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Intel IDF Day 1 - Quad Core, Santa Rosa And More

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the end-of-days dept.

MojoKid writes "From demos of the new Alan Wake game engine on a 3.73GHz overclocked Quad-Core QX6700 to design showcases with a wafer of 80-core teraflop capable chips, Intel's IDF opening day was brimming with tech-wonder from the company affectionately known as Chipzilla. Paul Otellini also showed pics of upcoming fab facilities in Arizona (Fab 32) and Israel (Fab 28). In total, Intel will have three 45nm fabs by the end of next year at an investment of about $9B, all targeted 45nm manufacturing processes. Finally, a bevy of Quad-Core Kentsfield-based systems are shown here, with Dell and Voodoo's offering looking especially swank."

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  1. Grr by in2mind · · Score: 4, Funny
    Paul Otellini, Intel's president and CEO, kicked off this season's IDF by coining the phrase "It's what's inside that counts", and spoke about why processing power matters again.

    All these years we all thought whats outside the processor that matters?

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    1. Re:Grr by wwiiol_toofless · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yep, I was thinking more neon case-lights, and the latest Intel sticker more metafloppers per parsec. No really, this time around, it's not about marketing, it's about *chokes up* what's inside... No really.

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  2. ChipZilla by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Since when was ChipZilla an 'affectionate' nickname?

    1. Re:ChipZilla by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I know. I always referred to them as "Pookey Bear." Much more affectionate.

  3. Re:Core 2 Challenge by NatasRevol · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder if Apple/Steve Jobs could just walk in to Paul Otellini's office and ask for the $1M check?

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  4. Re:Santa Rosa by TheDarkener · · Score: 2, Funny

    I live in Santa Rosa, and trust me, the *only* reasons they would name something after this city would be because it's:

    1) Going to cost WAY too much
    2) Going to drive an SUV 2 miles to work, and slow down to 2mph on right-turns
    3) Going to drink wine and believe that it's "high-class"
    4) Going to pay >$1M for a house that's about 2 inches away from the next >$1M house
    5) Going to hide from its own shadow because of the terrorists downtown (people with spiked hair)

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