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The most highly evolved species of computer, the laptop (aka notebook) computer allows you to work without being tethered to an office. Portability and good performance make laptop PCs an essential part of the daily lives of millions of people, from college students to business travelers. Even the least-expensive of today's laptops are well equipped for everyday work.

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There are more laptop choices than ever. We'll identify and discuss the available options--including screen size, weight, battery life, and communications ports. more

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Do you need a superfast CPU? Or a huge hard drive? We'll guide you through the choices and tell you which features are most critical. more

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Looking for a powerful, versatile notebook at a reasonable price? Our advice will help you find the right laptop. more

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vaio notebook-SONY VAIO Notebook VGN FZ 35 GN + JXD Digital camera + USB light

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Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo (2.1 GHZ), 4 MB Cache Memory,2 GB DDR2 RAM, 200 GB HDD , DVD-RW, 15.4 Wide display, WI-FI, Bluetooth, Modem, Card slot, bag, 2.7 kg weight, 2.5 hrs back up, Camera/Microphone,Windows Vista Business, 1 year warranty

About JXD 685, 4M Digital Camera PMP MP3 MP4 Player 2.5" LCD DV-1gb memory:Use the JXD 685 to take pictures & videos by using its movable camera; records TV, VCD/DVD movies and plays the Mpeg 4 movies anywhere by using its superior 2.5" LCD TFT Monitor.

Movable Camera: Takes self portraits easily with its 180 degrees moving camera.

Pictures shooting: to record images by using its superior 4 million pixels camera and 2x zoom.

Video Recording: to record digital video which is comparable to DVD quality (320x240).

Media Player: to play ASF mpeg4, mp3, wma, wav files.

Pictures browser: to slide pictures in JPG, GIF and TIFF formats.

Video Recording: to record TV, VCD, DVD or other AV signals. It is able to record more than 120mins high resolution video by using only built in 1 gb memory, and up to 375mins of video if a 2GB SD card is plugged in.

Voice Recording: to record voice by using the built in microphone.

E-Book browsing: to display txt file

Games playing: to play its built-in funny games

Calendar and Phone Book

Products Specifications

Display
2.5 inch, 480 x 234 pixels, 260K full-color, TFT-LCD

Battery
built-in 1,800mAh rechargeable Li-ion battery

Signal-to-noise ratio 90dB
Dimensions
90*60*17.5mm

Weight 　

Earphone Output Power
5mW+5mW

Compression Rate Mp3 8-320kbps; Wma 24-128kbps

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1 yr manufacturer warranty

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30...Intel® Celeron® processor

Proven Technology, Exceptional Value

The new Intel® Celeron® processor delivers a balanced level of proven technology and exceptional value for desktop PCs. Based on a new energy-efficient microarchitecture, this Celeron processor enables smaller, quieter, and more capable desktop PCs.

Systems based on the Celeron processor are ideal for day-to-day computing, whether in the home, classroom, or office. The Execute Disable Bit¹, a built-in security feature, helps protect your programs and files from viruses, worms, and other malicious attacks. The Celeron processor also includes Intel® 64² architecture, so you can access larger amounts of memory when used with appropriate 64-bit supporting hardware and software. A faster Front Side Bus accelerates access between the processor core and your data for an enhanced computing experience.

When combined with an Intel® Express Chipset-based board, this platform provides a balanced entry level desktop PC. Enjoy integrated Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio) for exceptional audio quality, and Intel® Graphics Media Acceleration (Intel® GMA) which delivers a smooth visual experience. Enter the colorful world of e-learning and digital photography, or perform business activities like data entry, inventory management, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and e-mail.


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Features and benefits

Single-Core Processing

New microarchitecture with 800 MHz FSB enhances your computing experience.

Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution

Improves execution speed and efficiency, delivering more instructions per clock cycle.

Intel® Smart Memory Access

Optimizes the use of the data bandwidth from the memory subsystem to accelerate out-of-order execution. A newly designed prediction mechanism reduces the time in-flight instructions have to wait for data. New pre-fetch algorithms move data from system memory into the fast L2 cache in advance of execution. These functions keep the pipeline full, improving instruction throughput and performance.

Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost

Significantly improves the media performance on a broad range of applications including video, audio, image and photo processing, multimedia, encryption, financial, engineering, and scientific applications. The 128-bit SSE instructions are now issued at a throughput rate of one per clock cycle, effectively doubling speed of execution on a per clock basis over previous generation processors.
Intel® 64² architecture

Allows the desktop processor platform to access larger amounts of memory. With appropriate 64 bit supporting hardware and software, platforms based on an Intel processor supporting 64-bit computing can use extended virtual and physical memory. Intel 64 provides flexibility for 32-bit and 64-bit computing.

Execute Disable Bit¹

Provides enhanced virus protection when deployed with a supported operating system. Allows memory to be marked as executable or non executable, allowing the processor to raise an error to the operating system if malicious code attempts to run in non-executable memory, thereby preventing the code from infecting the system.

Intel Designed Thermal Solution

Intel boxed processors ship with a thermal solution specifically for this processor, designed for maximum thermal and acoustic performance.

¹ Enabling Execute Disable Bit functionality requires a PC with a processor with Execute Disable Bit capability and a supporting operating system. Check with your PC manufacturer on whether your system delivers Execute Disable Bit functionality.


