CPUs
For numerous generations of their desktop processor releases, Intel has made available a selection of high-performance special edition "KS" CPUs that add a little extra compared to their flagship chip. With a lot of interest, primarily from the enthusiasts looking for the fastest processors, Intel's latest Core i9-14900KS represents a super-fast addition to its 14th Generation Core lineup with out-of-the-box turbo clock speeds of up to 6.2 GHz and represents the last processor to end an era as Intel is removing the 'i' from its legendary nomenclature for future desktop chip releases. Reaching speeds of up to 6.2 GHz, this sets up the Core i9-14900KS as the fastest desktop CPU in the world right now, at least in terms of frequencies out of the box...
Next Generation Alderwood and Intel's NX solution unveiled
Intel has a new stepping of virtually all of their current processors to take advantage of Windows XP SP2's ability to lock out stack overflows. We have the details inside.
6 by Kristopher Kubicki on 7/7/2004Intel Celeron D: New, Improved & Exceeds Expectations
Today, Intel is launching the new and improved Celeron D based on the 90nm Prescott core. Even though Prescott's performance as a Pentium 4 was less than impressive, the...
54 by Derek Wilson on 6/24/2004Intel 925X: Exploring the Overclock Lock
No sooner had the 925X and 915 been launched than the word started spreading that Intel had locked the overclocking on the new chipsets. Are the new chipsets...
36 by Wesley Fink on 6/23/2004Intel's 925X & LGA-775: Are Prescott 3.6 and PCI Express Graphics any Faster?
Continuing our coverage of Intel's new CPU and platform launch, we look at the performance of Intel's fastest processor and compare PCI Express boards from both ATI and NVIDIA.
39 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/21/2004Intel 925X/915: Chipset Performance & DDR2
Intel Socket 775 is paired with the new 925X & 915 chipsets and DDR2 memory. How do these new chipsets and DDR2 memory compare to your familiar 875/865...
57 by Wesley Fink on 6/19/2004Hello Sempron; AMD's ''Always-Ron'' CPU
Summary: AMD's newest processor lineup turns out to be more complicated than just an Athlon XP replacement. We tell you how and why. Updated: Now with Pricing Info
30 by Kristopher Kubicki on 6/18/2004AMD Begins Tape-Out of first Dual Core Opteron
AMD announces the beginning of tape out of the first dual core Opterons. While products are still about a year away, we get some early hints on specs...
20 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/14/2004Socket 939 Chipsets: Motherboard Performance & PCI/AGP Locks
The new Dual-Channel Socket 939 has landed. How do VIA K8T800 PRO and nVidia nForce3-250Gb Ultra perform when driving the new processor? We also take a closer look...
20 by Wesley Fink on 6/2/2004AMD Athlon 64 3800+ and FX-53: The First 939 CPUs
Today marks the launch of the long awaited Socket 939 platform for AMD's Athlon 64 line of processors. With 939 comes dual channel memory controllers for unbuffered DDR RAM...
38 by Derek Wilson on 6/1/2004AMD Update: Following in Intel's Naming Footsteps
FX-57 shows up on the AMD roadmaps, FX-55 wattages, and AMD's shift to product naming. If you thought AMD was surprisingly quiet lately wait till you see their...
27 by Kristopher Kubicki on 5/18/2004nVidia nForce2 Ultra 400Gb: Fast LAN, Firewall, SATA, RAID for Athlon XP
nVidia brings the features of their innovative nForce3-250Gb chipset for the Athlon 64 to the nForce2 for Athlon XP. Now you can get on-chip Gigabit LAN, nVidia Firewall...
13 by Wesley Fink on 5/13/2004VIA K8T800 PRO: PCI/AGP Lock and 1000 HyperTransport for Athlon 64
VIA finally adds PCI/AGP lock to a PRO version of the K8T800. The K8T800 PRO is also VIA's first chipset with 1000 HyperTransport. While this version is...
15 by Wesley Fink on 5/6/2004ATI 9100 IGP PRO: Optimized for Prescott
Today, ATI raises the bar with their second generation chipset for Pentium 4. We also found some interesting results when a board is designed to work first and...
24 by Wesley Fink on 5/3/2004AMD Athlon 64 2800+: A Cheaper Newcastle
The Athlon 64 platform is a very good option when it comes to performance computing, but when price is a highly important factor, the Athlon XP line can look...
20 by Derek Wilson on 4/27/2004ATI Update: Coming to an AMD desktop near you
ATI is finally breaking into the AMD desktop corelogic. Perhaps NVIDIA and VIA have some new competition?
8 by Kristopher Kubicki on 4/16/2004Tech Update: AMD core changes on the horizon
Intel might be changing the naming conventions, but AMD is changing the whole core. Here comes Newcastle...
18 by Kristopher Kubicki on 4/16/2004CPU Heat Comparison: How Hot is Prescott?
There has been a lot of speculation about the total heat dissipation of Prescott in comparison to Northwood. Obviously it is a hotter chip, but what kind of heat...
48 by Derek Wilson on 4/16/2004Alderwood and Nocona Woes; Intel Updates
Complications have delayed i925X and 64bit enabled 800FSB Xeons.
29 by Kristopher Kubicki on 4/11/2004AT News Update: Socket 775 Processor Names
Update April 8, 2004: Check out the update Intel Product name forecasts.
33 by Kristopher Kubicki on 4/8/2004nForce3-250 - Part 2: Taking Athlon 64 to the Next Level
In Part 1, we took a look at the features of nForce3-250; Part 2 takes a closer look at performance. Does the performance of the new nF3-250 make...
46 by Wesley Fink on 3/29/2004
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