Testseek.co.uk have collected 31 expert reviews of the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 2.93GHz Socket 775 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 2.93GHz Socket 775.
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The editors liked
Unlocked CPU multiplier
The fastest desktop processor ever made
Fastest desktop CPU on the market
Unlocked clock multiplier makes overclocking possible out of the box
The editors didn't like
It costs far too much
The price is just too high
Limited overclocking potential
Chipset politics between Intel and graphics card vendors hurts gamers who now have to pick an Intel board for ATIs Crossfire or an Nvidia board for SLI cards
Abstract: Intel have handled this product launch differently because as well as the usual splattering of marketing mumbo jumbo there has been an uncharacteristic level of access to an unreleased product. The first major example of this was back in May when we we...
Abstract: "2x..." means "per each core"** ? in AMD processors its frequency of the memory controller bus*** ? its measured differently in Intel and AMD processors, so a direct comparison is not correct
Abstract: It has been out of character for Intel to comment on the performance of unreleased products, let alone make their prospective customers privy to what’s in store by disclosing pre-release benchmarks. Nevertheless they did just that with Conroe, the c...
Conroe is here and its exactly as Intel promised; great performance, low power consumption and wide range of prices for different performance levels. There is a new king on the enthusiast block and AMD wont have an answer until at least the end of ...
Expensive, No HT or Other "Extreme" Extras, LGA775 Heatsinkfan Design
The launch of the Core 2 processor line has hit the market with a bang, and offers up an incredible combination of performance and value, coupled with low heat and power specifications. These processors are so good, that its difficult to highlight an...
Fastest desktop CPU on the market; unlocked clock multiplier makes overclocking possible out of the box.
Chipset politics between Intel and graphics card vendors hurts gamers who now have to pick an Intel board for ATIs Crossfire or an Nvidia board for SLI cards.
AMDs Athlon 64 FX line has worn the desktop CPU performance crown for over a year. The king is dead. Intels new flagship Core 2 Extreme X6800 not only hands AMD a defeat on all of our benchmarks, but its also a more efficient, better designed chip o...
Abstract: The sleeping giant of Intel has now arisen. After years, the chip giant is set to reclaim the desktop performance crown from crosstown rival Advanced Micro Devices with the launch of Conroe, its much-anticipated next-generation processor. In a head-to-...
Where do you start with products such as the Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 and Core 2 Extreme X6800? First off may I just say that when I began testing these dual-core 4MB L2 Cache processors expectations where high, very high. For probably the first time I c...
From our testing experience during this review, we have found the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor family to perform better than the previous generation core and conserve energy while doing so. It is because of this and the fact that Intel has taken the pe...
Extremely expensive The Final Word Core 2 Extreme CPUs are aimed at the high-end of the personal computing market. They are a suitable fit for expensive gaming PCs and are great for video editing rigs and for those of you who use design applications an...
Core 2 Extreme CPUs are aimed at the high-end of the personal computing market. They are a suitable fit for expensive gaming PCs and are great for video editing rigs and for those of you who use design applications and want to build an entry-level work...