² Intel® 64 requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, enabling software and/or operating system, device drivers, and applications designed for these features. Performance will vary depending on your configuration. Contact your vendor for more information.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor

Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor
(3GHz, 6MB, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775 Socket T - MPN: BX80570E8400)
Price Range: $169.99 - $269.66 from 17 Sellers
Description: Based on Intel Core microarchitecture, the Intel Core 2 Duo processor family is designed to provide energy-efficient performance so you can do more at once without slowing down.
Quick Glance
Processor Socket: Intel Socket T (LGA775)
Processor Class: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Type: 2
Bus Speed: 1333MHz
Processor Speed: 3000
Processor Speed + Class
Bus Speed: 1333MHz
Processor Speed: 3 GHz
Processor Class: Intel Core 2 Duo
Physical + Memory Specifications
Included Fan Type: ATX
L2 Cache Size: 6 MB
Number of Processor Cores: 2
Processor Socket: Intel Socket T (LGA775)
Warranty
Warranty Information: 3 Year Limited Warranty

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processors

Maximum everything. Energy-efficient performance. Multimedia power.
Intel® Core™2 Duo


Based on Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor family is designed to provide powerful energy-efficient performance so you can do more at once without slowing down.

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo desktop processors

With Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor, you'll experience revolutionary performance, unbelievable system responsiveness, and energy-efficiency second to none.

Big, big performance. More energy efficient.¹ Now available in smaller packages. The Intel Core 2 Duo processor-based desktop PC was designed from the ground up for energy efficiency, letting you enjoy higher performing, ultra-quiet, sleek, and low power desktop PC designs.

Multitask with reckless abandon. Do more at the same time, like playing your favorite music, running virus scan in the background, and all while you edit video or pictures. The powerful Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor provides you with the speed you need to perform any and all tasks imaginable.

Love your PC again. Don’t settle for anything less than the very best. Find your perfect desktop powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and get the best processing technology money can buy. Only from Intel.

* • Up to 6MB L2 cache
* • Up to 1333 MHz front side bus

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo mobile processors

At the dual-core heart of Intel® Centrino®2 processor technology, the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor family features a faster FSB (up to 1066 MHz), higher clock speeds, and enhanced microarchitecture technologies, helping to maximize Intel®Centrino®2 processor technology's dual-core performance and power savings.

* • 6 MB of total L2 cache
* • Up to 1066 MHz front side bus

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz

In the summer of 2006, Intel released their 65nm Conroe-based processors, and to say they won the hearts of many would be an understatement. It was one product-launch that Intel didn't want to hit lightly, especially since AMD were actively taking from their customer base - on the enthusiast side, most notably. When said and done, Intel did accomplish what they planned to do. They put the industry through a blender and showed us how to be excited about processors again.

Although frequencies with Conroe were not as high as what we were used to seeing from Intel, the folks in Santa Clara proved that a high frequency didn't mean much if the processor itself was inefficient. Indeed, a 2.4GHz Conroe Dual-Core proved just how much better an efficient processor could be, and it quickly became the most common processor choice for the enthusiast.

The following summer, follow-up processors were released, including the E6750 Dual-Core which we evaluated at the time. Besides speed bumps, those processors didn't bring much to the table in way of new features, except for native 1333FSB support. Instead, the processor we are taking a look at today is one of the few new models that effectively replace the Conroe-based chips that we came to love so dearly in summer of '06.

I won't delve deep into how 45nm improves on 65nm, as I explained all of that in our QX9650 review, but I will touch on things briefly. One large benefit that comes with all die shrinks is better power efficiency and lower temperatures. Chips have the capability to run just as fast, if not faster, than their predecessors, all while running cooler and drawing less power. It's a win/win situation.

But with 45nm, Intel introduced more than just a die shrink. The biggest feature that most people will be interested in is the SSE4 instruction set. It affects media-buffs only - those who encode videos - but the performance gains are so evident, that developers of such applications are bound to begin supporting it sooner than later. The speed increases could be as large as 2x, even though it's difficult to believe.

Other improvements include increased L2 cache, half-multipliers (eg, 9.5x), a faster front-side-bus, improved Super Shuffle Engine, Smart Cache (to improve how split loads are accessed and stored) and so many transistors on a single die, it can give people headaches to think about it!
The obvious downside of the QX9650 launch in November was the fact that no other processors complimented it. Therefore, it was QX9650 or bust - until now that is. During CES earlier this month, Intel officially announced their 45nm launch plans, which include the desktop side, server and also mobile. We found out at that time that the Quad-Core models (Q9300 - Q9550) were pushed back to sometime in Q1. Although a solid date was never settled on, original road maps showed January as the scheduled launch. However, the rumor is that due to poor performing Phenom Quad-Core sales, Intel decided to hold off on the launch to help push remaining 65nm models to consumers first.

