Month: February 2004

XBit Labs reports that Intel is releasing a 2.4GHz Prescott and that it is already showing up in Asia. This is a chip that runs at a 133MHz bus, and has no hyperthreading. It’s meant for cheaper PIV platforms, and

XBit Labs reports that Microsoft has released its software development kit for the XBox 2 console. Basically, it’s a dual-processor Apple G5 with Radeon Pro 9800 graphics, and an Windows OS. I’d like to ask you all a simple question:

People are overclocking the XP Mobile 2500+ chip from AMD. Why? 1) It allows for greater manipulation of the multiplier on the chip than current multiplier-locked Bartons (just how much depends on the mobo you have) and 2) Since it

I was looking for something else at the Intel website when I saw a FAQ which said, “How to recognize a thermally advantaged chassis.” This I had to see, so I went here, and sure enough, Intel explains: First, The

The Inquirer points out that you can see a extremely interesting lecture by Bob Colwell, who was Intel’s IA-32 Chief Architect from 1992-2000. I’m not in the habit of watching anything for an hour and a half, but I started