Submission + - Intel X38 High End Chipset Launch and Benchmarks (hothardware.com)
MojoKid writes: "Though many leaks of the product have been circulating for some time, Intel officially took the wraps off and launched their new X38 Express chipset for the high-end desktop motherboard market. With this launch, the Intel desktop chipset line-up gets a new flagship.
Intel's new X38 chipset encompasses all of the technology advances that have made the P35 a success and adds a slew of new features designed to increase memory and graphics subsystem performance, like PCI Express 2.0 SerDes and Intel Extreme Memory technology in the new X38 MCH.
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Asus motherboard tested in this article at HotHardware even features an embedded Linux-based OS that boots in a matter a seconds."