INTEL SKULLTRAIL (Dual Socket CPU Motherbard)

[sri_lion]

One glance at the Intel D5400XS motherboard with its dual-CPU sockets and active chipset cooling is enough to tell you that this isn't your normal PC motherboard. Code named Skulltrail, the Intel D5400XS represents Intel's ultimate PC motherboard platform.

Regular motherboards only have a single CPU socket, two PCI Express slots, and support for only one of the two competing dual-GPU formats. In comparison, the Skulltrail has two processor sockets, four x16 PCI Express video card slots, and built-in support for both SLI and CrossFire. If you set two Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775 processors in the board, you have an 8-core monster ready to run.


http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/cpu/intel-skulltrail/board-1.jpg

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http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2008/features/hardware/intel_skulltrail/border_3.jpg

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[ratedrkoman]

WoW !

[samiram]

wow..
definitely a power house..
:P

[BLACKLIST_MEMBER]

:no::baffled::baffled::baffled::baffled::no:
ammoo

[sri_lion]

wow..
definitely a power house..
:P

It looks good machang, but it seems its not up to the expectations! This is promoted as an extreme gaming motherboard but benchmarks are not very appealing it seems!

And I dont understand why they had to opt for DDR2! When ASUS and others already into DDR3 in their newer versions!

[hemalmenaka]

wow, nice way to spend savings!

[Sasika@Elakiri]

thanx srilion

There are people in sl still playing old dos games with their p1s,try to handle premier in p2s, hoping to work with 3ds Max with their p3s, and wanna game with their p4s n Ds (like me, he he) and now the Intel has introduced their dual cpu platform showing 2 45nm quads running But dont know how this will succeed selling their new high priced things in S.Asia (might be, they dont care), Coz still they dont have a affordable price cut to their 65nm extremes.

[randula01]

Wow ....maxaaaaaaaaaaa srilion......
how mach...............

[ywicky]

Wow what a mother board!!
Is it available in SL???
If so whats da price????

[dilansri2]

ane ammo pissu hedanawane

[sri_lion]

thanx srilion

There are people in sl still playing old dos games with their p1s,try to handle premier in p2s, hoping to work with 3ds Max with their p3s, and wanna game with their p4s n Ds (like me, he he) and now the Intel has introduced their dual cpu platform showing 2 45nm quads running But dont know how this will succeed selling their new high priced things in S.Asia (might be, they dont care), Coz still they dont have a affordable price cut to their 65nm extremes.

Yeah! well.. its definitely not affordable in Sri Lanka! :dull:

[Anusha]

Unless you equip it with two processors (two QX9775's of course) , it is slower than a single QX9770 desktop processor based system, because of the sucky memory subsystem.

[yasiru1]

ela ela

[Anusha]

Yeah! well.. its definitely not affordable in Sri Lanka! :dull:
You think so? :P

[Anusha]

It looks good machang, but it seems its not up to the expectations! This is promoted as an extreme gaming motherboard but benchmarks are not very appealing it seems!

And I dont understand why they had to opt for DDR2! When ASUS and others already into DDR3 in their newer versions!
It is not even DDR2-800 or 1066. It is DDR2 667! Dammit!
Maybe DDR3 FB-DIMMs are not made yet.

[sri_lion]

You think so? :P

1st of all it has to be available ne! :lol:

[chanster]

How can 2xQX9770 be slower than 1 single QX9770? Even with DDR 667? For a program like 3ds max.....3D max will love 4 more cores more than DDR 2 1066 memory.....

[lahirumam]

Gorgeous isn't it...?? he he he...:D

[rotiya]

Super mother board

[nuwa1]

damn it sri.. pissu hedenawa.

[Anusha]

How can 2xQX9770 be slower than 1 single QX9770? Even with DDR 667? For a program like 3ds max.....3D max will love 4 more cores more than DDR 2 1066 memory.....
Not two! That's why I said: "Unless you equip it with two processors..."

Still, in games, QX9770 is faster, because there isn't any game which even utilizes 4-cores well :D

[elakiri0777]

Server type mb ekak neda banz???

[chanster]

Ahh :rolleyes:

[Clerk_Kent]

:shocked: OMG bro....WoooooooooW!!!!:yes:

[dhanushka7171]

Woooooooooow pissu hadenawa bun.....

[Anusha]

Ahh :rolleyes:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/intel-skulltrail_7.html#sect1

[chanster]

5568

3D max loves it:D

[eranga_m]

ammo.......... Is this in the market

[sudheera]

elama thama

[sri_lion]

We even have less 64-bit applications still!

