Tag Archives: CPU
Core i7 Systems Being Sold
The Intel Core i7 processor gets suited with four new Dell systems, including one mainstream Studio XPS desktop and three gaming systems. Gateway is also dressing up two FX-series gaming systems with Intel Core i7 processors. No news from HP on when they will be offering systems with Core i7. Are we finally in a [...]
Full StoryTechJaws Restored After Outage
The last 24 hours have been the most frustrating for me with TechJaws.com going off the air. The reason for the outage is both good and bad. The Good: We received more than 10,000 unique visitors between 2:00pm and 4:00pm CDT on October 31st. The Bad: According to our current host company, TechJaws exceed the [...]
Full StoryAMD to spin off manufacturing units
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will announce Tuesday it is spinning off its manufacturing operations as part of its cost saving strategy, The Wall Street Journal reported. Sunnyvale-based AMD said it will make a “significant corporate announcement” and hold a conference call with industry analyst Tuesday hosted by Chief Executive Dirk Meyer. It did not give [...]
Full StoryIntel Xeon Gets Greener and Faster
Intel implemented a new process by building the chips without fire-retardant halogen which can pollute the environment. The new Xeon 5400 processors use transistors made from a Hafnium-based, high-k metal gate formula. The older silicon dioxide gates, running between chip substrates and just a few atoms thick, leaked current causing heat gain and additional power [...]
Full StoryGamers Get Ready For Intel’s I7
Intel’s next generation of desktop and mobile processors will retain the chip giant’s Core brand, the company said this morning. No great surprise there, but they won’t be ‘Core 3′ parts. Nehalem architecture chips will be marked ‘i7′, instead, though Intel further muddied the waters by telling us to expect other such codes for different [...]
Full StoryIntel’s Quad-core Mobile Chip Coming August
How about some power with that laptop? How about Quad-core power for a mobile solution! Intel will release its first quad-core processor for laptops next month, rounding out a broad update to its mobile computing platform. “We’re bringing quad-core to mobile in August,” said Sujan Kamran, regional marketing manager for client platforms at Intel in [...]
Full StoryAMD is Phenomenal!
AMD has provided both basic and ultra fast versions of its desktop processor line with three new Phenoms. The chips have the same basic architect, but are designed intentionally for different users by frequency, power consumption and price. The Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition–now AMD’s fastest quad-core desktop CPU at 2.6GHz–is designed for enthusiasts and [...]
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