AMD’s much hyped “4X4″ system today brings dual socket Athlon 64 FX processors to the desktop allowing two dual-core AMD processors to be used. This in effect gives us a quad-core system and paves the way for a true octo-core desktop platform next year.

The guys over at HardOCP.com have managed to get their hands dirty with AMD’s new FX-74 and the Quad FX Platform. They’ve been kind enough to offer us a review of them as well.