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P4 2Ghz News

by Maarten Goldstein, May 26, 2001 6:56am PDT

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According to the guys at The Register, the 2Ghz version of the Pentium 4 is now on for next quarter again. It's been rumored on and off to be released soon, or late 2001. Now it looks to be sooner rather than later. It should cost around $562.

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I'm left wondering where the superfast Athlons are...

May 26, 2001 9:50am PDT

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  They're out. 1.4GHz Athlon > 1.7GHz P4 on most apps I'm left wondering when Intel is gonna drop Ramb... : dognose
  - Those 1.4's have been released? though that wasn't gonna be til next week. Still, it'd be nice to slap... : el-kaboom
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    You seem not to understand how good RAMBUS is at 400MHz! The only problem the Pentium IV has is with tho... : MarksmanX
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      how many times do I have to tell you, no one used Intel's instructions before, no one will use them now : hawkeye
      
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      If that is the case they would have been out of business alooonnnnng timeago :) : MarksmanX
      
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      wtf? Their old chips used to be good chips + extra instructions, the P4 is crappy chip + extra instru... : hawkeye
      
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      Don't forget it's a brand new design. Don't you remember how good the Pentium Pro performed in Windows 9... : MarksmanX
      
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      Too many choices. What's coming out next year that's gonna need that much horsepower to run anyway? : el-kaboom
      
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      Did you see the prototype engine for Doom III? That will require A LOT of horsepower to run at high reso... : MarksmanX
      
      Yeah, I saw it... but when we will see it on our actually installed and playing on our computers? Althou... : el-kaboom
      
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      Big freaking deal. Like I said, by the time Doom 3 will be out, Clawhammer will be out with full SS... : LOD-Glock
      
      I'm not planning to upgrade anytime soon :) If THE CARMACK is going to support 64-bit CPUs it will be gr... : MarksmanX
      
      There's a MPEG4 encoder called Flask that uses SSE2 to good effect. It's used for converting ripped DVD... : glshemp
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      Who gives a shit? The only games that are optimized for SSE is Q3, and some Q3 games. That's it. ... : LOD-Glock
      
      Whatever works for you :) What is the point of having full SSE support if SSE2 is already out? : MarksmanX
- Unless you're a developer who compiles a lot of software or you're a avid copier of rented DVDs who does... : glshemp

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2ghz P4 is probably the speed of a 1.7ghz Athlon.

May 26, 2001 9:53am PDT

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2ghz P4 is probably the speed of a 1.7ghz Athlon. : Ulkesh
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  if the prices are the same then I could care less if a 1.7 athalon is as fast as a 2ghz p4 :P : tension
  - do you really think amd would be that stupid, when was the last time you saw an amd cpu go for $562? : Turd Ferguson

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Sounds good to me. Bring it on Intel!

May 26, 2001 8:26am PDT

Sounds good to me. Bring it on Intel! : Quagmire

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Mo' Firsty?

May 26, 2001 6:57am PDT

Mo' Firsty? : Nemo_NX