Look like Intel will launch Nehalem-Based CPUs this year

In Intel Nehalem architecture is the best bet for the future right now, and it really seems that "Chipzilla" done everything in its power to come up with Kingston becomes the basis of this architecture as soon as possible, with no less of these three components are scheduled to arrive in the fourth quarter of 2008.
As Monica Chen reports DigiTimes cites as an Unnamed within the framework of a source of many Taiwan-based motherboard manufacturers, it seems that the chip manufacturer will likely come up with three new Bloomfields by the end of the year, each them to target new Intel LGA1366 nest. Kingston becomes the three, although not yet officially named, are supposedly code name-XE, P1 and MS and are placed at the heart speeds of 3.2GHz, 2.93GHz and 2.66GHz, respectively.According to the same source, each of Kingston enters will have TDP of 130 W, 8MB of L3 cache and will support simultaneous multi-threading (SMT) technology. So as one processor is not really worth that much without a platform to support it, it would seem that Intel is preparing the X58 and ICH10 chipset combination for 4 - you start quarter, just in time to support those in above Kingston enter the Nehalem.The new X58 chipset will be quite a part of the work on its own because it will be used on Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) architecture, eventually replacing the FSB. Furthermore, Intel is likely to "go to bed with the enemy" because their platform is likely to feature four PCI Express 8x slots and support of AMD Quad CrossFireX technology (no word of any Nvidia SLI support for the moment, though) .All in all, it would seem that Intel happens to their plans for domination of the market while AMD processor and has some interesting messages lately, it remains to be seen whether she will be able to hold its own against its much - great opponent and his Nehalems.

http://newsonit.blogspot.com/2008/06/look-like-intel-will-launch-nehalem.html

Download Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 9.0.0.1007

The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility installs Windows* INF files to the target system.The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility will install Windows INF files to the target OS. These files outline to the operating system how to configure the Intel chipset components in order to ensure that the following features function properly:· Core PCI and ISAPNP Services· AGP Support· IDE/ATA33/ATA66/ATA100 Storage Support· SATA Storage Support· USB Support· Identification of Intel(R) Chipset Components in the Device ManagerIntel Chipset Software Installation Utility can be installed in three modes: Interactive, Silent and Unattended Preload. Interactive Mode requires user input during installation; Silent Mode and Unattended Preload do not.This software also offers a set of command line flags, which provide additional installation choices. The command line flags are not case sensitive.
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Intel SSDs

Intel, the world's leading manufacturer of processors, intends to enter the market of storage with the publication of his readers Flash SSD. But it seems that the strategy Intel is slightly different than planned, according to Digi Times. First, they have the intention of their products by the end of this year in the third quarter. Secondly, the DBVARIANZ will in the next Centrino platform 2, also known under the name Monte Vina.
The SSD hard drives should be the industry standard to the next, as the technology develops and prices fall. SSD Drives gaining popularity among users of computers, mainly because they are the best features of the current SATA. Most of today are with SATA moving parts, which are reflected in the performance reduced as the latency period of movement and rotation of the head. They also have a bad habit, your data is lost because the shock of the breach and the failure of the various parties.Intel new SSD Drives are designed for notebook users a reliable alternative to the current SATA. The new product range is on the market in two versions, under the names of customers M-X25 and X18 client or M. The first version has a size of 2.5 inches, while the later of 1.8 inches. The two DBVARIANZ will provide users with a storage capacity of 80 GB, for a laptop that is more acceptable.The storage capacity is planned to increase that Intel plans to the capacity up to 160 GB to the end of the fourth quarter. In 2009, users are able to acquire, Intel DBVARIANZ with capacities of 250 and more. Intel disks should be based on its platform Monte Vina, which means that we do not see a large part of the Intel DBVARIANZ until the release of the second Centrino platform.