So how does the road map stand now that some time has past? Although Intel announced near-immediate availability of all 45nm desktop Dual-Cores at CES, only the E8400 has shown up on e-tailers. One popular e-tailer has the other models listed for availability in April. How true that is, I'm unsure, but it's strange given the fact that they were supposed to be available by now.
Processor Name

Cores

Clock

Cache

FSB

TDP

1Ku Price

Available
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775
4

3.20GHz

2 x 6MB

1600MHz

150W

$1,499
Q1 2008
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770
4

3.20GHz

2 x 6MB

1600MHz

136W

$1,399
Q1 2008
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650
4

3.0GHz

2 x 6MB

1333MHz

130W

$999
Now
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
4

2.86GHz

2 x 6MB

1333MHz

95W

$530
Q1 2008
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
4

2.66GHz

2 x 6MB

1333MHz

95W

$316
Q1 2008
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
4

2.5GHz

2 x 3MB

1333MHz

95W

$266
Q1 2008
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
2

3.16GHz

6MB

1333MHz

65W

$266
Jan 2008
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
2

3.00GHz

6MB

1333MHz

65W

$183
Now
Intel Core 2 Duo E8200
2

2.66GHz

6MB

1333MHz

65W

$163
Jan 2008
Intel Core 2 Duo E8190
2

2.66GHz

6MB

1333MHz

65W

$163
Jan 2008

The biggest downside to the road map is that the Q9xxx are not available. Once they are, they are no doubt going to sell like hotcakes, given the improvements over the previous generation and the fact that the prices do not increase. The upside, though, is that even though the E8400 is the lone desktop Dual-Core to be available right now, we can be happy that it is the model most people would be after.

What makes the E8400 such a great choice is the fact that it's affordable, at $220USD on average, and has a nice clock speed. Let's face it... where overclocking is not concerned, having a 3.0GHz CPU looks better to the ego than say, 2.66GHz. It's all about the smooth frequencies, baby.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Preview

it hasn't been a full year since we saw Intel launch their Core 2 Duo processors, but we will soon be seeing a line-up refresh. This is one product that really needs no introduction, but seeing as this is a refresh, refreshing everyones minds seems appropriate. Intel launched the Core 2 Duo to much fanfare last July. Months prior to this, enthusiasts were drooling over leaks of performance reports, which fortunately, turned out to be right on the money.

The entire Conroe line-up is built on a 65nm process, with the mainstream products offering 4MB of L2 cache. Improved over the previous Pentium 4/Pentium D line-up was better power efficiency resulting in a lower TDP and better overall temperatures. This is appreciated, as two cores under the same IHS can potentially create an unwanted room heater.

All but the lowest end Core 2 Duos take advantage of a 1066FSB. This is where this refreshed line-up comes into play, as it ushers in 1333FSB computing. This noticeable speed bump is all done while retaining the same TDP.

All Conroe 1333FSB processors are identified by by a 50 at the end of the product name, hence E6750, which is effectively taking over the spot of the E6700. Nothing has changed except for the FSB and speeds, except the ratio of course, which had to be altered in order to compliment the upgraded frequency.

One thing that should be cleared up is that most overclocking enthusiasts have already accomplished the same speeds we are seeing today, with most being exceeded. In fact, there is nothing stopping anyone from popping in an E6600 and overclocking using a 333FSB and 8 multiplier. That would effectively give you the exact same speed as the E6750 we are taking a look at today.

You might be wondering where the benefit is, with this official speed bump. Primarily it will benefit those non-overclockers most. There is no comparison to equal processor speed at 1066FSB and 1333FSB. That added FSB frequency should make a much more noticeable performance difference than the CPU frequency boost itself.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Preview

When more is better-with four processing cores the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor delivers unrivaled¹ performance for the latest, greatest generation of multi-threaded games and multimedia apps.Now with a new version based on Intel's cutting edge 45nm technology utilizing hafnium-infused circuitry to deliver even greater performance and power efficiency. The Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9770 running at 3.2 GHz delivers the best possible experience for today's most demanding users.
12 MB of total L2 cache
1600 MHz front side bus
Intel® Network Processors


Built on a high-performance fully programmable architecture, Intel network processors offer the speed, flexibility, and ease-of-use/reuse you need to accelerate time-to-market, extend time-in-market, and to enable a broad range of services from the customer premises to the core of the network. Network processors optimized for home, small-to-medium enterprise, and networked embedded applications. Flexible wire-speed processing for OC-3 to OC-12 multiservice network applications.
The Intel® IXC1100 control plane processor extends the benefits of Intel XScale® technology, including its rich set of development tools, to meet the processing needs of multi-service switches, VoIP media gateways, wireless infrastructure and other networking equipment.The information on this page is provided for the benefit of customers with existing designs.

Intel® Core™2 Duo Desktop Processor

Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor and Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 6x1
— For the Intel® Core™2 Duo Desktop Processor E6000Δ and E4000Δ sequences, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor E2000Δ sequence and Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 6x1Δ sequence at 65 W

Depending on the type of system and the chassis characteristics, new system and component designs may be required to provide adequate cooling for the processor. The goal of this document is to provide an understanding of these thermal characteristics and discuss guidelines for meeting the thermal requirements imposed on single processor systems using the Intel® Core™2 Duo desktop processor E6000/E4000Δ sequences, Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor E2000Δ sequence, and Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 6x1Δ Sequence.

The concepts given in this document are applicable to any system form factor. Specific examples used will be the Intel enabled reference solution for ATX/uATX systems. See the applicable BTX form factor reference documents to design a thermal solution for that form factor.

64-bit computing on Intel architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers and applications enabled for Intel® 64 architecture. Processors will not operate (including 32-bit operation) without an Intel® 64 architecture-enabled BIOS. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations. Consult with your system vendor for more information.

