Pentium IV Hits 2 Ghz

A number of people wrote in with the news that Intel released the 2 Ghz chip. The Tech-Report article points out a couple interesting meta-ideas - this is Intel's chance to retake the performance crown from AMD, as well as being one of those round numbers that makes people feel warm and fuzzy. I'm sure there's going to be gobs of benchmarks today - post 'em in the comments as you find 'em.

Comments

4.77 Ghz?

[Anonymous Coward]

I sure hope, for the sake of good ol' times, they'll be manufacturing a 4.77Ghz processor soon...

How noisy is this beastie?

[jmichaelg]

I've quit upgrading due to noise. The fans needed to cool a 1.2 ghz Athlon are too noisy as it is. I ended up water cooling my machine, not to get it to overclock but just to get it to shut up.

Maybe when the 4 ghz chips are out, they'll have figured out how to lower the power requirement so that our computers don't sound like small jet turbines.

So what you are telling me is,

[wubboy]

it crashes windows in half the time as my 1Ghz. ?

Dreading the 2.4GHz clock.

[BigBlockMopar]

but when the 2.2GHz P4.1 comes out in November it will take a clear lead.

That's getting pretty close to the magic 2.4 GHz number.

Computers might upset the global microwave oven infrastructure we've already established. Chaos will ensue, as networks of Amana RadarRanges and Panasonic Genius are disrupted. People might have to make a choice between counting with rocks or defrosting TV dinners over a campfire.

Even worse, there might actually be grounds for newbies calling the CD-ROM tray a "coffee warmer".

This will also be a new problem for overclockers who are managing to get processors up to the lofty 2.4 GHz range. RF heating of their water cooling systems will have to be addressed.

Welcome to a brave new world.