http://newsonit.blogspot.com/2008/05/intel-ssds.html

Nvidia Cards Don't Need Quad-Core Chips for Extreme PCs

A video posted by Nvidia on its website showing experiment, held on Nvidia laboratories in which new GTX 280 chip, running mode overclocking and cooled by liquid nitrogen many do not require a major quad-processor to achieve exceptional PC performance.
"Many people think you need an Intel quad-core, or Intel quad-core Extreme to build an exclusive PC," says the publication of "Steffee" of Nvidia website. "Today I happened to build PC games with Intel core 2 duo. This is the duo. Aware that? Duo, two rings."The system used for testing features only two main processor, exactly as stated in his post blogger. This is what it says blog: "Think you need a quad-core processor for extreme PC games with impressive numbers and 3DMark Vantage gaming performance? ... I overclocked and hyper-cooled an SLI platform for games, as using two of our latest and greatest GPUs - GeForce 280 ... GTX and under-$ 200 CPU. "This processor is Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processor. The test took place on NForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard with the new GTX 280 graphics card.Using only one 280 GTX board, 3DMark Vantage result is "X4796." Taking "fun trip" by Nvidia laboratories, a blogger a new GTX 280 SLI board and liquid nitrogen cooling system, which allows it to receive the new test results of 3DMark Score "X10, 282.."To perform the test, for blogger, "Steffee", overclocked Nvida GTX 280 of the main clock of 727MHz, while shader was set to 1458MHz. The normal value for the core clock is set at 602MHz and shader clock of 1296MHz.As we all know, Intel opinion on this is a radically different. "Most of what people today, with their computers require powerful processors. Examples of processor-intensive applications include: creation of content, viewing / editing high definition video using social media sites, office tools, downloading music And editing of photos, "Intel said in a statement.And of course, that Intel may have the answer to that. Processor, E8400, is a very fast because it is at-3.0 GHz and features 6MB cache. The best part is that when overclocked and cooling with liquid nitrogen, this processor is able to get some results too early. But quad-core Extreme Kingston enter are simple and better solution.Full specifications of the system for testing machine includes nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard, two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 graphics cards running in SLI mode, Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processor, 4 GB-SLI ready Corsair DDR3 memory and PC power and cooling TurboCool 1200W power. Operating system used for testing is Windows Vista 32 - bit.

http://newsonit.blogspot.com/2008/06/nvidia-cards-dont-need-quad-core-chips.html

Centrino, Intel platform roadmap

It’s about the new Intel's notebook platform, originally announced for the start of Computex show was delayed for several reasons today. However, we will only see a platform for discrete GPUs, and one with integrated graphics and mobile WiMAX is expected next week. Intel says that the new processor will be used many of the major laptop vendors such as HP, Sony, Toshiba and others.The new platform Montevina says it is 45nm Penryn processor, along with Intel mobile 4 Express chipset, Intel GMA X4500 integrated graphics chip and wireless WiFi module and the support of WiMax. However, while the front of 1066MHz bus Penryn-based processors 35 watt power required to run, three of the new models will be used only 25 watts, and will also have DDR-3 memory function for fast and efficient access to power memory.Let us look more closely at the platform. First, we have an Intel Mobile Express chipset 4 series, were known as Cantiga (including GL40, GS45, GM45, GM47 or PM45), along with Intel GMA X4500 graphics technology and ICH9M southbridge and offering a front side bus of 1066MHz . Graphics core states to GM45/47, which became the main clock of 533/640MHz, including single and ten shaders, two more than had GMA X3100.In chipset will come with support for DDR2-667, DDR2-800, DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 and DDR3-1333 SO-DIMM memory modules. It will also contain code-named Boazman Gigabit Ethernet LAN controller 82567LM and 82567LF and NAND flash-memory caching for branded Intel Turbo memory. DisplayPort will have the full support and the motherboard will feature an external connector and support for HDMI, DVI and VGA standards.Second-generation Intel Core 2 Duo 45nm processors will have basic speeds ranging from 2.26GHz to 3.06GHz and will come with support for SSE4.1, added 47 new instructions for SSSE3.In Montevina chip is the fifth generation of Centrino, and the first of the series to come up with integrated support for WiMAX. In the lid contains three antennas, which enable connectivity through both WiFi (802.11n) and mobile WiMAX (802.16e). In the Montevina platform allows for three types of connections, including echo peak adapter, and WiFi / WiMAX Link 5150/5350 mini-PCIe, of Shiloh, an Intel WiFi Link 5100/5300 mini-PCIe adapter, and Dana Point, code-named A card WiMAX (802,16).On top of these, if combined with the built-in technology for security and manageability features of Montevina platform goes under the name "Centrino 2 vPro".

http://newsonit.blogspot.com/2008/07/centrino-intel-platform-roadmap.html

Intel Could Face New Antitrust Charges

Even if Intel Q2 revenues were significantly initial expectations, this does not necessarily mean that Santa Clara County, California-based manufacturer chips is that all good. Or, there is the possibility that maybe all is well with us, and that it simply is not actually the number of antitrust charges that were rolled into it. On that note, it appears as a leading manufacturer of microprocessors is, but still on track again facing new charges by European antitrust regulators.The news comes just after Intel has gone public with its impressive revenue Q2, which showed 22% growth compared with same period last year for the company. Tuesday night, a report on the Wall Street Journal Web site indicated that Intel is once again facing antitrust allegations from regulators in the United States and abroad. The report cited people familiar with the matter, although currently no official charges were brought against Intel.The same source indicated that these charges will be formulated and made public as early Thursday, and that they will derive from the assertion that Intel have offered proposals to European retailers, in exchange for the processors do not buy from competing Advanced Micro Devices.This is a little like dejavu-for Santa Clara-based chip manufacturer, already fined with 26 million U.S. dollars by the Commission for fair trade of the Republic of Korea in violation of antitrust rules. Only one months ago, as Intel is to be charged with the same practices by Korean regulators, it is that reports from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission was also officially launched an investigation into chipmaker business operations."We continue to cooperate and really do not know what the Commission will," Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy said on paper when asked about the possibility of new charges are brought. "We believe that will operate within the law."These latest accusations are not the first Intel has prompted the European Union. Back in 2007, the company was accused of overfishing its dominant position in the European market to gain sales of AMD disadvantaged.

