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  Core i7 920 Core Disabling Performance Analysis: Nov 29, 2008 5:00 am

  We start disabling cores on the new Core i7 920 and see what it does to performance. Our results were very interesting!

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  Intel Core i7 – Nehalem Arrives and FSB Departs: Nov 2, 2008 4:00 am

  Intel Core i7 has been the talk of the town lately. Today its arrival brings a smile to enthusiasts everywhere.

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  NVIDIA nForce 730i / GeForce 9300 Chipset Review: Oct 26, 2008 4:00 am

  NVIDIA has some of the best IGP based chipsets out. Today the newest member of the family arrives on the 730i mGPU.

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  Intel Atom vs. VIA Nano Platform Comparo: Aug 11, 2008 4:00 am

  Atom and Nano are the most power efficient CPUs on the market. Today we see who has the most impressive platform.

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  AMD Phenom X4 9350e – Low Cost Quad Core: Aug 1, 2008 4:00 am

  Quad core Phenom gets a low power, low cost option. But will it be any good compared to an X3 of the same price?

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  Energy Efficient Computing with Intel: May 23, 2008 4:00 am

  With the big push for more energy efficient PCs these days, we see how Intel is going in this area with GIGABYTE's help.

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  Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 - Budget Penryn: May 20, 2008 4:00 am

  Intel releases its budget 45nm Penryn CPU to bolster its Core 2 range. We test it up against Phenom X3.

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  AMD Athlon 4850e & 780G as HTPC Platform: Apr 26, 2008 4:00 am

  While Phenom is the new performance part, Athlon continues on. 4850e has hit the market with lower power consumption.

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  AMD Phenom X3 Triple Core CPU: Apr 22, 2008 4:00 am

  Now that B3 is official, AMD has released its cheaper Phenom X3. How well does it perform? Step inside!

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  AMD 790FX vs. NVIDIA 780a Chipsets: Apr 11, 2008 4:00 am

  With Phenom’s B3 revision chips showing more strength, we pit the top motherboard chipsets from AMD and NVIDIA today.

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  AMD Phenom X4 B3 Stepping Analysed: Apr 8, 2008 4:00 am

  AMD's Phenom has recently undergone modifications to make it more competitive. Can it now hold a candle to Intel?

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  Intel Core 2 Evolves– QX9650 45nm Penryn: Nov 12, 2007 5:00 am

  We've got our first 45nm Intel processor in hand, this in the form of the Yorkfield quad core QX9650.

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  Overclocking the G0 SLACR Q6600 to 4GHz: Aug 18, 2007 4:00 am

  Hunting for the next G0lden CPU? We look at the new G0 stepping SLACR Intel Q6600. Let's see if it can G0 for G0ld!

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  Intel QX6850 Quad-Core CPU - 1333MHz FSB: Jul 21, 2007 4:00 am

  With Intel taking Core 2 to 1333MHz, we decide to find out how significant the gains are from the higher FSB.

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  The gradual demise of AMD – What happened and what to do next?: Apr 26, 2007 4:00 am

  In this editorial we discuss what seems to be the gradual demise of AMD along with what happened and what to do next.

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  nVidia nForce 680i LT SLI Chipset Preview – Boosting Mainstream: Mar 27, 2007 4:00 am

  nVidia have just released their new cut down nForce 680i LT SLI motherboards with much more attractive pricing. Read on!

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  Intel P35 "Bearlake" Chipset Performance Preview: Mar 13, 2007 4:00 am

  Using an Intel P35 "Bearlake" motherboard, we test performance of 1333MHz FSB CPU's on the new DDR-3 capable platform.

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  nVidia nForce 680i SLI Chipset - Core 2 Enthusiasts Dream?: Nov 20, 2006 5:00 am

  We take a look at nVidia's latest chipset, the nForce 680i. It is an amazing chipset with impressive overclocking!

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  Intel Core 2 Quad - Kentsfield arrives with Four Cores: Nov 1, 2006 5:00 am

  Intel is releasing their newest CPU today, the Core 2 Quad Q6700. It's just like a Conroe but comes with four cores.

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  nVidia nForce 500 Series for Socket AM2 - What's new nVidia?: Sep 18, 2006 4:00 am

  We got a mixture of MSI and DFI nForce 500 series Socket AM2 boards. We put them together to find out the differences.

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  Overclocking Intel Core 2 Processors – How far will they go?: Aug 29, 2006 4:00 am

  Everyone knows Intel Core 2 is a good processor but what happens when you take an E6700 and X6800 Extreme and overclock?

