With regard to, say, the following 2 processors: Q8200 and Q9300 The 8200 is listed as not having Intel "virtualization technology" nor Intel "Trusted execution technology". What are the implications of not having those two technologies for a desktop developer system running 64-bit XP-pro with...

Hi all, I'm interested to understand the processor architecture in depth. So i decided on emulating the processor itself (as my project). The best one to start would be 386. So i wud require some documents which explains on how to emulate any processor or devices. ( Apart from the Intel...

These are just some rumours from some stock talk groups and other sites, but if they're true, they will obviously necessitate readjusting your next computer buying decisions: http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=20491978 http://www.overclockers.com/articles1096/ With, Intel's...

Hi, Why does the northwood cost more than the prescott for the same speed chip? I thought the northwood would be cheaper since this is the older slower chip. Whatever. Just curious why a older chip costs more than the newer chip. Thanks,

One of Intel's researchers published a whitepaper concluding that the smaller chips get, the more errors they will be susceptible to. That however does make the pursuit of Moore's Law questionable. Also makes Intel's bragging to the press that it's months ahead of the competition in moving to 65-nm...

Techworld.com - Intel's dual-core Xeon opens a new chapter http://www.techworld.com/opsys/features/index.cfm?featureid=1854&inkc=0

I am shopping around for a dual-core system and having been pouring through reviews and benchmarks of the AMD and Intel dual-core processors. I intend on putting 2GB RAM on the system. I need a high-performing system to primarily do the following: * Dual-boot into Linux 2.6 kernel (perhaps...

AnandTech News: NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Redefines Digital Media Experience on Intel-Based PCs http://www.anandtech.com/news/shownews.aspx?i=24057 Interesting note, the Nforce 4 SLI for Intel has one more feature than the original Nforce 4 for AMD, which is a bootable RAID5 feature. NVIDIA...

I have a Centrino Laptop with a Intel Pentium M 2.13G processor. Although I am 100% hapy with the machine in performance and storage, I keep getting asked how it compares with a P4 or AMD setup. I cant seem to find any comparason sites. I know CPU speed isn't the be all but is there a rule of...

Here's a rumour that's as old as the hills rivalling the "Dell will use AMD" rumours in longevity. The latest: "Apple will use Intel" rumour. This time the Wall Street Journal is propagating the rumour. Apple to explore Intel chips for...

Has anyone built a PC using this motherboard? I'd just like to compare specs. and ask a few questions regarding fan selection, out of the newsgroups if possible. Thanks. ~ Adrian ~ --- "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." Sir Winston Churchill...

Intel admits that 90nm technology has problems (heat production from current leakage). Will 90nm chips ever run as cool as 130nm chips? Do you think the marketing folks at Intel sat around and decided that more heat at this juncture is an asset since it is the only way to sell the otherwise...

How do you determine whether a system has 2 processors or 1 hyperthreaded processor? I have to administer a system that is installed remotely, and so I can't actually open it. No one is there to open it and tell me. I need to figure out if it has 2 processors or not, as the system info shows 2...

I'm about to re-attach my heatsink to my CPU and have just started to clean them up. On the bottom of the heatsink is a metal pad that did have a thick black substance on it that I've cleaned off (and off the CPU). Should I remove the metal sticker-type thing on the heatsink or leave it on there?...

The release date of Windows Server 2003 for the AMD64 platform has been pushed back to H2 2004. There's no mention whether Windows XP for AMD64 has also been similarly pushed back. http://news.com.com/2100-1016-5091548.html

Can someone tell me whether an Pentium 4, 2.8ghz chip with hyperthreading, FSB of 800mhz and DDR 400 will equal or surpass in performance of a dual XEON 2.4ghz, 533FSB, and DDR266?

As we know Microsoft sued Lindows for its name being too close to Microsoft's Windows. It turns out that Lindows in turn challenged Microsoft's right to use the term Windows, since it is generic. So the result? Microsoft ended up paying Lindows $20 million and Lindows will change its name to...

Does Don Knuth know anything about computing? From http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1193856&rll=1: ------------------------------------------------------------------- ... Andrew: Vendors of multicore processors have expressed frustration at the difficulty of moving developers to...

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 03:53:34 GMT, "Delbert Cecchi" wrote: "Robert Myers" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 01:17:28 GMT, "Delbert Cecchi" ...

John Brock wrote: I'm planning on buying a new PC this week (there's a sale!), and I have the option of buying a 2.8GHz P4 with a 533MHz FSB or a 2.8GHz P4 with Hyper-Threading and an 800MHz FSB for almost the same price. My first question is does this matter at all for the average...