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- After a slow start, Quad-core is catching on
- After a slow start, quad-core is catching onThose C.P.U are useful only for a few thingsPersonnaly, the only reason i will buy a Quad core CPU is to run virtual machines.Paravirtualisation solution such as Zen or the upcoming Windows Hyper V.Call me John Lennon then"I don't think anyone had imagined...
- Tags: Processors, quad-core
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- After a slow start, Quad-core is catching on
- This week AMD is expected to announce that it has sold more than 1 million quad-core processors, according to the site TGDaily. That sounds about right since the company previously said it had shipped 500,000 in the first quarter, and 400,000 in the fourth quarter last year. AMD announced its...
- Tags: Desktop, Hard Drive, Quad-core, Memory, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Chip, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Velocity Micro Edge E2250
- The Velocity Micro Edge E2250 is a well-rounded $1,999 midrange performance PC. What it is not is the best gaming PC at this price, as much as its overclocked quad-core chip and SLI-capable motherboard want you to believe otherwise. The overclocked chip especially helps this system's multimedia performance, but its...
- Tags: Processors, Games, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, Velocity Micro, Velocity, Velocity Micro Edge E2250, Edge E2250, Dell Computer Corp., quad-core
- Product reviews 2008-05-01
- AMD's 45nm chips to hit faster speeds?
- An update to my post earlier today on Shanghai, AMD's 45nm processor due around the end of this year. The site Fudzilla says internal data shows the quad-core desktop version, code-named Deneb, can reach speeds as high as 3.2GHz. The fastest 65nm Phenom X4 has topped out...
- Tags: Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Intel cuts Quad-core prices
- Intel cuts quad-core pricesI want to see price cuts from AMD!:)And AMD should release AMD Phenom 9100e as soon as possible! :)
- Tags: quad-core, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Intel cuts price of Quad-core Q6700 by 50%
- Intel cuts price of quad-core Q6700 by 50%OUTSTANDING and great for all consumers.I love news like this.Time to build a new machine.I wonder if AMD can survive?Thanks AMD!I mean ... let's be honest... Intel wouldn't even have a Quad Core... much less lowering prices... if it were not for AMD...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Q6700, Intel Corp., quad-core
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Intel cuts Quad-core prices
- Over the weekend, Intel cut prices on its high-volume quad-core desktop processors. Intel trimmed the price of the 2.40GHz Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 16% from $266 to $224, and chopped the price of the 2.66GHz Core 2 Quad Q6700 by a whopping 50% from $530 to $266. ...
- Tags: Quad-core, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Dell rolls out AMD Quad-core servers; AMD lands VMware certification
- Dell rolls out AMD quad-core servers; AMD lands VMware certificationIts a shame...that Dell pulled AMD from their consumer line of computers and you can only get them in the business models. Seems like Dell likes to make their AMD powered computers to have less available features than the...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Quality, server, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Dell Computer Corp., computer, VMware Inc., quad-core
- Discussion threads 2008-04-15
- Dell rolls out AMD Quad-core servers; AMD lands VMware certification
- AMD plans to announce Wednesday that Dell is offering five quad-core Opteron server platforms and that the chipmaker has received VMware certification. Adding Dell to the fold brings the total number of OEM AMD quad-core systems to 13. Dell's AMD lineup is already surfaced on the PC...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Certification, Quad-core, AMD Opteron, VMware Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- At last, AMD ships Quad-core Opterons
- At last, AMD ships quad-core OpteronsPaging George Ou...ntLooking forward to the PhenomI'm looking forward to the "fixed" Phenoms. I'm ready to build a new PC and don't want to buy anything from Intel.Also, I want a TRUE 64 bit chip, not the 32 bit faking 64 of a Core2.Like...
- Tags: Processors, 64-bit, Network technology, quad-core, register, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., processor
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
- At last, AMD ships Quad-core Opterons
- After significant delays caused by a design bug, AMD is now shipping quad-core "Barcelona" Opteron processors in volume. Barcelona processors were delayed back in December of last year because of an L3 cache bug which caused applications to fail. Rather than ship processors containing the bug, AMD...
- Tags: Quad-core, Barcelona, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-09
- The new, improved AMD Phenom
- As expected, AMD announced its updated quad-core Phenom processor lineup, and made the new triple-core version official. The expanded Phenom X4 line includes four chips: the 2.2GHz 9550, 2.3GHz 9650, 2.4GHz 9750, and 2.5GHz 9850 Black Edition. AMD also released a low-power version of the quad-core, the...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Quad-core, Link, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Phenom X4 Line, 95W, Processors, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- AMD releases Quad and Triple core Phenom processors
- AMD releases Quad and Triple core Phenom processorsHow about a 1 GHz or less model that uses 20 watts. That would be all Ineed. Still using a 1.2 GHz Pentium M single processor laptop that is still a lot faster than I need.And, AMD, we would love to support you,...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Phenom, processor
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- AMD releases Quad and Triple core Phenom processors
- [UPDATE: Are triple-core Phenom processors just failed quad-core units? I've been asked this question several times today and to get a definitive answer I approached Scott Carroll, AMD Public Relations, for an official response. Me: "Scott, are triple-core Phenom processors just failed quad-core units?" Scott: "No...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Performance, Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Acer Aspire M5100
- And the trickle-down continues. At the end of last year, we saw quad-core desktops coming in under $1,000. Fast-forward three months and quad-core has become even less expensive. The $700 Acer Aspire M5100 is an excellent representative of this new breed of affordable quad-core desktops. The question is, considering that...
- Tags: Processors, DVD, Consumer electronics, Video cards, Acer Inc., Aspire M5100, quad-core, eMachines Inc.
- Product reviews 2008-03-25
- Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture?
- Today we get word that AMD has shipped a limited number of triple-core (Toliman) Phenom processors to some of the major PC vendors. But where does the triple-core Phenom fit in to the big picture? Two triple-core units have shipped - the 2.1GHz Phenom 8400 and the...
- Tags: Dual-core, Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark - XP SP2 vs. Vista SP1
- Is browser performance affected by OS, CPU and the amount of RAM available? A comment made by dfolk in response to my Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 benchmarking post got me back to the lab to do some more benchmarking. Here's the comment that set it off: ...
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Quad-core, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, CPU, RAM, Computer, Productivity, Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Performance Management, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-11
- Examining Intel's Skulltrail platform - and Skulltrail "on the cheap"
- On Saturday an old friend got in touch with me. He's found himself (due to being unexpectedly made redundant) moving from being an amateur video editor into doing this for a living. He's now finding that he's getting more and more work in but that his current hardware platform is...
- Tags: Board, Quad-core, Memory, Motherboard, Intel Corp., Skulltrail, Intel D5400XS, Corporate Governance, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-10
- AMD+Phenom+triple-core+coming+soon
- AMD+Phenom+triple-core+coming+soonDear Mr. AMD Guy and Mr. Domo,Great job! Would it be posible to call up 'Starman' and build a website that would support all of the aftermarket motherboard "bios" so the people at the electronics store in my area will enjoy the benefits of leaving the showroom for McDonald's at...
- Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, Intel Corp., quad-core
- Discussion threads 2008-02-26
- Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week
- Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the Dish Network's HD DVR, an overclocked quad-core gaming PC from Maingear, and an input device for graphic artists. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Quad-core, Photograph, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-02-23
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