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  First Looks from Taiwan – RD600 "CrossFire Xpress 3200 IE": Aug 2, 2006 4:00 am

  We have exclusive information on ATI's upcoming RD600 CrossFire Xpress 3200 IE chipset for Conroe – Overclocking anyone?

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  AMD brings DDR-2 support to Athlon CPU platform: Jul 31, 2006 4:00 am

  AMD's new Socket AM2 platform is here and today we take a look into AM2 vs. 939 and the performance of DDR and DDR-2.

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  Intel Core 2 Duo is here – could it be Intel's day to shine?: Jul 14, 2006 4:00 am

  Could it be Intel's day to shine today? We take a close look at their new Core 2 Duo processors, the X6800 and E6700.

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  Benchmarking Intel Conroe Core 2 X6800, E6700 and E6600: Jun 10, 2006 4:00 am

  We benchmarked the complete set of Intel Conroe Core 2 processors including X6800, E6700 and E6600. Photos included!

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  AMD Athlon FX-60 vs. X2 3800+ - Game Performance Compared: Apr 10, 2006 4:00 am

  Is it worth spending an extra $700 on a processor? Today we compare the AMD Athlon FX-60 and X2 3800+ as gaming CPU's.

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  Battle of the 64-bit Budget CPU - Sempron 64 vs. Celeron D 64: Mar 7, 2006 5:00 am

  Which budget 64-bit CPU platform offers the best bang for buck? Read on as we investigate Sempron 64 vs. Celeron D 64.

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  Intel's newest processors – Smithfield 840 and Presler 955 XE: Jan 6, 2006 5:00 am

  Intel has just launched a new chipset platform (975X) and a couple new Dual Core processors. Let’s take a closer look!

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  ULi at it again, M1697 makes its presence known: Dec 13, 2005 5:00 am

  ULi are back in the game with the release of their powerful gamers M1697 chipset for the AMD64 platform.

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  AMD Athlon FX-57 Overclocking – 3.54GHz with Phase Change: Jul 14, 2005 4:00 am

  Byron Johnstone, our new writer from South Africa, is a complete overclocking nut and he loves taking all manors of computer products to the extreme. In his first article he has his way with an AMD Athlon…

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  ULi Fights Back - M1695 Athlon 64 Chipset Preview: Jul 12, 2005 4:00 am

  During Computex 2005 in Taiwan there was plenty of talk around town about ULi's fight back into the chipset scene. The company formerly known as ALi has sent us their newest AMD64 reference motherboard…

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  nVidia nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition: Apr 17, 2005 4:00 am

  After many hours of blood, sweat and tears we've finished our look at nVidia's latest chipset for the Intel Pentium 4 platform. It's the nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition or as its become known around the labs…

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  Intel 64-bit Desktop CPU comes to life: Feb 20, 2005 5:00 am

  Today we see the launch of the first 64-bit processor from Intel in the flavor of the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition with EM64T which is clocked at 3.73GHz. In this article we cover the changes in the new…

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  Intel Xeon 3GHz Noccona with ASUS NCL-DS Motherboard: Feb 1, 2005 5:00 am

  We've switched things up a little differently today with a look at the Intel Xeon 3GHz Noccona server processor in a Dual CPU setup along with the new and capable ASUS NCL-DS Motherboard which provides…

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  New VIA PT Chipset Series – AGP and PCI Express working together: Jan 31, 2005 5:00 am

  Today we will see the launch of three new chipsets from VIA Technologies for the Pentium 4 chipset - namely the VIA PT880 Pro, PT894 and PT894 Pro. They wish to penetrate the Pentium 4 chipset market…

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  AMD64 PCI Express Chipsets – nVidia nForce 4 vs. ATI 200 Series: Jan 5, 2005 5:00 am

  Today we are taking a look at two new Socket 939 chipsets for the AMD Athlon 64 platform from nVidia and ATI. Usually we would compare these two companies in the usual GPU wars but today they battle it…

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  Intel 925XE Chipset with 1066FSB Support: Nov 16, 2004 5:00 am

  If you can find the time to pull yourself away from playing HL2, we have posted an article which looks at the recent FSB speed increase from Intel with their 925XE chipset and Pentium 4 Extreme Edition…

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  AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 (Socket 939) Processor Review: Sep 10, 2004 4:00 am

  Mike has checked in with a review of the AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 processor today which is based around the new Socket 939 platform. After taking a quick look at what the processor has to offer in terms of…

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  Pentium 4 moves house - New Socket and Platform surfaces from Intel: Jun 22, 2004 4:00 am

  Last weekend Intel introduced a brand new range of products to the world for its Pentium 4 platform. With it comes a bunch of changes including the new LGA775 socket, DDR-II memory and PCI Express support…

