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Fear not my enthusiast brethren, in our second publication we will be covering all that you asked for and more as we review the Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition (XE). We have now had sufficient time to spend with Core i7 series and our knowledge base on these processors and their supporting components has grown exponentially. In our first article, Intel Core i7 CPU & DX58SO X58 Platform we covered most of the available information regarding both the Nehalem Technology and the architecture used with the Intel Core i7 Processor family. We will therefore not repeat that discussion, instead; our goal today is to spend most of our energy concentrating on those features and performance aspects of the Intel Core i7-965XE that have led it and its other i7 kin to be dubbed "The Fastest Processor on the Planet" by Intel.
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Knight_Breed

This series is really looking good not that I am going to spend a grand on a CPU mind you

Any ideas why this processor is cheaper than the previous series of Extreme Quads?

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Galactus

Cheaper? Not sure but definitely not in my budget, looking more at the i7 core 940.

Knight_Breed

Not in my budget either but definitely cheaper ...

Canada Computers - CPU > Desktop Intel Processors : Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Quad-Core Socket LGA775, 3.2GHz, 1600 MHz FSB, 12MB L2 Cache, 45nm (Retail Box) (BX80569QX9770).

Canada Computers - CPU > Desktop Intel Processors : Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition Quad-Core Socket LGA1366, 3.2Ghz, 6.4GT/s FSB, 8MB L3 Cache, 45nm (Retail Boxed) (BX80601965).

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Galactus

Well I am not sure why the Intel Core 2 Quad is Q9650 has a similar price level as the I7 940.