Δ Intel® processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See www.intel.com/products/processor_number/ for details.

‡ Not all specified units of this processor support Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology. See the Processor Spec Finder at processorfinder.intel.com or contact your Intel representative for more information.

± Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT), Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT), and Intel® 64 architecture require a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, enabling software and/or operating system, device drivers and applications designed for these features. Performance will vary depending on your configuration. Contact your vendor for more information.

° Enabling Execute Disable Bit functionality requires a PC with a processor with Execute Disable Bit capability and a supporting operating system. Check with your PC manufacturer on whether your system delivers Execute Disable Bit functionality.

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processors The ultimate multi-core performance

Introducing Intel® Core™2 Quad processor for notebook and desktop PCs, designed to handle massive compute and visualization workloads enabled by powerful multi-core technology. Optimized for the longest possible battery life without compromise to performance, Intel Core 2 Quad processors for notebooks allow you to stay unwired longer while running the most compute-intensive applications.

Providing all the bandwidth you need for next-generation highly-threaded applications, the latest four-core Intel Core 2 Quad processors are built on 45nm Intel® Core™ microarchitecture enabling faster, cooler, and quieter mobile and desktop PC and workstation experiences.

Plus, with optional Intel® vPro™ technology, you have the ability to remotely isolate, diagnose, and repair infected desktop and mobile workstations wirelessly and outside of the firewall, even if the PC is off, or the OS is unresponsive.

Product information
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Features and Benefits

With four processing cores, up to 12MB of shared L2 cache,¹ and up to 1066 MHz Front Side Bus for notebooks, and up to 12MB of L2 cache² and up to 1333 MHz Front Side Bus for desktops, the Intel Core 2 Quad processor delivers amazing performance and power efficiency enabled by the all new hafnium-based circuitry of 45nm Intel Core microarchitecture.

Whether you're encoding, rendering, editing, or streaming HD multimedia in the office or on the go, power your most demanding applications with notebooks and desktops based on the Intel Core 2 Quad processor.

Plus, with these processors you get great Intel® technologies built in:

Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve execution time and energy efficiency

Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT), enabling greater security, manageability, and utilization

Dual Intel® Dynamic Acceleration technology, improving four-core performance by utilizing power headroom of idle cores by dynamically boosting frequency of active cores


Intel® Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of the available data bandwidth

Larger Intel® Advanced Smart Cache optimized
for multi-core processors, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem

Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost,
accelerating a broad range of applications along with Intel® HD Boost utilizing new SSE4 instructions for even greater multimedia performance

Future ready, designed to perform in highly threaded programs with powerful Intel® multi-core technology
Buy an Intel® Core™2 Quad processor-based desktop or notebook PC today

Up to 6M of Intel® Advanced Smart Cache per core pair.
² Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) requires the computer system to have an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software, as well as connection with a power source and a corporate network connection. Setup requires configuration by the purchaser and may require scripting with the management console or further integration into existing security frameworks to enable certain functionality. It may also require modifications of implementation of new business processes. For more information, see http://www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/intel-amt/index.htm.
Δ Intel® processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number/index.htm for details.

Intel Core 2 Duo 8600 CPU

Based on Intel Core microarchitecture, the Intel Core2 Duo processor family is designed to provide powerful energy-efficient performance so you can do more at once without slowing down.

With Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor, you'll experience revolutionary performance, unbelievable system responsiveness, and energy-efficiency second to none.

Big, big performance. More energy efficient. Now available in smaller packages. The Intel Core 2 Duo processor-based desktop PC was designed from the ground up for energy efficiency, letting you enjoy higher performing, ultra-quiet, sleek, and low power desktop PC designs.

Multitask with reckless abandon. Do more at the same time, like playing your favorite music, running virus scan in the background, and all while you edit video or pictures.

The powerful Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor provides you with the speed you need to perform any and all tasks imaginable.

Love your PC again. Don’t settle for anything less than the very best. Find your perfect desktop powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and get the best processing technology money can buy. Only from Intel.



Delivering the best overall performance. Period. With Intel Core 2 Duo processors powering your desktop PC you'll get the latest arsenal of performance-rich technologies, including up to 6MB of shared L2 cache and up to 1333 MHz Front Side Bus. And, all of the latest additions to the Intel Core 2 Duo processor family are built using Intel’s 45nm technology and Hafnium infused circuitry. You've got the future of computing now, and only from Intel:

Dual-Core Processing, combines two independent processor cores in one physical package. Processors run at the same frequency and share up to 6MB of L2 cache and up to 1333 MHZ Front Side Bus for truly parallel computing

Intel Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve execution time and energy efficiency

Intel Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver more energy-efficient performance and smarter battery performance in your laptop

Intel Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of the available data bandwidth

Intel Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for multi-core and dual-core processors

Intel Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications, including video, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications.

Intel preps mobile processors for higher clock speeds

Santa Clara (CA) – Intel is transitioning seven small-package Core 2 Duo CPUs as well as one Celeron M processor to new steppings, which will include “speed enhancements” for the Montevina notebook platform and lay the foundation for a higher clock speed, the company said.

The Core 2 Duo SL9300 (1.60 GHz), SL9400 (1.86 GHz), SP9300 (2.26 GHz) and SP9400 (2.40 GHz) will be moved from a C-0 stepping to E-0, while the Celeron M ULV 723 (1.2 GHz), Core 2 Solo SU3300 (1.20 GHz, single-core), Core 2 Duo SU9300 (1.20 GHz), and SU9400 (1.40 GHz) will switch from M-0 to R-0.

