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    Intel's 32nm Arrandale Core i5 and i7 Chips for Anorexic Notebooks

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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/12/09

    In reply to AMD's Atom-Mauling Bobcat and High-End Bulldozer Chips
    Awesome! I love AMD. I’m glad to see they are back in the running. #processors
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    11/12/09

    In reply to AMD's Atom-Mauling Bobcat and High-End Bulldozer Chips
    wtf ISA support?

    i thought that crap went out with the pentium #processors
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    11/12/09

    @Gonzie: Do you know what ISA is?

    Instruction Set Architecture. They're simply saying it supports all x86, x86-64 instructions. All of the SSE extensions too I presume. #processors
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    11/12/09

    @anexanhume: I knew what ISA was way back when, nice of them to bring back the abbreviation back from the dead #processors
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    11/12/09

    @Gonzie: My mistake, I see what you meant now. #processors
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    11/12/09

    @anexanhume: now gerrorrf mah lawn *shakes walking stick in the air*

    XD #processors
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    11/12/09

    @Gonzie: It's still hiding in there for legacy I/O and BIOS, but it's now a serial bus called LPC. #processors
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    Image of ssj4Gogeta ssj4Gogeta
    10/28/09

    In reply to Rumor: Select Intel Atom CPU Netbooks to Be Allowed 2GB RAM
    The CPU itself doesn't have anything to do with the amount of RAM supported (unless the memory controller is on the CPU).
    With current Atoms, the memory controller is on the northbridge. Nvidia Ion chipset, for example, let's you even use dual channel of DDR3 RAM. So it's currently possible to use more than 1GB of RAM with Atoms (even with the Intel chipset, I think). I don't really trust Fudzilla (your source). #intelatom
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Rumor: Select Intel Atom CPU Netbooks to Be Allowed 2GB RAM
    I don't think the problem was ever hardware-induced. Lenovo currently sells their S12 with 2 and 3 GB configurations with a vanilla N270 Atom CPU.

    I believe that the problem really was ARTIFICIAL, with Intel not allowing manufacturers to include more RAM on these netbooks -- which sucks big time. #intelatom
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    10/26/09

    In reply to 100-Core Tilera TILE-Gx Processors Planned For 2011
    Well, since this seems to be the source of the future war with robots against humans, I say it'll be destroyed before launch. #100coretileratilegxprocessors
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    Image of DougOLis DougOLis
    10/20/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: Intel's Entire Confusing Armada of Chips
    Although Intel doesn't market chips according to their codenames, the individual chip gets a model number that gives you an idea of how it compares, spec-wise (clock speed, cache size, etc.), to other chips in the same group.

    That's not entirely true. An Intel i7 870 (and 860 for that matter) are going to be a hell of a lot faster than an i7 920. They are different core types and that idiom holds true for each core, but the general public will see i7 920 vs. i7 870 and mistakenly think the 920 is faster.
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: Intel's Entire Confusing Armada of Chips
    Just to make things more confusing, The new i7 8-series (Lynnfield) actually goes back to a P55 socket and double-channel RAM, but gets many better benchmarks scores.

    [www.guru3d.com]

    [gizmodo.com]
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: Intel's Entire Confusing Armada of Chips
    Thanks for the article Matt. I'll be getting a new computer when Win7 drops and this definitely helps. #intel
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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    10/15/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: Intel's Entire Confusing Armada of Chips
    A decent Giz-Explains, but it could definitely use a chart and a clearer visual heirarchy. Also future chip technologies we should look out for? #intel
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: Intel's Entire Confusing Armada of Chips
    Outstanding summary, Matt, but maybe you could post this sort of information a little later in the day for us West Coasters who might have head explosions reading such great material before 2 in the afternoon. Seriously - great information - thank you! #intel
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: Intel's Entire Confusing Armada of Chips
    I would agree with your take on Celeron, but I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the Pentium Dual-Core line. They're essentially Core2 chips with less L2 cache, and they run/benchmark pretty nicely for anyone not doing heavy gaming/photo editing. In an office setting they're more than sufficient. #intel
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    10/15/09

    @friendlynerd: I use a Pentium D at work and it works great most of the time. Sure I have never tried to play Crysis on it but who has time for that. #intel
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    10/15/09

    @reddingofish: Pentium D does not equal Pentium Dual-Core (confused yet??)

    The Pentium D is essentially 2 Pentium 4 chips stuffed onto one heatsink. Therefore they're ineffecient with energy and run pretty hot.

    The Pentium Dual-Core is kind of a hobbled Core2 Duo that uses little energy, runs cool, and runs rings around the Pentium D. #intel
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: Intel's Entire Confusing Armada of Chips
    Merom and Penryn share the same branding because they are largely the same architecture. Nehalem was a full new architecture from the alternating Israeli and Oregon design teams, hence the new naming. Now, if Intel decides to keep the Core ix naming for Sandy Bridge, the shit will hit the fan. #intel
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    Image of matt buchanan matt buchanan
    10/15/09

    @anexanhume: Yeah, tick-tock cycle, which I've explained elsewhere, but thought might make things more complicated in this instance. #intel
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    10/15/09

    @matt buchanan: Sounds like a challenge to me. One which Nvidia rises to quite well. They'd rebrand their girlfriend as their sister to get a date. #intel
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    Image of Amir Oulad Amir Oulad
    10/15/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: Intel's Entire Confusing Armada of Chips
    Nice explanation I understand the differences much better now.
    Celeron/Pentuim: run
    Core3i: One night stand
    Core7i/5i: HAve sex with it

    BTW I love the new layout! #intel
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    10/14/09

    In reply to Why Android Phones Are Slow (Today)
    Which is one of the reasons why the Samsung Moment with its 800mhz is so delicious.
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    10/14/09

    @jon.athan: Main problem is the phone is the size of a Treo :(
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    09/16/09

    In reply to AMD Athlon II X4 620: Four Cores for $99
    Wish I didn't just buy this cheap Pentium mobo sans RAID. I nead to learn how to read.
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    09/16/09

    @tehsquish - Still plays Ultima Online: No RAID? Holy crap man, did you have to pay extra to get one w/o it?! ;)
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