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Velocity Micro Releases PCs Powered by Intel Core i7-980X Processor Extreme Edition

Configurations featuring the six-core processor are now available.

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By DE Editors  

March 24, 2010

By DE Editors

Velocity Micro has announced the immediate availability of a six-core, 12-thread, single processor desktop PC. Powered by the Intel Core i7-980X, desktops begin at $2,825.

“With the launch of the Core i7-980X, Intel has given us the means to create a whole new level of benchmark-crushing, ultra-performance PCs,” says Velocity Micro Vice President Chip Lowell.

Building on Nehalem architecture, the i7-980X allows Velocity Micro to boost performance up to 40% on applications that use the i7-980X’s 12 hyperthreaded virtual cores, according to the company.
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For more information or to configure a system, visit Velocity Micro.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.

 
 

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