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SpeedStep On Your Desktop - Intel's Prescott-2M

Posted by timothy on from the reality-check dept.

Kez writes "Intel's Prescott core has undergone a few changes, and the latest version - Prescott-2M - includes new features, one of which is Enhanced SpeedStep technology. Given the jokes about the heat that the Prescott gives out, Intel had to act. It was inevitable that a power (and heat) saving technology such as SpeedStep would find its way into desktop PCs. HEXUS.net has an article looking at the new Prescott-2M based Pentium 4 660 and Extreme Edition 3.74Ghz CPUs, examining their new features and performance."

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  1. So, I can by Gr8Apes · · Score: 4, Funny

    only fry one egg at a time whilr doing anything other than staring at the login screen?

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  2. Natural Gas Prices are Rising by bigtallmofo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I look forward to heating my house with my new Intel processor!

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  3. My Yet-to-be-never-sent letter to Intel by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Intel,

    Thanks for taking such a GREAT APPROACH to your heat problems. I can't WAIT to use one of these new processors in my desktop, only to watch my whole computer DROP IN SPEED as I am an hour into Doom 3. I don't know that I can speak for everyone, but the whole design efficiency thing is overrated anyway. I simply can't live without the noise of a jet engine in my case. Keep cranking up those Mhz and I will continue to have my cpu throttled everytime I do something useful.

    You're the best,
    Sarcastic Consumer

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  4. Awesome! by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now my CPU can slow down if I'm working it too hard.
    This has got to be the best idea since hoola-hoops!

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  5. Perfect for cooking rice... by dnaboy · · Score: 5, Funny
    Run some serious number crunching to get a good rolling boil, then drop the cycle speed for that perfect simmering temperature.

    No more mucking around trying to get that gas stove to just the right temperature!