Shuttle isn’t the only company rolling out X38-based systems today: computer maker Dell has introduced its Precision T3400 desktop system, boasting the Intel X38 chipset, either Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Extreme processors, support for up to 8 GB of RAM, and price tags starting at just $1,000.
“The Dell Precision T3400 redefines the levels of performance and flexibility customers should expect for mainstream workstations,” said Dell Product Group VP Vivek Mohindra, in a statement. “We are reinforcing our market leadership position by delivering leading-edge features such as dual graphics and higher bandwidth processors and memory that customers could not get in this type of system before.”
The T3400 is based on the Intel Core micro-architecture with the Intel X38 chipset, designed to enable higher front-side bus speeds and deliver higher overall system performance. The T3400’s single-socket design supports either Intel Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Extreme CPUs with clock speeds from 1.8 to 3 GHz. The systems can accommodate up to 8 GB of RAM, along with up to four internal hard drives (SATA and SAS options are available, along with RAID configurations). The system can support up to four separate displays (via two dual-head cards) and is available with the Nvidia Quadro FX 4600 graphics card, although ATI graphic controller options are also available. The systems touts a whopping 8 USB 2.0 ports, 2 PCI-E ×16 graphics slots, 1 PCI-E slot wired as ×4, and three 32-bit/33MHz PCI slots that can support 5V cards. The systems are available with either 375 or 525 Watt power supplies, and can have either WIndows Vista (Business or Ultimate) or Windows XP, or Red Hat Linux pre-installed. Blu-ray optical drives are also an option.
The T3400s are now available globally at prices starting at just $1,000, although prices for high-performance, fully-loaded versions of the T3400 easily eclipse $4,000.
