At 10:47 PM 3/7/2006, you wrote:
Oh snap! Nice to see that Intel isn't resting on their laurels...
Competition is healthy and I don't think that this chip would be where it
is if it were not for AMD. I've been a AMD nut for awhile, but Intel is
starting to look better with this. I didn't notice, did they mention
heat/power consumption?
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Julian Zottl
CTO, Radiant Network Technology, LLC
Getting ahead in the tech sector isn't about kissing butt ... you gotta
sniff the right packets
Yup, 65W TDP at 2.6GHz IINM. Looks like AMD really hurt Intel's feelings
with the A64 at full load vs. the P4 at idle ;)
Fanboys seem to be coming out of the woodwork on most major forums (AT,
[H], etc.). Lots of conspiracy theories flying
around (eg. why did the FX-60 appear as "unknown" in the BIOS, unequal
graphics driver settings, unknown "optimizations",
old BIOS version, etc.) and apparently lots of measurements of e-appendages.
I think all the folks here are level-headed enough not to blindly subscribe
to brand loyalty. :)
That said, the performance increase in F.E.A.R is nothing short of
astounding. That's the kind of performance increase you'd
expect to see out of a decent GPU upgrade.
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JW
