Intel News

Intel 1.7GHz

By Steve Gibson, May 21, 2001 6:33am PDT

AnandTech has the scoop on the new 1.7GHz Xeon chip from Intel. Chances are it is faster than earlier chips released by Intel and will cost a...

"everyone note the AT footnote.... *The real question on everyone's mind is how does the i860 ..."

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Tech - P4 throttling

By Sander Pilon, May 17, 2001 7:07am PDT

The Tech-Report features an article examining the throttling in the P4 today. The conclusion? Throttling is a very real function of the P4...

"This is my first post. There are many like it but this one is MINE. "

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Intel Price Cuts

By Maarten Goldstein, May 15, 2001 10:50am PDT

The Inquirer has confirmation of upcoming Intel price cuts. There won't be more Pentium4 price cuts but all the top Pentium3 and Celeron CPUs are...

" that too... ;-) just got a vp6 and an 866 proc...gonna get another 866 for it then wait till ..."

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Intel Misses Q2 Target

By Maarten Goldstein, May 15, 2001 6:23am PDT

Pentium4 isn't quite the hot seller Intel would like it to be. Intel will probably miss its Q2 target due to the fact that only about 10 million...

" It's the poormans computer that can run games pretty damn good! But with buggy chipsets will ..."

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Intel Roadmap Update

By Maarten Goldstein, May 12, 2001 8:15am PDT

Over at Digit-Life they have an overview of all the CPUs and chipsets Intel will be releasing this and next year. There's a server, desktop and...

"Brookdale DDR platforms will appear in Q1'02 I shall wait until then. However, if they used ..."

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Intel Itanium This Month

By Steve Gibson, May 11, 2001 9:39am PDT

The Intel Itanium chip is expected to finally be released this month. This is the first 64bit chip being released by Intel onto the market and is...

" AMD will probably be the first ones to put out consumer 64 bit chips."

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Intel May Price cuts

By Maarten Goldstein, May 09, 2001 10:23am PDT

According to The Inquirer, Intel will be lowering prices yet again later this month. Although the Pentium4 prices probably won't be lowered, Intel...

" Then sell it on ebay. You might make $10-20 if you're lucky."

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Intel Production Problems

By Maarten Goldstein, May 07, 2001 12:16pm PDT

Looks like Intel might be hitting multiple processor delays again. Like the Pentium3 a year ago, Intel is introducing new processors but is having...

" so, AOL is a brandname and everybody has heard \AOL Voice you've got mail, and don't tell me ..."

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Pentium4 Shortages

By Maarten Goldstein, May 03, 2001 12:24pm PDT

The Inquirer has gotten its hand on some pictures, showing that Intel is having problems making enough processors again. This time the 1.7Ghz...

"#14 if you buy the full 1st Quarter production run you will only need 38-40 more, WHICH MEANS IT ..."

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Intel Interview

By Steve Gibson, Apr 27, 2001 8:32am PDT

GotApex has an interview with Intel discussing some of their current and upcoming techs. Mostly the talk focuses on their support for DDR memory. I...

"I hereby certify this article to be 89.9% marketing bullshit."

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P4 Mobo Roundup

By Maarten Goldstein, Apr 25, 2001 6:37am PDT

If you're looking into the Pentium4 now that prices are coming down but aren't sure what motherboard to get, Got Apex? has a motherboard roundup...

"Sheesh, I wouldn't touch any of these boards with a 39.5-foot pole. They all have integrated ..."

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Intel P4 1.7GHz Unveiled

By Steve Gibson, Apr 23, 2001 7:55am PDT

Intel has let loose the P4 1.7GHz chips finally and we're perhaps approaching speeds that may make the chip worthy of a purchase for more than just...

" Athlons get higher framerate in Serious Sam, albeit a slight amount. Unless Intel becomes ..."

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