Intel

by Rafael Hernandez on December 9, 2004 · 0 comments

X-bit labs has a look at the performance of integrated SerialATA controllers and their RAID characteristics. Intel, VIA, and SiS are represented in this roundup with quite the performance disparity between the top performer and the rest. It’s an area…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 8, 2004 · 0 comments

SystemCooling has a look at the Aerocool HT-101JR heatsink assembly for the AMD K7/K8 and Intel P4 Socket 478 platforms. This particular heatsink features the now popular heatpipe and massive number of fins design which has proven effective in the…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 8, 2004 · 0 comments

CNET News covers Intel’s plans to bring its 64-bit extensions from the Xeon processor line to its desktop chips. The Pentium 4 and Celeron processors are set to get the technology which would allow the processors to run 64-bit applications….

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 7, 2004 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a thirty three page comparison covering thirteen motherboards based on Intel’s i915 chipset for the LGA775 Pentium 4s. The roundup points to some clear winners in the Pentium 4 arena, unfortunately these boards have a heck of a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 6, 2004 · 0 comments

OSNews has a look at the LinuxCertified LC2430 Laptop PC loaded with a RedHat/Fedora flavor of Linux. The notebook shows up with the mobile-unfriendly Intel 2.8GHz P4 and somewhat dated ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 but it still manages to impress…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 3, 2004 · 0 comments

DigiTimes has the scoop on Intel’s plan to create a few bundles featuring their motherboards paired with video cards based on NVIDIA’s designs. The program could save end-users a bit of cash and ease the frustration of finding PCI Express…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 2, 2004 · 0 comments

PC World believes Intel is coming up with a Centrino-like name to brand its desktop products with. The Centrino label is limited to laptops which use their trio of CPU/chipset/wireless in combination. It’ll be interesting to see what combination of…

Read more Intel Branding the Desktop

by Rafael Hernandez on December 2, 2004 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at the performance of a pair of Intel Xeon Dual CPU servers as well as four dual AMD Opteron setups and a quad Opteron CPU rig for fun. Tests were run in both 32-bit mode and…

Read more Dual CPU Database Performance Analysis

by Rafael Hernandez on November 30, 2004 · 0 comments

The Inquirer believes Intel will be moving a series of high end features over to its desktop line of Pentium 4s starting next year. Its 600 series of CPUs may or may not integrate 64-bit extensions pulled from their Xeon…

Read more Intel's Upcoming P4 Plans

by Rafael Hernandez on November 29, 2004 · 0 comments

AnandTech has an early look at the Asus P5AD2-E motherboard based on the Intel 925XE chipset for the LGA775 P4 CPUs. All sorts of clock rates being thrown about such as the 1066MHz front-side-bus and its ability of running DDR2-711…

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 22, 2004 · 0 comments

LostCircuits went back to its Intel 925XE/1066MHz bus speed testbed and found some quirky issues in their setup. It appears that a clock generator onboard their system was inflating scores in some programs leading to some fantastic, albeit, false performance…

Read more Investigating i925XE Oddities