Optional Intel ^® Core2 Duo Extreme QX9650: 45nm Power

• More is Better
  With four processing cores the Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core processor QX9650 is a multitasking monster delivering significantly more performance for highly-threaded apps.
• Advanced 12 MB of L2 Smart Cache
  Provides higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for industry leading multi-threaded games.
• 1333 MHz Front-Side Bus
• Wide Dynamic Execution
  Enables delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve gaming execution time and energy efficiency.
• Intelligent Power Capability
  Designed to deliver extreme energy-efficient performance.
• Smart Memory Access
  Improves system performance by optimizing the use of all available data bandwidth.
• Advanced Digital Media Boost
  Accelerates a broad range of applications, including ultra-realistic game physics and human-like artificial intelligence for an intense gaming experience unlike any other.

   

Up To 8GB of DDR2 Memory
Intel’s multi-core architecture is based on mobile technology. Because of that Intel multi-core processors consume very little power and generate very little heat. At the heart of multi-core processors is a 1066 MHz front-side bus for blistering fast communication with the system memory and video card. The P2 3500g is also paired with DDR2 667/800 system memory for an unbeatable performance combination. *64 bit OS required for the 8GB memory

Built-in PCI Express Slot
PCI Express is the open standards- based successor to PCI and its variants for server- and client-system I/O interconnects. Unlike PCI and PCI-X, which are based on 32- and 64-bit parallel buses, PCI Express uses high-speed serial link technology similar to that found in Gigabit1 Ethernet, Serial ATA (SATA), and Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS). PCI Express reflects an industry trend to replace legacy shared parallel buses with high-speed point-to-point serial buses.

• Serial Technology
  providing scalable performance.
• High Bandwidth
  Initially, 5-80 gigabits per second (Gbps) peak theoretical bandwidth, depending on the implementation.
• Point-to-point Dedicated Link
  Point-to-point link dedicated to each device, instead of the PCI shared bus.
• Lower Latency
  Opportunities for lower latency (or delay) in server architectures, because PCI Express provides a more direct connection to the chip set Northbridge than PCI-X.

80 PLUS^® Certified Power Supply
The 80 PLUS ® performance specification is a standard which requires power supplies in computers and servers to be 80% or greater energy-efficient. This makes an 80 PLUS® certified power supply at least 33% more efficient than current power supplies.

What are the benefits of an 80% efficient power supply?
The 80% efficient power supply offers a range of potential rewards which benefit you financially while helping the environment by reducing power consumption:

• Increased power supply reliability due to greater efficiency
• Decreased system maintenance due to increased reliability
• Lower TCO due to reduced maintenance and longer equipment life
• Improved worker environment with less noise from the PC
• Potential reduction in cooling bill due to less heat being generated by PCs

How is an 80% efficient power supply different from a traditional power supply?
An 80% efficient power supply is at least 80% efficient at 20%, 50%, and 100% loads whereas current power supplies range from 65-75% efficiency.

80% efficient power supplies are designed with active power factor correction (PFC). Active power factor correction uses an active circuit to help current and voltage correlate with each other. When this happens, apparent power and real power approach each other. Apparent power is the current drawn by a system, whereas real power is the current actually available for use by the system. If they are equal, then the power factor is 1.

A .9 PFC means that 90% of apparent power is actually transferred to available real power. Power supplies that aren't power factor corrected tend to cause unpleasant variations in AC voltage that can affect or even damage other equipment on the same circuit.