Windows Computers Intel i7

Setup

• Intel Core i7 Nahelam 920 2.66 GHz processor
• OCZ DDR3-12800 1600 MHz 8-8-8-24 3 GB OCZ3G1600LV3GK triple channel memory
• Asus P6T Deluxe Nahelam motherboard
• Seagate Cheetah 15.K6 15000 RPM 146 GB ST3146356SS hard drive
• Windows XP with Mac OS X Panther theme

Nahelam

Nahelam is the name of the new Intel Core i7 processor. It is a 'tock' in the Intel cycle, meaning an architectural change. As opposed to a 'tick' which is a silicon build change.

Quick list of noticable changes:

• No more front-side-bus, it's more like AMD with integrated memory controller in the processor
• True quad-core die, not two dual core dies on one processor
• Automatically clock the processor if only one is active
• 45 nm lithography, same as Penryn
• Maximum 1.65 Volt for the DRAM bus/controller
• New socket, 1366 pins, because of the integrated memory controller
• More expensive motherboards, launch boards was around 400USD

Motherboard

At launch Intel and Asus were the first to launch their motherboards. I got the Asus P6T Deluxe board for free after I've complete a price guide system for a friend (thanks pibbz).

The P6T is feature packed, it even got a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller.

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