X79 Chipset and 2011 Socket

It appears that two of the eight cores will be turned off for the desktop version and that the system will need a larger PSU. If all eight cores are turned on cooling might become a problem with current cooling systems. It does promise a good amount of performance increase over the Sandy Bridge and 990x.

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