Velocity Micro has announced the first PC’s based on Intel?s new dual core processors. The product line is called the DCX line, is based on the Intel Extreme Edition 840 processor, and will operate at speeds up to 4 GHz. 
When air-cooled, the CPU runs at 3.2GHz ; use of the optional LiquiCool fluid cooling system pushes the system speed up to 4GHz. The DCX series comes in 4 models, will be available in 2Q and priced at about $3900. The EE840 has a 2MB L2 cache (1MB per core), is based on 90nm technology and contains about 230M transistors. It also provides no execute (NX) coverage via Intel’s Execute Disable Bit functionality … which is good for certain operating system vendors. Velocity micro. Hexus Review of Extreme Edition 840. Hexus opinion : “The Pentium XE 840, whilst hugely impressive in certain environments, will be priced outside of most enthusiasts’ financial reach.”. TrustedReviews review of the Dual Core Intel Pentium EE.
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It’s amazing how much faster you can get your computer to run with LiquiCool. Seems well worth it.
We need cheaper Pentiums that more enthusiasts can find within their financial reach!