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The CPU Redefined: AMD Torrenze and Intel CSI

Posted by Hemos on from the i-believe-the-children-are-our-future dept.

janp writes "In the near future the Central Processing Unit (CPU) will not be as central anymore. AMD has announced the Torrenza platform that revives the concept of co-processors. Intel is also taking steps in this direction with the announcement of the CSI. With these technologies in the future we can put special chips (GPU's, APU's, etc. etc.) directly on the motherboard in a special socket. Hardware.Info has published a clear introduction to AMD Torrenza and Intel CSI and sneak peaks into the future of processors."

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  1. CSI? by BigBadBus · · Score: 5, Funny

    CSI? De-centralized CPU? Where will they be located; Miami, New York or Las Vegas?

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    1. Re:CSI? by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Funny

      CSI? De-centralized CPU? Where will they be located; Miami, New York or Las Vegas?

      Well, clearly, they won't. They're decentralised.

      New on NBC, "CSI: Wherever". We even have a song by The Who for the opening credits - "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere".

  2. Slashdot could benefit from a co-processor... by Mad_Rain · · Score: 4, Funny

    that revives the concept op co-processors.

    Slashdot's computers might benefit from a co-processor, the function of which is to monitor and correct spelling and grammar errors. It would serve like an editor's job, only better, because, you know, it might actually work.

    (Bye-bye karma!)

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  3. Sneak Peak? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is this located near Stealthy Valley?

  4. Re:Previous announcements by badfish99 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since when is XML a new usage model requiring advances in processor design?

    Since it became bloatware that is capable of wasting 90% of the processing power of a modern computer.
    </sarcasm>

  5. As rumored, first addopted by the porn industry by alta · · Score: 2, Funny

    Prepare to see the pornprocessor soon. I'm not going to give a lot of details here, but it's optimized for specific physics, AI and Graphics.

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    1. Re:As rumored, first addopted by the porn industry by demonbug · · Score: 3, Funny
      Prepare to see the pornprocessor soon. I'm not going to give a lot of details here, but it's optimized for specific physics, AI and Graphics



      AI? For porn? You have seen porn before, right?

  6. Just plug in a spellchecker Co-Processor by TrueKonrads · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just plug in a spellchecker Co-Processor! I think no ordinary CPU could handle such massive mistakes

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  7. AMD competes with... by Comboman · · Score: 5, Funny

    AMD will compete by releasing "Law & Order: Central Processing Unit".

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  8. Re:Amiga anybody? by Afecks · · Score: 2, Funny

    It is nice to see PC architecture has finally caught up with Amiga.

    It's nice to see you've finally caught up with all the people that have made an Amiga comment.

  9. Amiga love.......memories......... by LibertineR · · Score: 2, Funny
    Got mine on Day 1 also.

    An Amiga 1000, Deluxe Paint, Flight Simulator, Amiga Basic and 2Meg of Ram = $3500.

    Later got the Sidecar for DOS, and Earl Weaver Baseball. Ahhhhhhhh.

    20 years later, and no hardware or software has given me such joy.

    NVidia, Matrox, ATI, AMD, Intel, WTF?

    The Amiga showed you how 20 years ago, and you are just now getting around to it?

    Bring back multi-resolution windows, bitches!