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  Pentium 4 Budget Chipset Shootout - Single Channel DDR Roundup: May 30, 2004 4:00 am

  While AMD and Intel have been fighting for years for dominance, most of us have already made the decision as to which line of processor to support. For those who have gone the Intel route but don't have…

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  Three Pentium 4 Amigos - Northwood, Gallatin and Prescott Compared: May 13, 2004 4:00 am

  Today we have each of the Intel Pentium 4 amigos under the spotlight. We compare Northwood (P4C), Gallatin (P4EE) and Prescott (P4E) against each other and discuss compatibility issues with P4E and which…

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  nVidia nForce3 250 – Athlon 64 Chipset Design Done Right: Apr 21, 2004 4:00 am

  nVidia's new nForce3 250 chipset is an innovative product for the AMD Athlon 64 platform which includes the majority all in one Media and Communications Processor with native Gigabit networking. Read…

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  Dual Channel DDR Pentium 4 Chipsets – Six under the Microscope: Mar 16, 2004 5:00 am

  Today we have six Dual Channel DDR Pentium 4 chipsets under the microscope from Intel, VIA, SiS and ATI. Read on as we discover the best Pentium 4 chipset to spend your hard earned dollars on.

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  VIA PT880 Chipset – Canterwood has competition, finally: Jan 20, 2004 5:00 am

  For such a Christian oriented company, VIA has been through hell and back in the past 18 months with battles against Intel for rights and blessings to produce Pentium 4 chipsets with their motherboard…

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  ATI Radeon 9100 IGP “RS300” Pentium 4 Chipset Review: Dec 1, 2003 5:00 am

  Today we've got ATI's very first mainstream desktop Intel Pentium 4 based chipset on the test bed to go under the grinder in the form of the FIC P4M-RS300 motherboard. The ATI Radeon 9100 IGP is designed…

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  AMD Athlon 64 Chipset Royal Rumble - December 2003: Nov 30, 2003 5:00 am

  AMD has given us mainstream 64-bit processing and now we have a bunch of chipsets to join the joy ride. Today we pit all the newest chipsets from VIA, SIS, nVidia and ALI and find out who our best choice…

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  AMD Athlon 64 Performance Computing – The heat is on!: Nov 23, 2003 5:00 am

  We collected high-end performance parts from AMD, ABIT, ATI, GeCube, Mushkin, Maxtor, VIA and Thermaltake and built the fastest possible Athlon 64 desktop computer around. The heat is on - become part…

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  VIA K8T800 Chipset Preview – Dual Opteron in Action: Aug 25, 2003 4:00 am

  It has been a long time coming but we are finally reaching the beginning stages of 64-bit mainstream computing. AMD has been the first to bring a 64-bit processor to the market with any true support in…

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  VIA PT800 Chipset – Single Channel taken to the Max: Jul 11, 2003 4:00 am

  Over the past 18 months VIA Technology has been hindered by an on-going court case with Intel over Pentium 4 licensing rights. Just recently Intel settled their disagreements with VIA which has allowed…

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  Survival of the Fittest – Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz vs. AMD Athlon XP 3200+: Jun 22, 2003 4:00 am

  Later on today Intel will release its newest and fastest desktop processor yet - the Pentium 4 at 3.2GHz on an 800MHz quad-pumped FSB. It is a 200MHz jump over their previous processor and 1GHz faster…

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  Athlon XP Chipset Shootout - VIA KT400 vs. VIA KT400A vs. nVidia nForce 2: Jun 12, 2003 4:00 am

  In terms of the enthusiast, AMD Athlon's XP processor has now taken second stage to Intel's all conquering Pentium 4 processor and army of Dual Channel enabled chipsets. AMD continue to battle it out…

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  Intel I865 "Springdale" Chipset Review: May 25, 2003 4:00 am

  Not long ago Intel graced us with their greatest DDR platform yet, the Canterwood 875P chipset for the Pentium 4 platform with 800MHz FSB support, PAT and Dual Channel DDR-400 support. However not everyone…

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  Chaintech 9CJS Canterwood Motherboard Review: May 10, 2003 4:00 am

  Intel's new flagship Dual Channel, 800MHz FSB desktop chipset, the 875P aka Canterwood, has been met with rave evaluations by the review community as a whole. Chaintech are offering one of the first retail…

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  Intel I875P "Canterwood" Chipset Review: Apr 18, 2003 4:00 am

  The newest and maybe greatest Pentium 4 chipset from Intel was released earlier this week, it of course being the Intel I875P "Canterwood" bringing a bunch of features to the Pentium 4 most importantly…

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  Pentium 4 Overclocking Adventure: Feb 17, 2003 5:00 am

