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We also saw a trio of extreme machines. One was powered by a 3.0GHz Core 2 Extreme QX9650 (Yorkfield), another was a stock Skulltrail machine equipped with dual 3.0GHz quad-core processors, and the last system was a modded Skulltrail that was overclocked to 4GHz. The modded machine featured a pair of vapor phase-change coolers for the processors, liquid-cooled memory and GeForce 8800 GTX cards, all residing in a custom CoolerMaster case adorned with numerous skulls.

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During a closed-session demonstration of Skulltrail and 45nm processors, we saw first-hand what 45nm offerings will deliver when compared to current products. We walk away with assurance that Skulltrail is extreme and also that SSE4 can make a huge impact in multi-media tasks.

Link: http://techgage.com/article/idf_07_s...nce_previ ew/

Intel revealed a number of details about its upcoming enthusiast products centered around its forthcoming 45nm "Penryn" family of processors today, including a few preliminary benchmark results and a peek at a "Skulltrail" platform with dual CPU sockets and support for quad SLI graphics configurations.

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