The effect of both stepping changes is the same – there are speed path improvements, which will enable higher frequency models, according to Intel. There are no electrical, mechanical or thermal changes.With the exception of the Celeron M model, the conversion affects only small package processors: SP models that focus on performance, SL version that have a greater focus on energy efficiency as well as SU versions that solely focus on energy efficiency. Intel defines SP processors as small-package CPUs with a thermal envelope of 20-29 watts, SL processors with 12-19 watts and SU processors with less than 12 watts.

We can’t really remember a time when Intel’s processor descriptions were as confusing as they are today, so here is a quick reminder what those cryptic prefixes mean:

Intel told its customers that samples of the new processors will be available by December 8 of this year. Volume shipments are set to begin on or after March 2 of next year. The company said that there will not be any form, fit and function changes between the stepping conversions, however, system

Intel touts Nehalem as its greenest processor

Intel is claiming that the new Nehalem processor due out in November will be its greenest to date. The company said that the systems it has built into its platforms and the technology used have been revolutionary, so much so that Gordon Moore, co-founder of the company, called its 45 nm transistors the company’s greatest advancement ever.

The high-k metal gate technology in the systems uses the element Hafnium to manage the problems of building transistors on such a small scale. The company says the new design gives major improvements in both energy efficiency and speed. Intel is making “performance and power and now highly connected,” Intel architect Ronak Singhal told vnunet.com.

“I don’t know how many hours we’ve spent arguing about power over features. If a feature added performance but used more power; it’s been a very different mindset for Nehalem.”

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Review :: Setup and Compatibility

The QX9770 CPU is a Socket LGA-775 CPU and should work easily in any motherboard that supports the 1600MHz FSB. One issue I’ve always had with Intel CPUs is that they often require a new motherboard even though the interface is the same. The 925X chipset launched in 2004 can’t support this new CPU due to the various changes made to the process, the FSB, and the memory support not being there.

The ASUS P5E3 Deluxe board used in this review was reviewed a couple of months ago by myself. This board has support for all of the latest technologies including DDR3 memory, Crossfire support, FSB 1600 and Intel’s 45 nanometer processors. Installation was a snap. Open the lever insert the QX9770 aligning the notches with the Socket, close the top lower the lever and the CPU is installed. After applying a bit of thermal paste and attaching the CPU heat sink, installation was complete.

DDR3 memory support is currently limited to 1333MHz officially by Intel for their X48 chipset. Memory speed has improved over time as there is DDR3-2000 memory on the market. NVIDIA chipsets support DDR3-2000 memory when the EPP Profiles are enabled in the BIOS, but the default memory speed is 1333MHz for their chipsets as well. Intel has a specification called Xtreme Memory Profile that offers similar features allowing higher memory profiles to be used with higher speed memory.

Overclocking of the 3.2GHz QX9770 was pretty high. In testing, we were able to get the QX9770 to over 4.202GHz on air cooling, an impressive feat considering it is the fastest Intel multi-core CPU available at the time this article was written. 4.2GHz is a 33% overclock. There are faster single core CPUs but the QX9770 is the fastest of the current multiple core CPUs on the market.

The second board I tested compatibility with on the QX9770 was an ASUS P5K Deluxe motherboard based upon the Intel X38 chipset. This board ran the QX9770 CPU without issues after overclocking the FSB of the board to 1600MHz. The other boards I have tested include an nForce 780i SLI board that worked and an ASUS Blitz Formula that both worked without issue. The EVGA nForce 780i SLI board was another board that I tried out with the new CPU. This board is based upon last year’s NVIDIA 780i chipset and is pretty popular among people that want to SLI NVIDIA video cards. The QX9770 works without problems on this board at the rated 3.2GHz speed.

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Review :: Conclusion

Performance on the QX9770 was exemplary, easily the fastest CPU or system I have ever tested with the exception being the dual QX9775 SkullTrail system which is faster, but of course that is with two CPUs that are virtually identical to the single QX9770 here. The QX9770 easily beats the Phenom X4 9850 CPU, but the two CPUs are in completely different price leagues and not a fair comparison as the person wanting a QX9770 will not likely look at an AMD CPU for their high-end computer. The extra L2 cache really shines in applications and games. As our main video gaming test CPU, the QX9770 when combined with a high end dual card like the 9800GX2 or HD3870X2.

If you are looking for the fastest CPU for the home market and not willing to spend the $6000 a Skulltrail system would run you, this is it. The combination of a nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard or Intel X48 motherboard along with two HD3870X2 cards or two NVIDIA 9800GX2 cards are the fastest available gaming platforms on the market today depending on whether you want to use the multiple NVIDIA or multiple ATI cards. Until NVIDIA and ATI release their next generation of video cards, the GT200 and RV770 series in the upcoming weeks, these will be the definitive gaming platforms for the market. I think it’s kind of ironic that Intel’s main rival AMD builds graphics cards that can be Cross-fired but NVIDIA won’t let Intel use SLI.

