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[Intel launches new Ivy Bridge Xeons, targets microservers]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/intel-launches-new-ivy-bridge-xeons-targets-microservers/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/intel-launches-new-ivy-bridge-xeons-targets-microservers/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/intel-launches-new-ivy-bridge-xeons-targets-microservers/#comments Intel launches new Ivy Bridge Xeons, targets microservers

Intel is pushing out that delicious Ivy Bridge update to server chips and, interestingly, it's not focusing purely on the high end to start. In total, 28 new Xeon CPUs were introduced today, including the E5-4600 and 2400 families targeted at four and two socket systems, respectively. Those tweaked mainstream processors aren't the interesting part, though. We're more intrigued by the updated E3 series, the low-end offerings that are aimed small businesses and light web-hosting duty. In particular the new E3-1220L v2 slashes power consumption to an impressive 17w by going with just two cores and only 3MB of cache. While that 3W advantage over its predecessor may not sound like much, it can make a huge difference in the microserver market and in high-density environments where cooling a room full of servers can become problematic. Even in its stripped down form the extremely low-power processor still supports Turbo Boost, Trusted Execution Technology and PCI-Express 3.0. Considering that last-gen's Atom-based server chip pulled down 15W, we'd consider the 1220L v2 an impressive feat of engineering. Now we've just gotta hope that Intel can carry through on that promised 6W Centerton chip. Check out the PR after the break.

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Intel launches new Ivy Bridge Xeons, targets microservers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 May 2012 01:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>CPUsintelintel xeonIntelXeonivy bridgeIvyBridgeserverserversxeonXeon e3xeon e3-1200Xeon E3-1200 v2Xeon E3-1220L v2xeon e5xeon e5-2400xeon e5-4600XeonE3XeonE3-1200XeonE3-1200V2XeonE3-1220lV2XeonE5XeonE5-2400XeonE5-4600Tue, 15 May 2012 01:41:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel plans to roll out Ivy Bridge based Xeon E3s, low-power Atom chips for micro servers]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/12/intel-plans-ivy-bridge-based-xeon-e3s-and-low-power-atom-microservers/http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/12/intel-plans-ivy-bridge-based-xeon-e3s-and-low-power-atom-microservers/http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/12/intel-plans-ivy-bridge-based-xeon-e3s-and-low-power-atom-microservers/#comments Intel plans to roll out Ivy Bridge based Xeon E3s, low-power Atom chips for micro serversAsk any gardener, once you let ivy grow, it gets everywhere. Even though Intel just planted a fresh family of Sandy Bridge-based server CPUs, reports of a new line of Xeon E3 chips sporting the firm's next generation architecture are sprouting up. The new Ivy Bridge server chips use the firm's 3D Tri-Gate transistors to improve performance without using more power. For micro servers looking for an even smaller power footprint, Intel is introducing an Atom-based system on a chip, dubbed Centerton. These new 64-bit chips will feature two Atom processor cores and consume only six watts of electricity. Intel hasn't said yet just where these new processors are going to end up, but mentioned that it had a few customers on board.

Intel plans to roll out Ivy Bridge based Xeon E3s, low-power Atom chips for micro servers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel intros Xeon E5-2600 family, finally ushers servers into the Sandy Bridge era originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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T-Platforms to build ten petaflop supercomputer for Moscow State University originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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VT nears completion of HokieSpeed, world's 96th most powerful supercomputer originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NVIDIA's Tesla GPU powers Tsubame 2.0 to green supercomputer supremacy originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel plans exascale computing by 2018, wants to make petaflops passé originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Khan]

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Intel rolls out 10-core, 20-threaded Xeon E7s, shows everyone who's boss originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel learns from Dr. Dre, wants Atom chips in NFL helmets to know when heads are ringing originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Adrian]

Mac Pro Server quietly introduced as Xserve heads for the grave, starts at $3,000 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Origin PC's Big O desktop: half gaming PC, half Xbox 360, all muscle

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Origin PC's Big O desktop: half gaming PC, half Xbox 360, all muscle originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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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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[Thanks, Nathan]

12-core Apple Mac Pro orders are go originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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EVGA's dual-CPU Classified SR-2 motherboard put to the test: worth the money if you know what you're doing originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Perhaps the most welcome upgrade is on the graphical front, where the Radeon HD 5770 takes up the mantle of default GPU, with additional options for a pair of such cards or a step up to a 1GB HD 5870 alternative if you're keen on maxing out those frame rates. Memory isn't neglected either, with choices ranging all the way up to 32GB of RAM, 4TB of conventional HDD storage, or an array of four 512GB SSDs -- though you're probably better off not asking how much that last one will set you back. The comprehensive specs can be found in the full press release after the break.

