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New chips on the horizon

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the emulate-the-enemy dept.

Rewbob writes "Rise Technology officially released its roadmap for chips in the sub-$600 PC market and confirmed it will release a chip faster and compatible with Intel's Celeron. Check out the whole story over at news.com. "

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  1. Re:If the Cyrix 6x86 is anything to go by... by John+Campbell · · Score: 3

    If your machine isn't used primarily for playing games, the Cyrix is a pretty good deal. In integer-intensive operations like, say, compiling the Linux kernel, it'll whip a Pentium's butt at the same clock speed. And clock speed isn't a particularly good rule against which to compare processors. If you're comparing a 233MHz 6x86 against a 233MHz K6, it's good to remember that the Cyrix costs half as much... and if you want to throw a 233MHz Intel into the mix, the Cyrix's price advantage is even more obvious...

    Basically, if you're concerned about maximum possible performance, get an Intel (or get an Alpha or something if you don't care about x86 compatibility). If you want the best price/performance ratio, there's AMD. And if you want acceptable performance at absolute dirt cheap prices, get a Cyrix.

  2. Foreign markets being more lucrative ? by Wisp · · Score: 3

    In the long run if they focus on selling a Celeron clone for less to overseas markets, they could end up having a large chunk of worldwide processor processor sales.

    It would (somewhat loosely) parallel how readily Linux has been adopted by countries like Mexico and China as a good product for less.