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Review :: Introduction

The Personal Computer has been kicking it for many years now, with the first IBM PC launched in 1981 with a 4.77MHz CPU and 64KB of RAM. That was almost 27 years ago, a long time in computer history. One of the problems with the modern computer is that they are too powerful for their own good with most programs running perfectly fine on any CPU from the last three or four years. Add to that the fact that PC gaming is mostly a dying breed; this means that the modern computer has issues with finding a killer app.
Intel dominates the CPU market with their CPUs. At the moment, their quad core CPUs outshine their competition from AMD by wide margins, with AMD forced to compete on price/performance instead of strict performance as the fastest AMD CPU, the Phenom X4 9850 doesn’t come close to the performance of the fastest Intel CPU, the QX9770 which I’m reviewing today. The Intel QX9770 is their first 1600MHz FSB CPU and is geared for the ultra high end crowd and those not meek with their cash flow

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Review :: Intel QX9770 Features

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  1600MHz FSB (400MHz Quad Pumped)
  Yorkdale architecture
  45 nanometer process
  12MB L2 Cache split into 6MB for each of 2 cores
  3.2 GHz clock speed
  Intel Virtualization Technology
  Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
  Intel Execute Disable Bit
  Intel 64 architecture
  Quad Core Processing
  Chipset support: Intel X48, NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI official many others compatible with overclocking
  Intel Wide Dynamic Execution
  Intel Smart Memory Access
  Intel Advanced Smart Cache
  Intel HD Boost
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  The QX9770 is based upon Intel’s Yorkdale architecture. The Yorkdale is Intel’s first 1600MHz FSB series of CPUs. Intel uses a QuadPumped architecture meaning that the FSB is running at 400MHz which is multiplied by 4 to get the final FSB of 1600MHz. The Yorkdale CPUs with a 1600MHz FSB include the QX9770 being reviewed here and the QX9775 found in the Intel SkullTrail high-end platform.
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  Intel calls their Core 2 Extreme QX9770 CPU a “Quad Core” CPU since it has four processor cores on a single die. The QX9770 like other Intel Core 2 Quad CPUs consists of two Core 2 Duo CPUs on the same die, each with two processor cores on them. AMD calls their Phenom CPUs the first true “Quad Core” CPU as they have four processor cores on the same packaging. It’s a matter of semantics as either way you get four processor cores.
  Yorkdale and Wolfdale CPUs have large amounts of L2 cache, much more than previous Intel CPUs. The QX9770 has 12MB of L2 Cache with each pair of Intel cores on the die sharing a 6MB L2 cache. Yorkdale, like the earlier Intel CPUs based upon the Penryn core. The Socket that the new CPU uses is the same LGA-775 Socket in use since 2004 with the launch of the Prescott CPUs and the 925X chipset but this CPU is only officially supported by the X48 and nForce 790i Ultra SLI chipsets at the moment.

• The clock speed of the QX9770 is 3.2GHz, which is the multiplier 2x 1600MHz for the FSB. The QX9770 is based upon Intel’s 45 nanometer process, while AMD is still stuck on the 65 nanometer process. The QX9770 has a die size of 214mm squared with 820 million transistors. The die of the QX9770 is really two Core 2 CPUs side by side accounting for the die size and transistor count as the Core 2 Duo has ½ the cache and die size.

• Viruses are programs that replicate themselves into the memory and operating system of the computer infected. One issue with modern computers is the inability to stop executable programs from automatically executing. Intel’s QX9770 has their Execute Disable Bit (NX Bit) technology to help prevent virus attacks against the computer. Windows XP SP2 introduced this feature for CPUs that support NX Bit.
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  The QX9770 has the following instruction sets available to it: MMX, SSE1, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, Intel 64 instructions. The introduction of Penryn included the SSE4 instruction set which adds 47 new instructions to the CPU instruction set. Intel’s Penryn architecture can run four instructions in a single clock cycle compared to two instructions on earlier architectures.
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  Virtualization technology allows different operating systems to be run on the same system to run as virtual machines. Each operating system is done on a partition and operates independently. VT requires support of the CPU, BIOS, chipset and memory. For example VT can be used to run Windows Vista, Windows XP, several distributions of Linux without a sweat. Each operating system has its own partition. Currently, the only Intel chipset that officially supports the QX9770 is the X48 chipset that was launched a month or two ago. The other chipset that officially supports the QX9770 and its FSB 1600MHz brothers is the NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI chipset. Unofficially, the CPU has been shown to work with NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI and Intel X38 chipsets with a bit of overclocking of the FSB. I would suggest a supported chipset as they offer the latest features and if you’re buying a $1000+ CPU, buying a cheap motherboard is not the wisest of choices.

Intel DX48BT2 Motherboard Review :: Intel DX48BT2 Bundle

The DX48BT2 box is a black box with the Intel Extreme Series logo on the front. The main features of the motherboard are listed including support for 45nm Core 2 processors, ATX form factor, DDR3 1600/1333/1066MHz memory and Dual PCI Express 2.0 slots. The rear of the box gives a detailed description of the mainboard features along with a picture of the board with arrows pointing to each feature.
The software bundle on the DX48BT2 is pretty extensive as the Intel board comes with Intel’s Desktop Control Center, which has overclocking options for the CPU, lists the voltage for the CPU and MCH, shows the FSB, Memory PCI Express bus and PCI bus speeds, total memory and memory timings. Here you can also see the temperatures for the CPU and CPU Load.


