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Intel Plans for Dual-Core Prescott CPUs in 2005

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the hot-stuff-coming-through dept.

scapermoya writes "X-Bit Labs is reporting that Intel is planning to step up their introduction of dual-core processors, with the first chips to hit the market in late 2005. Intel announced this plan at the Technology for Business Today seminar, held in Washington, D.C. Looks like NetBurst is sticking around, despite what we have heard lately about a move toward the 'M' architecture. Supposedly, thanks to HyperThreading, the OS will see 4 installed processors. Snazzy."

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  1. Damn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Two core dumps for each segmentation fault.

  2. Longhorn won't see 4 by frs_rbl · · Score: 5, Funny
    Thanks to patented HyperSlowing(TM) technology, Longhorn won't see 4 processors but 1.

    ''And not a very fast one'' a company exec was quoted saying

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  3. Start saving now, kids! by dynoman7 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm sure they are going to be eSpensive

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  4. To meet Longhorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    These dual core processors are needed for Longhorn which is going to released in 2006.

  5. Dancing Techs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What happened to the days of the intel dudes dancing around in bunny suits?

  6. Cool :) by execom · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean, Hot !

    Will it come with the Prescott Survival kit ?

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  7. But you should see the heatsinks by Groo+Wanderer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I caught a pic of the heatsink for this beast at Computex, so it must be real.

    http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=16426

    -Charlie

    (for the humor impared, think humor - haha, not humor - I don't get it)

  8. Re:Heat? by mobiux · · Score: 4, Funny

    Intel...

    Fighting the next Ice Age since 1968.

  9. Re:Heat? by Kris_J · · Score: 2, Funny

    Intel: You down with Entropy? (Yeah, you know me.)

  10. Re:Windows Licencing by AliasTheRoot · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think they will stick to physical CPU's tbh, the low hanging fruit for chip makers in terms of performance seem to be multiple cores rather than increasing clockspeed, i just dont see MS saying to Joe Consumer "well your single CPU has 8 cores so you need to buy 8 copies of Windows."

    Licensing may be different for Server installs, but for consumer/desktop Windows I doubt it.

  11. Re:200 Watts? by Wedge1212 · · Score: 2, Funny

    that silly halt command throws everyone for a loop :)

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  12. They have to do something... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    IBM's PPC is going to crush them and there's no denying the continued growth of AMD in the market. Intel is on shaking ground and will be for quite some time if they do not react in an intelligent and proactive way.