Intel’s Skulltrail Dual Quad-Core Platform Preview

Ever since Intel first released their Core 2 Duo processors, AMD has been struggling to keep up. Though their Phenom launch went fine overall, it failed to retake the throne from the big blue, and Intel is taking every advantage to keep things that way. Their next move? Skulltrail.

In case you happened to have missed it, we posted a preview today of Intel’s upcoming platform, which consists of a D5400XS (Desktop 5400 Extreme Series) and two Quad-Core processors. The ones used in the review are the same models that will be marketed alongside the platform, the Core 2 Extreme QX9775, clocked at 3.2GHz. In laymens terms, it’s OMG! powerful.

The platform utilizes FB-DIMM memory, which seems like an odd choice given the target audience, but the entire platform overall is extremely stable, which is Intel’s highest concern. Or at least it would seem that way – just ignore the 1.9Vcore possibility in the BIOS. Other features include support for NVIDIA’s SLI and AMD’s Crossfire, resulting in quite a bit of flexibility.

We were unable to cover a few points that we wanted to in time of publishing, so we will be following up with a few other pieces of related content prior to launch. Stay tuned.

Where Skulltrail is concerned, great possibilities arise. Up until now, such a platform has been unavailable for the regular enthusiast, whether it be an overclocking or gaming enthsusiast, but Skulltrail promises to feed the insatiable need of those who thrive on having more power. Does it deliver on its promises? It does, as long as you have the means to feed it.

Source: Intel Skulltrail Preview