[Anusha]

We even have less 64-bit applications still!
True...and even if there were enough x64 apps, how many people would actually move? They have no idea what 64bit is!

[Anusha]

5568

3D max loves it:D
Well, not really...Only 50% boost over the single CPU setup.
That x264 encoder showed 80-85% boost. That's what you call, "loving it"! :lol:

[chanster]

Well, not really...Only 50% boost over the single CPU setup.
That x264 encoder showed 80-85% boost. That's what you call, "loving it"! :lol:

50% hari wadi ne......y u expected it to give 100?

[Anusha]

50% hari wadi ne......y u expected it to give 100?
100% more cores = 100% more performance :P (well, 80% would be good enough for me....50%? Nah! :D)

[chanster]

macho......pentium D is 2 pentium 4s......does it give the exact performance of 2 P4 processors?

[Anusha]

macho......pentium D is 2 pentium 4s......does it give the exact performance of 2 P4 processors?
You are missing the point!

1. 50% more performance is not bad at all, but not really great either. That's of course not the problem with the platform (most of the times). But I wouldn't call an app is loving the 100% more cores, when it only gives 50% more performance. What are you gonna call an app which gives 80-90% boost? (maybe like: holy smoking sh*t, that software is having a ride on the bed with the CPUs :P)

2. At least the PentiumD 820 is not SLOWER than the 2.8GHz 520, right? But not the case here, is it? (again, not the problem with the CPUs mind you)

[chanster]

Ahh yes....what i said was for a program like 3d max this system will favor.

[ereshthush]

MARU FAN 2 :lol:

[Anusha]

MARU FAN 2 :lol:
don't tell me that is the first time you've seen such fans?! :eek:

[tharuksha123]

aamatasiri...ganna watinawa..

[Kalindugayan]

tnx 4 da info

[ahamednishadh]

WOW!!
but da problem is da price??
how much is it ??

n e way thx for da info!!!!!!!!!!

[dexter.morgan.666]

Wow what a mother board!!
Is it available in SL???
If so whats da price????

Is that a joke ??? :P:P

[dexter.morgan.666]

I think the price will be around 600$ ~ :oo:

[chanster]

I think the price will be around 600$ ~ :oo:

Just for the board or for the whole thing lol?

[dexter.morgan.666]

Just for the board or for the whole thing lol?
WTF??? :rolleyes: Just for the board :frown: :P:P


Ps- what do you mean by "the whole thing"??:P

[chanster]

Budu ammo....echchara weida?

[dexter.morgan.666]

Budu ammo....echchara weida?


I hope so :D

[sri_lion]

Budu ammo....echchara weida?

Yup! it will be around there, because now the ASUS Striker Extreme it self is about 50k, I would'nt be surprised even if this gets @ 70k~ range!!

[Anusha]

Budu ammo....echchara weida?
Moko bung spam karanne? :P
Aluthin course ekakwath patan gaththada?

[nukisl]

maxxa

[kasun_dk]

ane ammo

[mahendra@etf]

maxxa

[henderson]

good system, price is the issue

[shiwankaswe]

Mara bandayak ne machan

[prasadana2]

bahana kai wage..

[nEoN_wHitE]

holy freaking hell :shocked:
bt meka vikinenawa da?? :D:Dhehe

[sri_lion]

holy freaking hell :shocked:
bt meka vikinenawa da?? :D:Dhehe

Yup its on sale here!! I saw!!

[nEoN_wHitE]

Yup its on sale here!! I saw!!
really.. so does it have a good market? :D
Quad core extrem 2k danmoth kohoamda.. hehehe :P

[gn.karunarathna]

pooh........sira gindara......actually great macho

[nasri123]

wow awsome honda milak ethi ne...

[sri_lion]

wow awsome honda milak ethi ne...

THE MOST EXPENSIVE YET!!! :dull:

[coollifestyle4u]

sounds great

[nasri123]

THE MOST EXPENSIVE YET!!! :dull:
ehenang lankawata ewillath nethuwa ethi...
proccessor 2k daala wedakerana kota monawada waasi thiyanne Speed eka wediwenawata amatharawa..??

[sri_lion]

ehenang lankawata ewillath nethuwa ethi...
proccessor 2k daala wedakerana kota monawada waasi thiyanne Speed eka wediwenawata amatharawa..??

Yes! only if there were such applications... that can use about 8 cores!!

As for now... this board is a waste of money!!!

[nimaz]

looks gud!!