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Intel revealed the architectural details Aug. 20 of its next-generation Intel “Nehalem,” now known as Intel Core i7, and with it some twists on the classic x86 architecture. One of the key goals of Nehalem was to make the architecture scalable, in two very different ways. The pieces of Nehalem are broken into two main […]

I was as startled as anyone to see last Fridays news that Abu Dhabis Mubadala Development Company handed AMD $622 million in exchange for 8.1 percent of the company. That puts AMDs overall valuation at roughly $7.7 billion, slightly above what the current stock price would indicate. That $622 million infusion gives AMD some vital […]

The last time Intel moved an existing CPU line to a new manufacturing process was with the ill-fated Prescott CPU. Prescott was a derivative of the Pentium 4 architecture. Those were in the bad old days, where clock frequency was king and real men ran processors that generated blast furnace heat levels. Moving to 65nm […]

“Santa Rosa” is the latest iteration of Intels Centrino platform, and consists of core logic, networking and updated Merom CPUs, which will start arriving in laptop PCs in late spring. The new chip set is the mobile version of Intels G965 core logic, with enhancements added for improved power management, particularly of the graphics core. […]

Its ironic, really. AMDs latest Athlon 64 X2 6000+ runs at 3.0GHz, while Intels fastest Core 2 Extreme Edition tops out at 2.93GHz. Talk about a turnabout. To be fair, Intel is still shipping higher-clocked Pentium 4 and Pentium D processors, but few people pay attention to those, nor do most users want one. The […]

Intel unveiled details of its next-generation Core 2 processors, code-named Penryn, to the technology press on Jan. 25. Just as AMD catches up with Intel by moving to a 65-nm process technology, Intel is poised to push ahead to 45 nm. According to Intel Vice President Steve Smith, Intels new 45-nm CPUs are slated to […]

LAS VEGAS—Small-form-factor PCs are becoming a mainstay for desktop PCs. Even high-end gamers have gravitated to smaller-form-factor PCs, which typically take up less room and consume less power. /zimages/4/28571.gifAMD is looking to gain market share in 2007. Click here to read more. However, theres no widely adopted format for SFF motherboards smaller than MicroATX in […]

Dell is readying a 27-inch desktop PC display, the Ultrasharp 2707WFP. The new TFT LCD flat-panel display will offer a widescreen resolution of 1,920 by 1,200, the same as the smaller Dell 2407WFP. The new Dell display is priced at $1,399 and available direct from Dell at www.dell.com. /zimages/5/28571.gifAt CES, ViewSonic shows off its new […]

LAS VEGAS—Intel is showing private demos of an eight-core PC system at CES 2007 thats been dubbed “V8.” Consisting of two Xeon quad-core processors built onto an Intel workstation motherboard, the system offers eight cores inside a large, WATX chassis. Components for the configuration are orderable today from resellers like Newegg, while fully configured systems […]

Consider the desktop personal computer. Form factors have changed, new CPUs have emerged, and more-advanced chip sets have arrived on the scene, but the fundamental PC platform remains little changed. You still have core logic, a CPU, separate memory, and an underlying system board. Its true that AMD moves the memory controller onto the CPU, […]

Right now, my digital audio collection consumes a total of about 110 gigabytes. That number is a bit deceptive, as its really two identical collections—one ripped in Windows Media Lossless format, the other in Apple Lossless. The collection currently consists of 106 CDs ripped from my collection, with about another 60 or so to go. […]

Windows Vista will contain a Microsoft-embedded benchmark, known as WinSAT (Windows System Assessment Tool.) WinSAT serves several purposes: Its a tool for OEM system providers to help enable them to meet Windows Vista logo requirements WinSAT runs during the Vista setup procedure, to determine if the system is capable of running the Aero 3D user […]