44 product results for "intel core 2 extreme maingear"

Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition

The bottom line: Thanks to an expensive new motherboard requirement, Intel's new Core i7 desktop processors will remain enthusiast and professional-level parts until more affordable complementary hardware comes out later next year. Speed never comes cheap, however, and if you're willing to spend for it now, you'll find yourself in possession of the fastest CPU on the market. Read review

Specs: Processor, Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition I7-965, FC-LGA8

The bottom line: Alienware's new version of the M17x makes some welcome design tweaks and offers the best laptop gaming hardware you can get. Just be warned: it ain't cheap. Read review

Specs: Intel Core2 Extreme Quad (2.53 GHz), 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 500 GB, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English, 17

The bottom line: If you thought dual cores were over the top, get ready. Intel presents the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, a single CPU with four distinct processing cores. At $999, the first quad-core CPU will remain an enthusiast part for a while, but as a glimpse of the future, it's clear that clock speed is out and core counts are in. Read review

Specs: Processor, Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700

The bottom line: The quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6850 keeps the desktop CPU performance belt tied firmly around Intel's waist at a price that helps offset the lack of sizable performance gains. New products at the end of the year may outclass this new chip when they arrive, but for now, the QX6850 reigns supreme. Read review

Specs: Processor, Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850

The bottom line: AMD's new high-end dual-core CPU offers plenty of bang for the buck, outpacing Intel's Pentium 965 Extreme Edition, which costs $200 more. Sounds like a good deal, but wait to see what Intel's next-gen Core 2 Duo chips have to offer when they debut later this year. Read review

Specs: Processor, AMD Athlon 64 X2

The bottom line: The CPU market is due for a lot of upheaval over the next 12 months, so you might be wise to wait for a clearer picture before plunking down $1,000 or so on Intel's new Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core desktop processor. But if you want to claim ownership of the fastest multicore CPU around today, look no further. Read review

Specs: Processor, Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650

The bottom line: AMD's Athlon 64 FX line has worn the desktop CPU performance crown for over a year. The king is dead. Intel's new flagship Core 2 Extreme X6800 not only hands AMD a defeat on all of our benchmarks, but it's also a more efficient, better designed chip overall. Read review

Specs: Processor, Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800

Specs: Processor, Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850

Specs: Processor, Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775

Specs: Processor, Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650