPcGulftownintelprocessorsix coresix-coreSixCoreMon, 15 Mar 2010 11:02:00 EST<![CDATA[Origin PC offers overclocked 4.3GHz Core i7-980X Extreme Edition on Genesis desktop]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/origin-pc-offers-overclocked-4-3ghz-core-i7-980x-extreme-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/origin-pc-offers-overclocked-4-3ghz-core-i7-980x-extreme-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/origin-pc-offers-overclocked-4-3ghz-core-i7-980x-extreme-edition/#comments You know what's better than a stock 3.33GHz Core i7-980X Extreme Edition CPU? Not much, but we're guessing that a 4.3GHz overclocked version of the same chip just might be. If you're thinking the same, and you've got $1,044 to spare in order to find out, upstart gaming rig maker Origin PC has the means to get it to you. The outfit's Genesis desktop can now be ordered with Intel's freshest slab of silicon for $895, or you can snag an extra gigahertz for another $149. We know you'll make the right call.

Origin PC offers overclocked 4.3GHz Core i7-980X Extreme Edition on Genesis desktop originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As for the critics? Just about everyone with a benchmarking license managed to get one of these in-house, and everyone seems to feel (mostly) the same way. There's no denying that this is Intel's speediest consumer chip ever, but you won't find 50 percent boosts just anywhere. Yet. When the software catches up, though, there's no doubt that this chip will make even the other Core i7s look downright sluggish. 50 percent more cores and 50 percent more threads than the prior kings of the line leads to fantastic gains when serious number crunching is involved (audio and video editors, we're staring at you), with some tests showing upticks in the 30 to 50 percent range. As a bonus, the power consumption here is also extremely reasonable, with the shift to 32nm enabling it to even use less power in some circumstances when compared to the Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. Dig into the glut of reviews below if you've got a cool grand with "chip upgrade" written on it -- you'll be glad you did.

Read - Hot Hardware
Read - AnandTech
Read - Techgage
Read - Computer Shopper
Read - Bit-Tech
Read - PC Perspective
Read - Neoseeker
Read - Hardcoreware
Read - TweakTown
Read - PC World
Read - TechReport
Read - Benchmark Reviews
Read - Hardware Canucks
Read - Overclockers Club
Read - Hexus
Read - Legit Reviews

Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme Edition 'Gulftown' review roundup originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Peter]

Intel's six-core Core i7-980X Extreme Edition 'Gulftown' chip goes on sale in Germany originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AMD and Intel's six-core CPU plans revealed by mobo makers originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you didn't make it to eBay in time to put down $1,200 or so for your very own pre-release Gulftown chip, cheer up! The countdown to the six core wonder continues apace, with more news each passing day. According to a purportedly leaked slide that popped up on China's PC Online, the 32nm chip will be known as the Core i7-980X and not the Core i9, as previously rumored. Part of the i7 "Extreme Edition" series (so extreme!). If everything goes as leaked, the 3.33GHz processor could be included in new Mac Pro systems come early 2010 -- which more or less jibes with rumors that the processor will be available sometime in March. See the new product name appear on the roadmap after the break.

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Gulftown processor dubbed Core i7-980X, making its debut Q1 2010? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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