Intel® Core™ i7-980X Processor Extreme Edition

System Build

Many will simply recognise the parts within the box, though we see a new stock cooler out from Intel that will ship in the retail box.  Last but not least filling in on the other X16 PCI Express slot the Intel® RS2BL080 x8 PCI Express Card.  Therefore a few close up shots of this new HSF cooler from Intel.

Throughout our tests here we found the new stock cooler performed perfectly well and was as claimed very quiet.  It also as many will have seen gives the option to increase the fan's performance with a simple flick of the switch from quiet to performance for those wanting that little bit more from their system on air.

Page 1 - Intel® Core™ i7-980X Introduction
Page 2 - System Builds and new Intel Stock Cooler
Page 3 - System Set-Up and Software Used
Page 4 - Sandra 2010
Page 5 - PCMark 2005 Advanced
Page 6 - Bentley MicroStation Benchmark and POV Ray 3.7 beta 35
Page 7 - Cinebench 10 64-Bit and Cinebench 11.5 64-bit
Page 8 - 3DMark Vantage
Page 9 - Intel's new 6GB/s Intel RS2BL080 PCI Express Raid  card
Page 10 - SPECviewperf® 10.0 64-bit and SPECapc for SolidWorks 2007™
Page 11 - Conclusions and Award