dpg
07-16-2007, 11:51 PM
Intel plans to shut down AMD's party even before it starts - the 4x4 platform from AMD is no where to be seen at this moment, yet Intel's V8 can already be had. The V8 is basically a server platform - a server E-ATX dual socket motherboard equipped with two of Intel's quad-core CPUs. Hardspell has some pictures of such a setup:
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/1245/intelv8ym9.jpg
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9626/intelv82cj4.jpg
The system above has 4GB of FB-DIMM memory and uses two 3.0 GHz quad-core CPUs. Only the motherboard costs $658, and is based on Intel's 5000X chipset.
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/1245/intelv8ym9.jpg
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9626/intelv82cj4.jpg
The system above has 4GB of FB-DIMM memory and uses two 3.0 GHz quad-core CPUs. Only the motherboard costs $658, and is based on Intel's 5000X chipset.