PROLOGUE:
It has been long time back since I started this article. Due to some secure constraints I am not able to complete this. Even now, I was able to get only few pictures of my baby. Rather than waiting for a long time, I have decided to give a shot by divulging the stuffs about Skulltrail with the details I have. It’s hardly possible for me to show you pals the benches and other performance related information since my baby is under a secure zone with restrictions. But, I would illustrate you the product related information and some crucial stuff that Skulltrail features. I will also tell you some difficulties I faced with my workstation. Not for the first time in history, there has always been a tough competition between AMD and INTEL. Its time where AMD started showcasing their QuadFX thingy, INTEL came out with a jaw dropping platform with maximum of 8 cores, SLi and crossfire capability. Before the release of Skulltrail in the market during Feb 2008, AMD played a vital role in their QuadFX platform. INTEL planned for something big. As a result, they came out with an ultimate platform not only for gamers, but also for developers and animators. I would say this is a great turning point in the generation of motherboards. One usual thing that happened was between assembled and company made machine. DELL higher end INSPIRON series and HP products were way too overpriced. As a matter of fact, 90% of people made their move only towards assembling the Skulltrail machines. Chip designers faced a huge problem in designing the north bridge for this motherboard. It’s not an easier task to incorporate two four core processors into a single bridge. Yes, as expected, they did it. They are clever. Their job was considered crucial because they were planning to attack AMD 64 FX-51 by releasing Skulltrail. Because of AMD’s 64 FX-51, INTEL were forced to sell their XEON processors which has a different architecture that features an additional of 2MB L2 cache. This is the reason why Skulltrail has got itself comfortable with XEON. Obviously this motherboard is extensively featured compared with the standard ones and off course the best workstation motherboard. INTEL has done a great job in the perspective of animators and developers, out of them some use ATI and some use NVIDIA. Its capability of handling the SLi and crossfire made a contrast in those periods of motherboard generation. We’ll step into the features of this babe in the coming pages. There are good and bad in all the occasions and things. Skulltrail is not an exception for this global fact. It had its own pros and cons. For instance, fixing the CPU fan is not an easier task in Skulltrail. Off course, third party manufacturers came out with their own model which made the task easy but, during initial stage of setup, Skulltrail has troubled a lot I should say. In spite of these troubles, people used to go mad on the facilities that Skulltrail has and move towards it. High performance and rated products cost high according to many pals. Yes!!! It’s a challenge to buy a Skulltrail and install a 750W SMPS to feed that giant. But it’s always been an immense pleasure in working with it. Many have dream of getting it. Some might have already tasted the juice outta Skulltrail. So, to the pals who are yet to taste this juice, here is the chance to feel the essence of it. Let’s put a halt to this ever boring history and get into the deep discussion of this tempting stuff which everyone wants to have one. Like my previous article, I won’t ask you pals to tie yourself to the seat with a drink to read this write-up. I believe that you folks might have started doing that.
It has been long time back since I started this article. Due to some secure constraints I am not able to complete this. Even now, I was able to get only few pictures of my baby. Rather than waiting for a long time, I have decided to give a shot by divulging the stuffs about Skulltrail with the details I have. It’s hardly possible for me to show you pals the benches and other performance related information since my baby is under a secure zone with restrictions. But, I would illustrate you the product related information and some crucial stuff that Skulltrail features. I will also tell you some difficulties I faced with my workstation. Not for the first time in history, there has always been a tough competition between AMD and INTEL. Its time where AMD started showcasing their QuadFX thingy, INTEL came out with a jaw dropping platform with maximum of 8 cores, SLi and crossfire capability. Before the release of Skulltrail in the market during Feb 2008, AMD played a vital role in their QuadFX platform. INTEL planned for something big. As a result, they came out with an ultimate platform not only for gamers, but also for developers and animators. I would say this is a great turning point in the generation of motherboards. One usual thing that happened was between assembled and company made machine. DELL higher end INSPIRON series and HP products were way too overpriced. As a matter of fact, 90% of people made their move only towards assembling the Skulltrail machines. Chip designers faced a huge problem in designing the north bridge for this motherboard. It’s not an easier task to incorporate two four core processors into a single bridge. Yes, as expected, they did it. They are clever. Their job was considered crucial because they were planning to attack AMD 64 FX-51 by releasing Skulltrail. Because of AMD’s 64 FX-51, INTEL were forced to sell their XEON processors which has a different architecture that features an additional of 2MB L2 cache. This is the reason why Skulltrail has got itself comfortable with XEON. Obviously this motherboard is extensively featured compared with the standard ones and off course the best workstation motherboard. INTEL has done a great job in the perspective of animators and developers, out of them some use ATI and some use NVIDIA. Its capability of handling the SLi and crossfire made a contrast in those periods of motherboard generation. We’ll step into the features of this babe in the coming pages. There are good and bad in all the occasions and things. Skulltrail is not an exception for this global fact. It had its own pros and cons. For instance, fixing the CPU fan is not an easier task in Skulltrail. Off course, third party manufacturers came out with their own model which made the task easy but, during initial stage of setup, Skulltrail has troubled a lot I should say. In spite of these troubles, people used to go mad on the facilities that Skulltrail has and move towards it. High performance and rated products cost high according to many pals. Yes!!! It’s a challenge to buy a Skulltrail and install a 750W SMPS to feed that giant. But it’s always been an immense pleasure in working with it. Many have dream of getting it. Some might have already tasted the juice outta Skulltrail. So, to the pals who are yet to taste this juice, here is the chance to feel the essence of it. Let’s put a halt to this ever boring history and get into the deep discussion of this tempting stuff which everyone wants to have one. Like my previous article, I won’t ask you pals to tie yourself to the seat with a drink to read this write-up. I believe that you folks might have started doing that.
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