Gallery: Apple Mac Pro - August 2010

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Apple Mac Pro line overhauled with 12 processing cores, arriving in August for $4,999 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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IBM has announced plans to start using SandForce SSDs in its enterprise machines, and now it looks like the Tokyo Institute of Technology is doing one better, working with NEC and HP to produce Tsubame 2.0. This next-gen supercomputer will reportedly operate at 2.39 petaflops (that's a lot of flops!) and uses a new multilevel storage architecture consisting of DRAM as well as SSDs. Not only will this bad boy have thirty times the computing capacity of Tsubame 1.0 (due in part to its some 2,816 Intel Westmere microprocessors and 4,224 NVIDIA Tesla M2050 GPUs), its power draw should be some 1/25th of its predecessor's. If all goes according to plan, it should be in operation this fall, at a cost of ¥3.2 billion (approx $35.5 million).

[Thanks, Dylan]

Tokyo Institute of Technology announces SSD-packing, 2.39 petaflop supercomputer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel plans to stuff more than 8 cores, extra speed into 2011 server chips originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 May 2010 07:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AMD launches 12-core Opteron server chips, Intel counters with the 8-core Xeon 7500 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple said to be preparing 12-core Mac Pros and 27-inch LED Cinema Displays originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:32:00 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.

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Intel readies 8-core Nehalem-Ex processors for a March launch originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kids, are you a corporate buyer of CAD and DCC (digital content creation, duh!) systems looking to save a few pennies in a difficult economic environment? Well, you're in luck: we've dug up yet another demure, innocuous Lenovo with an oversized novelty handle for you, the ThinkStation E20. Shipping with your choice of an Intel Core i3, i5, Pentium, or Xeon 3400 Series processor and either Intel Core HD or NVIDIA Quadro graphics, this guy supports DDR3 memory and carries certifications from Autodesk, Siemens, Dassault Systemes, among others. If that weren't enough, the company is really pushing the green thing, with more than half of the plastic here coming from post-consumer recycled materials. Available sometime mid-month at prices starting at $599, so start save those pennies! You didn't really want that Tesla GPU anyways, did you? PR after the break.

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Lenovo unleashes cut-rate ThinkStation E20 workstation on an unsuspecting public originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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EVGA's W555 motherboard gets a once over, can hold seven GPUs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:39:00 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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Apple adds 3.33GHz Xeon, 2TB hard drive options to Mac Pro originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Intel Core i9 eBay listing

Leaked Intel Core i9 chip makes its way to eBay? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple's freshest Mac Pro, which was the first machine of any kind to ship with Intel's newest Nehalem-based Xeon processors, has been on the block for a few months now. By our estimation, that's plenty of time for the pros (and "prosumers," if you will) to get a good feel of their new workstation. Design wise, not a lot has changed in the machine, but we're anxious to know how you feel about the more subtle changes as well as the internal overhauling. Apple's charging a small fortune for this bad boy, so we fully expect you to be critical here. What's it missing? What should've been included? Are you still bitter that WiFi is a $50 option on a multi-thousand dollar machine? Sound off below!

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How would you change Apple's Nehalem-based Mac Pro? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 May 2009 00:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Intel's Xeon 3500, 5500 series officially unveiled for servers and workstations

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Intel's Xeon 3500, 5500 series officially unveiled for servers and workstations originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, what do we have here? An industry source has sent along information and images for a trio of new Dell Precision workstations using Intel's Nehalem architecture. The T3500 (starts at $999) sports up to 24GB DDR3 ECC memory. Just above that, we've got the T5500 (starts at $1,620) with up to 72GB of memory and dual socket Intel Xeon. Meanwhile, granddaddy T7500 (pictured; starts at $1,800) boasts 192GB of three-channel DDR3 ECC memory up to 1066 or 1333MHz, dual native Gen 2 PCIe graphics slots and supports NVIDIA SLI technology. All models feature an E-SATA port, up to 1.5TB SATA HDD, dual / quad monitor support, DisplayPort connectors, and for those trying to keep some assemblance of eco friendliness, these are all Energy Star 5.0 compliant. We also caught wind of new EqualLogic PS6000 and SSD-equipped PS6000S storage arrays, which start at around $17,000 and $25,000, respectively. Interests piqued? Hit up the gallery below for some pics.

Update: Dell releases the official presser for the PS6000S.

