Intel X38 High End Chipset Launch and Benchmarks

MojoKid writes "Though many leaks of the product have been circulating for some time, Intel officially took the wraps off and launched their new X38 Express chipset for the high-end desktop motherboard market. With this launch, the Intel desktop chipset line-up gets a new flagship. Intel's new X38 chipset encompasses all of the technology advances that have made the P35 a success and adds a slew of new features designed to increase memory and graphics subsystem performance, like PCI Express 2.0 SerDes and Intel Extreme Memory technology in the new X38 MCH. The Asus motherboard tested by HotHardware even features an embedded Linux-based OS that boots in a matter a seconds."

ok, but will it run...

[crowbarsarefornerdyg]

Windows AfterVista®?

Yes

[Xiph]

It'll run xwindows quite nicely

After having tried Vista at work, the partition, i had set up for my third os, soon became infected with ubuntu.
Not all infections are bad :)

Re:I thought high end meant Xeon?

[caffeinemessiah]

3 words: Quad core Xeon. We run a reasonably big single-CPU quad core server and although its got dual CPU sockets, the thing doubles as a reasonably good space heater.

Cool, but...

[niteice]

does it run...oh

Re:Icarus

[Anonymous Coward]

lack of any useful office applications.

If you need to touch Word/Excel/PowerPoint more often than once a month, your job sucks.