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  • AMD Demonstrates 4x4 Enthusiast System

    07/25/2006 1:41:39 PM PDT · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 90 replies · 645+ views
    HardOCP ^ | July 25, 2006 3:00 PM (CDT) | Posted by Steve 3:00 PM (CDT)
    This morning, the home office of AMD demonstrated a 4x4 enthusiast system, affectionately referred to as the “Quad Father”, running a variety of different multi-threaded applications. Among the demonstrations given, Half Life 2 was run while playing MP3 audio and MPEG4 video running in the background. AMD, in an attempt to appeal to the entire enthusiast market (not just the high-end enthusiast market) , promised dual CPU bundles for less than a $1,000. AMD says they are targeting what they call the Mega-tasking enthusiast, those of us who use their machines for everything, all the time. Hopefully this little nugget...
  • Analyst predicts Intel price war, profit warning

    06/05/2006 9:53:20 PM PDT · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 16 replies · 236+ views
    2CPU ^ | 2006-06-05 18:25:06 | Hooz
    EETimes has reported that an Intel price war has been planned. Armed with a bandoleer full of Dual Core Smithfield and Presler based chips for ammunition. The company has taken another road to challenge their rival, AMD.“We expect another profit warning from Intel, guiding Q2 sales to $7.9 billion versus a consensus of $8.4 billion,” Diesen said in a note to clients. “After Intel stuffed the channels with chips in February and March, the floor fell out in April, and [PC processor] sales dropped 52 percent year-on-year,” he added.Also stating;"Intel has obviously given up on making any money on their...