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Review: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770: is there a need?

by Tarinder Sandhu on 28 November 2007, 06:57

Tags: Core 2 Extreme QX9770, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

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We've reduced the gaming resolution to 1024x768 to downplay the potential performance-levelling effects caused by a GPU bottleneck, even one as potent as a GeForce 8800 GTX.





Quake 4 is one benchmarks that absolutely thrives on increased processor execution speed and memory throughput. The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 produces a near-10 per cent advantage compared to the already-fast QX9650.



Just a little bit faster, as always.