CPU News Soon

I want a Thunderbird @ 2 GHz..

I'm not touching an intel until they have a CPU the same cost as an AMD with 10-20% performance gain, or the same performance for less money.

So uh, how fast will processors be when DOOM3 hits shelves? 9 GHZ? ;)

Every time you see me
The Hammer's just so hype
I'm dope on the floor and I'm magic on the mic
Now why would I ever stop doing this?
With others making records that just don't hit
I've toured around the world, from London to the Bay
It's "Hammer, go Hammer, MC Hammer, yo Hammer"
And the rest can go and play

I'm assuming that the new Intel desktop/server/notebook chip is the 1.2GHz P3 Tualatin. Kyle at HardOCP already did a review on it (http://www.hardocp.com/reviews/cpus/intel/tualatin/index.html), and in his words, it's "the P3 done right" (albeit much too late). However, that's pretty much the end of the good side; this new CPU needs a whole new board since it isn't electronically socket-compatible with old boards. Also, there are a few Tualatin boards that suck the poo: all of them basically use hacked BIOSes to run the Tualatin. Only the Asus board worked well; the MSI board reported the chip voltages wrong, and the Soyo board wouldn't even register the CPU.

This new CPU holds its own against comparable chips; not far behind a 1.2GHz Athlon running PC133. It also features the heat spreader and lower core voltages, so it runs much cooler. That aspect will make this CPU appealing to use in a notebook or 1U rackmount server.

i cant think...