  We all love overclocking, and the effect it has on our 3DMark scores - some people more than others. Today Tio "Tha Realest" Chaharbaghi takes us on a Pentium 4 overclocking adventure taking a 2.4GHz…

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  Pentium 4 finds harmony with Dual Channel DDR: Nov 17, 2002 5:00 am

  Today Intel will announce its E7205 codename Granite Bay chipset for the Pentium 4 platform. The main highlight in the newest product to come out of Santa Clara is its Dual Channel DDR-266 memory controller…

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  Intel Pentium 4 @ 3.06GHz with Hyper-Threading: Nov 13, 2002 5:00 am

  The Pentium 4 processor at 3.06GHz is here and it certainly means business not only breaking the impressive 3GHz barrier but sporting a new technology called Hyper-Threading (HT). Wouldn't it be nice…

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  Intel I845GE Chipset Review - DDR333 for the Pentium 4: Oct 8, 2002 4:00 am

  It has been a long time coming. Finally, Intel yesterday released the i845GE and PE chipsets for the Pentium 4 platform with official support for DDR-333 through a new memory controller. This comes at…

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  533FSB Pentium 4 Chipset Shootout - Intel -vs- SiS -vs- VIA: Sep 13, 2002 4:00 am

  When the Pentium 4 processors with 533MHz FSB support first hit the market, there was some complaining about the standard being to quick to market. Since then, the market has accepted this new processor…

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  Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz - Bridging the 3GHz Gap: Aug 26, 2002 4:00 am

  The latest processor from Intel has been released today which means our NDA has lifted and reviews of the new 2.8GHz monster is making appearances all over the Internet on various hardware sites, including…

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  VIA C3 1GHz Processor Review: Jun 18, 2002 4:00 am

  With names like Intel and AMD, is there a chance that a young VIA processor can make the cut? Come join Cameron "Sov" Johnson as he takes a look at the new VIA C3 1GHz Processor. Since VIA bought out…

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  533MHz Value Chipset, Intel i845G: May 20, 2002 4:00 am

  The new i845 based motherboards are coming out all over the place. Up today is the Intel reference board and a little background on the i845G chipset itself. How can it stand up to the stiff competition…

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  Pentium 4 goes 533Mhz FSB @ 2.4GHz: May 5, 2002 4:00 am

  Everyone knew it was happening, and some even knew when. Intel made the leap to a quad-pumped Pentium4 processor with a base FSB of 133MHz. Will this boost make it any more competitive in the current…

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  Intel vs. AMD - The Road Ahead: Apr 21, 2002 4:00 am

  There has been much debate about which high-end processor is the best purchase in today's highly competitive market, both performance-wise and value-wise. There are two current main competitors in this…

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  Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz Processor Review: Apr 2, 2002 5:00 am

  Intel’s most recent addition to the Pentium 4 line is the now famous Northwood core. This new core added more cache and reduced the size of the P4 die to allow for greater clock speeds, less heat emissions…

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  HighSpeed PC Athlon XP Unlocking Kit Review: Mar 13, 2002 5:00 am

  When the new Athlon XP hit the streets, many overclocking enthusiasts were concerned about the new style of L1 bridges. You couldn't just grab a pencil and unlock the processor anymore. But then along…

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  Intel Pentium 4 "Northwood" CPU Review: Jan 28, 2002 5:00 am

  With all the buzz going around about the new Northwood Pentium 4 processors, Intel seems to be on the verge of a large push to regain market share. But is all the hype really true? Come join Cameron "…

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  Intel Pentium 4 2GHz: Sep 9, 2001 4:00 am

  The Intel Pentium 4 processor has had a somewhat rocky entry into the market since it’s release earlier this year. Intel’s marketing ideas have been criticised by most media sources around the…

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  Abit SlotKET III: Jul 12, 2001 4:00 am

  Abit SlotKET III

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  AMD "Thunderbird" 700MHz: Jul 12, 2001 4:00 am

  AMD "Thunderbird" 700MHz

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  Intel Pentium 75 Processor - SMASHED!: Jul 12, 2001 4:00 am

  Intel Pentium 75 Processor - SMASHED!

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  Innovatek Tweeking Device 2: Jul 10, 2001 4:00 am

  Innovatek Tweeking Device 2

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  VIA C3 (AKA Cyrix 3): Jul 6, 2001 4:00 am

  VIA C3 (AKA Cyrix 3)

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  Intel Pentium 4 1.5GHz: Jul 2, 2001 4:00 am

  The Intel Pentium 4 processor is the seventh generation x86 microprocessor architecture from the Intel Corporation. Many months ago at the Intel Developer Forum 2000, Intel released what was known as…