Basics of Modern Intel CPUs

Doggie Fizzle writes "For those who think you can drop a Xeon into your Celeron system for an upgrade... 'Although there are currently only two main players in the CPU market, AMD and Intel, the number of choices is still enough to make the typical consumer's head spin. Each manufacturer has a few different models to promote, and many of these models can be found in a few different form factors (namely, the "sockets" to which they connect) that exclude interchangeability. This two-part series of Tech Tips will look at a few details of each of the currently-supported CPU (Central Processing Unit) sockets and how they are all similar and different from one to another' "

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Re:Only two ?

[Shalda]

Go over to NewEgg and try to buy a CPU. Your choices are AMD and Intel. Want a MB that supports something else? Good luck. Actually, I have some interest in VIA's latest low-power CPU. IBM isn't selling an x86 CPU, and no one builds generic Macs. Don't be so obtuse.