Gallery: Dell Nehalem-based Precision T3500, T5500, and T7500 workstations, EqualLogic PS6000S solid state storage arrays

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Dell unveils Nehalem-based Precision T3500, T5500, and T7500 workstations, EqualLogic PS6000S solid state storage arrays originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We have to say, we didn't exactly expect Lenovo to have any hard-hitting news emanating from the floor at Game Developer's Conference, but this is pretty swank. The company has just unveiled two new ThinkStation desktops, the S20 and D20, both of which are designed exclusively for specialized professionals in fields such as computer-aided design and digital content creation. Within, you'll find your choice of Intel's latest Nehalem-based Xeon chips (yep, the same 5500 and 3500 series as in Apple's newest Mac Pro), NVIDIA's Tesla C1060 GPU platform (or an ATI FirePro, if you prefer) and Windows Vista or RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.2 running the show. Hit up the gallery below for the specifications breakdown, and as for pricing, you'll find 'em in Q1 for $1,070 and $1,550, respectively. Full release is after the break.

Gallery: Lenovo ThinkStation S20 / D20 sport new Xeon CPUs, Tesla C1060 GPU


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Lenovo ThinkStation S20 / D20 sport new Xeon CPUs, Tesla C1060 GPU originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atiC1060eLoungefireproLenovonvidiaquadros20TeslaTesla C1060TeslaC1060ThinkStationThinkStation D20ThinkStation S20ThinkstationD20ThinkstationS20workstationxeonxeon 3500xeon 5500Xeon3500Xeon5500Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple Nehalem-based Mac Pro in-depth impressions]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/18/apple-nehalem-based-mac-pro-in-depth-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/18/apple-nehalem-based-mac-pro-in-depth-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/18/apple-nehalem-based-mac-pro-in-depth-impressions/#comments When Apple's ever-so-slightly refreshed Nehalem-based Mac Pro showed up on our doorstep, we were understandably taken aback by the enclosure. Sure, it looks exactly like the previous Mac Pro externally, and only slightly more beautiful internally, but it's hard to deny the gorgeousness of this metallic wonder. That said, the so-called cheese grater design is one that's mighty familiar to Mac fans by now, so we'll spare you the details there. What you're probably wondering is whether or not this rig is really worth the steep asking price. At $2,499 for a single quad-core 2.66GHz rig and $3,299 for a twin quad-core 2.26GHz machine (which is our test system, by the way), neither option is particularly "affordable." And outside of the refreshed Intel Xeon processor, there aren't too many new hardware components to really convince you that an upgrade is a dire necessity. Follow us past the break to get a real-world perspective on the value proposition, and moreover, to get a better understanding of who exactly benefits most from a workstation of this magnitude.

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Apple Nehalem-based Mac Pro in-depth impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here she is, fresh off the Saturday Express. Apple's latest Mac Pro is said to be significantly more nimble and entirely easier to upgrade than its Penryn-based predecessor, and while it'll take us a few days yet to check out the former claim, we can already assure you that the second one is valid. Upon unboxing this beast (to be fair, it's not all that monstrous), we immediately dug within the cover to see what was up with Apple's new tray system. Rather than forcing users to squeeze their hands into unfathomably tight places just to pop in a new DIMM or add in a fresh 2TB hard drive, the engineers at Cupertino found a way to place all eight RAM slots on a removable tray, meaning that you can actually take that piece elsewhere and operate under better lighting. The tray was dead simple to remove and replace, and while it's a small inclusion, it's definitely an appreciated one. We'll be stressing this thing out and writing up a more thorough review soon, but for now, enjoy the snapshots / video below and after the break, respectively.

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Video: Apple Nehalem-based Mac Pro unboxing and hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nothing's official just yet, but Macworld is reporting that Intel will be rolling out an eight-core Xeon processor at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco next month, marking the company's first foray into octa-core processors, and paving the way for 16-core systems using two of the chips. Unfortunately, there aren't many more details than that, with the only other word being that it'll be a 16-thread processor, and be manufactured using a 45-nanometer process. As Macworld notes, however, it does seem likely that the processor in question is the Nehalem-EP seen on the roadmap above, which is based on the Tylersburg platform -- the first product of Intel's throw-a-dart-at-a-map naming scheme.

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Intel said to be prepping eight-core Xeon for launch next month originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel's new Core i7 chip has been showing up in tons of silly-spec'd high-end gaming rigs for about three days now, so it's obviously time to get bored and move on -- and right on cue, TechRadar's got the first benchmarks we've seen of the upcoming dual-processor Nehalem EP platform. The secret test machine featured two 2.8GHz Nehalem EP chips (likely to hit retail in 2009 as the Xeon X5560) and 24GB of 1,066MHz DDR3 RAM controlled by the new Quick Path Interconnect and on-die memory controllers, which together cranked out a SPECfp base rate of 160 -- way above the 90 posted by current 3.4GHz Xeon setups, and higher than the 105 scored by a 2.7GHz dual-processor rig with AMD's new Shanghai chips. Yeah, that's silly fast, and it's bound to get even faster when these bad boys launch with a 3.2GHz part along for the ride. Now if Intel could just siphon some of that speed into these pokey Atoms we can actually afford, we'd be grins-a-plenty.