Diskeeper 9 Home Edition, DivX for Windows, TypePad, Skype, Norton 360 and Norton’s Antivirus are the included bundled software with the DX48BT2. Diskeeper allows the system to automatically defrag the hard disks on the system. DivX is a popular video player of .avis and other media. TypePad is a hosted blogging service used by Wil Wheaton on his Blog. Skpe is a free internet based telephone service. Norton 360 protects the computer with security backup and restoration software.

The included accessories are as follows: a single SATA cable, a rounded IDE cable and that’s it. Intel bundles tend to be short on the accessories and this board is no exception. I prefer retail motherboards to have more accessories as that means less needed purchases from the local computer store for the average consumer. As the DX48BT2 is Intel’s flagship product, including more SATA cables would have been better than the single one included. Of course if you are upgrading your computer, those cables are redundant.

Intel DX48BT2 Motherboard Review :: DX48BT2 BIOS and Overclocking

The DX48BT2 has a Windows based BIOS Flash utility that is pretty intuitive and easy to use. Just run the exe you download off Intel’s site with the updated BIOS, and it will update the BIOS for you easily with a system reboot. The latest BIOS off Intel’s website are the 1554 released in May 1, 2008. Updating the BIOS was successful with the new BIOS.
The BIOS is split into Main, Advanced, Performance, Security, Power, Boot, and Exit menus. The Main menu has the BIOS Version, the Processor Type, the speed, the memory clock and the installed memory. The additional items on the Main Menu include the Language, System Date and Time. One oddity, the DDR-1600MHz I first installed on the board read as 1066MHz. Installing DDR-2000 Tracer memory read correctly as 1333MHz at first boot.
The Advanced Menu has the Boot Configuration, the Peripheral Configuration, Drive Configuration, Event Log Configuration, Video Configuration, Hardware Monitoring and USB Configuration menus. The Boot Configuration menu has the Fan controls, the Numlock control, the Max CPUID Value and Display Setup Prompt controls. If you’re looking for the Boot Priority that is in the Boot menu from the Main Menu prompt.
The Performance menu is where the overclocking is done. You need to agree to the altering of clock frequency error possibility screen, click Yes and you’re good to go. The Vcore can be changed from 1.2875 to 1.6V in 0.0125V increments. The FSB voltage can be set from changing the FSB Voltage Override parameter from 1.1V to 1.5V in 0.025V increments. The MCH/ICH Voltage Override parameter can be set from 1.25V to 1.7V in 0.025V increments.
Memory frequencies are set from the FSB of the CPU. The Memory Frequency parameter will change depending on the FSB. Changing the memory frequency is easy as the choices are 800/1066/1333 or 1600MHz. Note that the earlier note about 2GB being the maximum in 1600MHz mode and 1333MHz being the normal maximum for DDR3 memory supported on the board. The overclocking options on the board are not as robust as that found on other X48 boards from ASUS or Gigabyte, but the DX48BT2 is an Intel reference board, meaning that it really isn’t much of an overclocker. The board did overclock nicely to 4GHz on air, with the QX9770 but was unable to run benchmarks at that clock speed.

Intel DX48BT2 Motherboard Review

Intel is the number one motherboard chipset manufacturer in the world to go along with being the number one CPU supplier to the computing public. The high-end enthusiasts in the market use Intel based motherboards but generally stay away from their branded motherboards. Intel is trying to get into the enthusiast market with boards like the DX48BT2 which is supposed to be for overclockers with their BoneTrail platform of which this is the motherboard component.

The X48 Express chipset was launched a month or two ago to great acclaim as it introduced new features like the FSB 1600MHz CPUs (Yorkfield) and sported a new MCH. The X48 chipset has been a success in the market place as AMD’s Phenom has not been a successful launch in terms of performance and features. Today’s review is on their branded DX48BT2 motherboard which Intel touts is for the overclocker and is geared for the enthusiast.

Intel DX48BT2 Motherboard Review :: Intel DX48BT2 Features

X48 Express chipset has support for FSB 1600MHz CPUs and earlier 1333/1066 FSB CPUs. This ranges the gamut of CPUs from the QX9770 to the Core 2 Duo CPUs. The motherboard in fact supports all LGA-775 CPUs on the market today. The QX9770 is the first and only FSB 1600MHz Intel CPU but other CPUs including the QX9650 and Q6600 have become very popular in the market.

The board sports four DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) sockets for DDR3 memory. The board supports both ECC and non-ECC memory. Intel has updated the memory support for their X48 boards to DDR3-1600MHZ. Of course the X48 also supports the DDR3-800/1066/1333Mhz speeds as well. The DX48BT2 supports up to 8GB of memory with 2GB memory modules in each socket. Intel’s documentation indicates that if DDR3 1600 is used you need to use one slot on each channel with a maximum of 2GB available and use XMP memory for the best results.
NVIDIA is the dominant multi-GPU vendor with ATI only providing a small portion of multi-GPU setups. SLI which is exclusive to NVIDIA chipsets except for the expensive Skulltrail platform sells more than 90% of the multi-GPU compared to ATI’s Crossfire, according to a recent Steam Hardware survey. Intel X48 supports ATI’s Crossfire which allows two ATI video cards to run together to improve gaming performance.
The onboard audio is compliant with Intel’s High Definition Audio specification. The CODEC used on the DX48BT2 is the Sigmatel 9274D. The audio subsystem includes support for advanced jack sensing for the back panel audio jacks that allows the CODEC to recognize what’s being plugged into the jack, stereo and output for all back panel jacks, Line out and Mic in for the front audio jacks and a signal to decibel ratio of 90Db.

