Intel D975XBX: Intel brings their Bad-Axe to Market
by Gary Key on January 26, 2006 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
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Test Setup
The Intel 975X chipset fully supports all dual core Pentium D processors in both stock and overclocked conditions. This chipset also supports the upcoming Cedar Mill processor range. Dual core really makes a difference in certain multi-tasking scenarios, as was demonstrated in the dual core performance preview. If you are interested in how the various chipsets perform in a real world multitasking setup, please take another look at that review.
The Intel 975X chipset fully supports all dual core Pentium D processors in both stock and overclocked conditions. This chipset also supports the upcoming Cedar Mill processor range. Dual core really makes a difference in certain multi-tasking scenarios, as was demonstrated in the dual core performance preview. If you are interested in how the various chipsets perform in a real world multitasking setup, please take another look at that review.
| Performance Test Configuration | |
| Processor(s): | Intel Pentium 840EE (3.2GHz, 800FSB, Dual-Core, 2x1MB L2, HT) utilized for all tests |
| RAM: | 2 x 512MB Corsair CM2X512A-5400UL revision 1.3 Settings- DDR2-667 as noted at (CL3-2-2-8) |
| Hard Drive(s): | 2 x Maxtor MaXLine III 7L300S0 300GB 7200 RPM SATA (16MB Buffer), 1 x Maxtor MaXLine III 7L300R0 300GB 7200 RPM IDE (16MB Buffer) |
| System Platform Drivers: | Intel Chipset Software - 7.2.2.1006 NVIDIA Platform Driver - 6.82 |
| Video Cards: | 1 x XFX 7800GTX OC (PCI Express) for all tests |
| Video Drivers: | NVIDIA nForce 81.98 WHQL |
| Cooling: | Thermaltake Big Typhoon |
| Power Supply: | OCZ Power Stream 520 |
| Operating System(s): | Windows XP Professional SP2 |
| Motherboards: | Intel D975XBX Asus P5WD2-E Asus P5N32-SLI Deluxe Gigabyte GA-G1 975X Asus P5WDG2-WS |
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LoneWolf15 - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link
"Bad Axe" is also a city in the state of Michigan.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Axe,_Michigan">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Axe,_Michigan
fishbits - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link
That they chose to call this (or anything else) "Bad Axe" will be both the funniest and saddest thing I read all day.JarredWalton - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link
I think it's a play off of "Bad Ass" - say it fast and "axe" sounds a lot like "ass" to me. Basically, it was a codename from Intel designed to sound cool. Love it or hate it, that's what they used. Intel has geeks working there too, it seems! :)BATCH71 - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link
I really wanted this board to be a SLI-screamer. I guess that is not the case. Next processor will be an AMD.