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Upcoming dual-processor Nehalem EP machine benchmarked -- yeah, it's fast originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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C'mon, who here doesn't want their very own supercomputer to do, um, whatever they want with? In an effort to make sure every man, woman and child has an absurdly powerful number cruncher in their home (let's go with OSPP, or One Supercomputer Per Person), Microsoft has tag-teamed with the fabled Cray in order to "drive high productivity computing into the mainstream." The Cray CX1 Supercomputer comes loaded with Windows HPC Server 2008 and incorporates up to 8 nodes and 16 Intel Xeon CPUs (dual- or quad-core); additionally, it boasts up to 4TB of internal storage, 64GB of memory per node and interoperates nicely with Linux. The CX1 is said to be the most affordable supercomputer offered by Cray (not to mention the "world's highest-performing computer that uses standard office power"), but it'll still run you anywhere between $25,000 to well over $60,000. Chump change, right?

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Microsoft and Cray deliver "mainstream" CX1 supercomputer: starts at $25k originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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XtremeNotebooks is taking its quad-core Xtreme 917V up a notch by tossing an Intel X3360 Xeon processor in there. Notably, the company is pushing this as the "first US-distributed" lappie to boast such a chip, but we already saw Eurocom reveal its X3360-based D901C PHANTOM-X earlier this week. Semantics aside, prospective buyers can get this mobile server equipped with a Blu-ray burner, RAID 0/1/5 hard drive arrays, twin NVIDIA GeForce 8800 or Quadro FX GPU setups and up to 4GB of RAM. As of this moment, this particular system isn't listed on the outfit's website, but you can probably count on it demanding upwards of three grand -- and yes, that's with the "sweet talking the CSR" discount already factored in.

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XtremeNotebooks stuffs quad-core X3360 Xeon CPU in Xtreme 917V originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 May 2008 07:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's not often we see laptop manufacturers boast of a one-hour battery life, but in the case of Eurocom's new D901C PHANTOM-X "mobile server," that spec is certainly hard-earned enough to warrant notice. The battery drain begins with a 2.8GHz Quad Core XEON X3360 processor, which gets paired with 1.5 terabytes of storage in the form of three SATA-300 hard drives (complete with various RAID options), 8GB of DDR2-800 memory, a Blu-ray burner, and a comparatively modest 17-inch display, to name but a few specs. All that, not surprisingly, takes just as big a toll on your back as it does on battery life, with the PHANTOM-X weighing in at a lugabble 12-pounds. No word on a price just yet, but Eurocom's non-Xeon-based server laptops already easily push past the $3,000 mark, so you can probably take a pretty good stab at assessing the damage to your budget.

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Eurocom lets loose Quad Core XEON-based D901C PHANTOM-X server laptop originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 May 2008 12:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel's had its new processor plans slipped out to the public thanks to Sun, according to DailyTech. Details on the 6-core (!) Xeon Dunnington, as well as the kinda-sorta hush-hush Nehalem were apparently leaked out onto Sun's public web server over the weekend, including plans for the new Xeons to overtake the company's Tigerton CPU line. The Dunnington processors will have a 16MB L3 cache shared by all six cores, and will be pin-compatible with the Tigertons, thus making integration with your Clarksboro chipset slightly less painful... by being possible. The Nehalem also got the spy treatment, with news that it will not only replace the Penryn line in Q4 '08, but will also be the first time in 18 years that Intel includes on-die memory controllers. If this sort of thing is important to you (and we think it may be) hit the read link and get all the juicy details.

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Intel's 6-core Xeon and Nehalem CPU info leaked originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel seems like it's going to be making a bigger push at gamers with the launch of Penryn, and HotHardware managed to score some deets on the company's upcoming "Skulltrail" platform, which is built-around server-class hardware reconfigured for gaming. The new mobo pictured here supports dual quad-core Penryn Xeon processors, SLI graphics, and four PCI Express x16 slots, as well as two standard PCI slots. You're also looking at a whopping six internal SATA ports, dual eSATA ports, six USB ports, a lone FireWire port, and Gigabit Ethernet. That's quite a foundation for a gaming rig -- let's just hope pricing is at least pretend reasonable, eh?

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Intel's newest gaming platform, Skulltrail originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dell releases Precision T5400 and T7400 powerhouse workstations originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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