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Intel Unveils Next Gen Itanium Processor

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the who-doesn't-like-faster dept.

MojoKid writes "This week, at ISSCC Intel unveiled its next-generation Itanium processor, codenamed Poulson. This new design is easily the most significant update to Itanium Intel has ever built and could upset the current balance of power at the highest-end of the server / mainframe market. It may also be the Itanium that fully redeems the brand name and sheds the last vestiges of negativity that have dogged the chip since it launched ten years ago. Poulson incorporates a number of advances in its record-breaking 3.1 Billion transistors. It's socket-compatible with the older Tukwila processors and offers up to eight cores and 54MB of on-die memory."

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  1. His name was Robert Paulson by GoNINzo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Guess the guys at Intel have been watching Fight Club a little too much.

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    Gonzo Granzeau
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  2. Just one thing... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it more resistant to icebergs than the previous itanics?

    1. Re:Just one thing... by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Funny

      Is it more resistant to icebergs than the previous itanics?

      This one melts right through them.

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  3. Ultimate Computer of Failure by pezpunk · · Score: 3, Funny

    ITANIC processor
    RAMBUS memory
    Voodoo5 video card
    i can't think of a hard drive crappy enough ... maybe you could have the OS installed on an external drive connected via USB1.0.

    obviously the OS would be WindowsME.

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    i could live a little longer in this prison
  4. Re:Itanium flashbacks by mevets · · Score: 4, Funny

    | I work with the world's foremost experts on optimizing for Itanium 2....

    So when your whole team orders lunch, do you get a medium pizza or a large?

  5. Re:Itanium flashbacks by Nikker · · Score: 4, Funny

    You might be under estimating the size of our employee.

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