The rear IO of the board has an interesting mix of features. Two external SATA ports are on the board allowing for the installation of more than eight SATA devices on the DX48BT2. Eight USB 2.0 ports on the rear provide enough USB ports for even the craziest enthusiast, with four more available via headers. A single IE-1394 port on the rear provides Firewire suppor t. Gigabit LAN support is provided by a RJ-45 jack controlled by an Intel 82566DC Gigabit LAN controller. Five rear audio jacks provide support for eight-channel 7.1 sound via onboard audio and a Optical Digital Line Out jack round out the rear I

Intel DX48BT2 Motherboard Review :: Intel DX48BT2 Layout

Intel boards tend to have excellent layouts as they are the reference boards for the chipsets that make up the vast majority of the available motherboards on the market today. The DX48BT2 has a great layout in most respects. The CPU area of the board is clear of obstructions allowing for the installation of after-market heatsinks.

The X48 chipset has support for ATI’s Crossfire technology. This allows the user to install two or more video cards into available PCI Express x16 slots. The DX48BT2 has three PCI Express x16 slots. All of the slots are Generation 2.0 PCI Express meaning that they have up to 8GB bandwidth between the video cards and the system controller when operating in x16 mode. One of the slots is electrically wired to x4. Installing Crossfire in this setup is easy just install two or three cards in the free slots and install the Catalyst driver.

There are six SATA ports on the motherboard, which is two more than typically found on motherboards today. With the two external SATA (eSATA) ports, this brings the total supported on the board to eight without additional purchase. Intel’s board sports the ICH9R Southbridge which supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1 and 10 modes. Intel has improved support for their Matrix Storage console in Windows. Their board also includes a Marvell RAID controller for IDE and the external SATA ports.

The 24-pin power connector is on the bottom of the board next to the IDE connector. The 8-pin power connector is on the very top of the board next to the screw mounting hole. This location is great for the routing of power cables from the PSU as it doesn’t interfere with the airflow or other cables on the motherboard.
The board has six fan headers, plenty for the hardware enthusiast wanting a lot of fans on their system. The 4-pin CPU fan header is on the right hand side of the board next to the CPU Socket. There’s another 4-pin fan on the left hand side of the board next to the 4-pin CD In header. Two 3-pin Fan headers are located in between the CPU Socket and the first PCI Express x16 slot. The fifth 3-pin Fan header is under the 24-pin power connector. There are two USB headers on the board on the left hand side of the board. This brings the total USB ports available on the board to ten with six being on the back panel IO. There is a Firewire header as well bringing the total supported by the board to two without an additional bracket on the PCI or PCI Express x1 slots. Also on the board is a 4-pin Molex connector to provide auxiliary power to the motherboard

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AMD latest to tout GPU as stream processor

NVIDIA's G8800 presentation stressed that the company's overall approach to their new GPU product was that it's primarily a stream processor that can also be used as a GPU, and not just a GPU that can be used as a stream processor. I have to plead guilty to falling for the spin in my article on the architecture, but thankfully I was set straight via e-mail by someone who knows way more than me about this topic. There's plenty of dedicated, graphics-specific circuitry on the G8800—this thing was definitely designed from the ground up to push pixels, and it would be a lot slimmer if it didn't have to produce beautifully rendered 3D graphics. So from a hardware perspective, the G8800 is definitely a GPU with a unified shader model, but it has a shiny new stream-processing toolchain layered on top of it in addition to the existing graphics toolchain.

AMD was clearly watching the G8800 launch, and it probably reaffirmed their own plans to go ahead and play the "hey, it's not a mere GPU; it's a dedicated stream processor" with the launch of the AMD Stream Processor. The AMD Stream Processor is a repackaged ATI X1900 (R580) GPU with 1GB of GDDR3 DRAM on a standard PCIe daughtercard. In fact, it even looks like a typical graphics card, but it sells for a hefty $2,599.

AMD has been beta testing this hardware, and the related Close to Metal (CTM) initiative described below, for some time now. The card promises users 360GFLOPS of stream processing power.

In a lot of ways, this "is it mostly a stream processor, or is it just a GPU posing as a dedicated stream processor" discourse is just marketing-driven bunk. All modern GPUs are "stream processors" at their very core, but they have plenty of graphics-specific circuitry included in them that handles different parts of the rendering process. GPUs also come with an extensive toolchain to make graphics programming easier—a collection of APIs, languages, and other types of software abstraction that enable the programmer to use them specifically for rendering graphics.

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Intel® Smart Cache enables smarter, more efficient cache and bus design for enhanced performance, responsiveness and power savings. Smarter, more efficient designsIntel® Smart Cache enables smarter, more efficient cache and bus design for enhanced performance, responsiveness and power savings.

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Now with a new version based on Intel's cutting edge 45nm technology utilizing hafnium-infused circuitry to deliver even greater performance and power efficiency. The Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9770 running at 3.2 GHz delivers the best possible experience for today's most demanding users.


12 MB of total L2 cache
1600 MHz front side bus