http://newsonit.blogspot.com/2008/07/intel-could-face-new-antitrust-charges.html

AMD's Phenom II chips to gain more performance with DDR3 http://softpedia.com

Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming enthusiast II processors, which come with DDR3 support and AM3 socket, can increase the overall performance of your computer by almost 5 percent. This is obviously something that was expected, since most DDR3 platforms can run a little faster. Nevertheless, there are some who might consider the extremely cheap DDR2 memory modules are a better acquisition, as the performance gain is not so great overall.On the other hand, the upcoming AM3 chipset is reported not to be too much of an overclocker. It is rumored to be able to offer the same overclocking capacity for DDR2, while the memory controller will be contained in the CPU. The problem is that they are ready to get buff II Deneb-based chips include both DDR3 and DDR2 memory controllers, which would basically mean that the processor will work with DDR3 on an AM3 chip, and stuck with DDR2 in an AM2 platform .The buff II AM3 chips are the only ones expected to experience this issue, as the first AM2 processors will be launched will only support DDR2. As already reported, the next generation phenom II DDR3 chips and support platforms are planned to February launch.In related news, we learn that AMD may launch its new dual-core chips for higher-than-expected speeds. As I said earlier, the next phenom X4 II chip will contain a 3 GHz core frequency, while the future Kuma c10 65nm CPU will only beginning 2.7GHz.According to recent news, the dual-core Regor chip, manufactured in 45nm technology, will actually sport 3 GHz or higher core speed. The higher speed may be just a rumor at the moment, but we have already seen that AMD has in store a nice range of competitive products, and the company could surprise us again. [softpedia.com]

Not too long ago, a number of rumors made the rounds, saying that AMD was expected to release a new low-power processor, wholly designed to compete with Intel's very popular Atomic CPU. Finally, all the speculation came to an end once and allegations that the Sunnyvale chip maker was not even considering the release of an Atomic competitor at any time in the near future.On this note, it seems that AMD has strong reasons not to release a new low-power CPU designed for small netbooks and nettops. According to a recent article at Tom's Hardware site, maker already has a decent competitor to Intel's Atom, and it is actually "cheaper, faster and quieter" than Intel's product. After running a comparison test between the Athlon 64 2000 processor and Intel's Atom 230 processor, a single, yet surprising conclusion was reached: Athlon 64 processor is generally better than Intel's solution.The processors were tested on two desktop platforms, and according to test results, AMD's Athlon 64 2000 has a better energy than Intel's Atom, providing a greater processing power. One of the top strong points of AMD's Athlon was the 790G platform, on which CPU tested. Compared with the 945GC chipset, 790G platforms offers three times as many SATA ports have better integrated graphics and can also support two monitors. There is also support for an HD resolution (up to 1920 x 1200), while the high image quality achieved through a DVI / HDMI port.As for the noise level is concerned, the Atom is once again surpassed the Athlon processor, which, thanks to the energy-efficient 790G platform, does not require an active cooling solution.On the downside, Athlon 64 2000 processor has a higher level than Intel's TDP Atom, with 8W compared with 4W for Atom. There is also a disadvantage for energy-efficient 790G platform, which is currently only available with a Microatx form factor, while the Intel platform has a much smaller miniITX. In addition, according to Tom's Hardware, the price tag of AMD processor should be somewhere in the $ 90 range, nearly twice as much as you need for an Atomic processor.Despite all this, there is only one conclusion to this, and that is that AMD has something to seriously compete with Atomic

http://newsonit.blogspot.com/2008/09/amds-athlon-64-2000-processor-on-790g.html

One of Intel’s employee blamed of trade secret

According to a recent article posted by the online edition of The Boston Globe newspaper, a former Intel employee has been accused of stealing important information from the Santa Clara-based leading chip maker. In addition, information has emerged after he took a new job at Intel's long time rival Advanced Micro Devices.
Biswahoman Pani of Worcester has been accused in a criminal complaint filed by the FBI, to have copied a number of confidential Intel documents, including 13 "top secret" the company files containing critical and very sensitive design plans for its future processor chips. According to FBI Special Agent Timothy Russel in the Bureau's Boston computer crime squad, Biswahoman Pani managed to copy more than 100 pages of sensitive documents Intel, as well as 19 computer-aided-design drawings, which are all found in his house, following a search on 1st July.According to a sworn statement by Timothy Russel, Pani was satisfied that he could not see his wife very often, as she worked at an Intel plant in California. On 29 May, the Santa Clara Company agreed to transfer her to the Hudson, but a few hours after the transfer was approved Pani submitted his resignation claiming that he was interested to take a job with a hedge fund.His real reason was quite different, according to Russel, Intel's former employee had negotiations for a possible job at AMD in several months. He started working for Advanced Micro Devices on 2nd June, eight days before his contract with Intel ended, which means that he still had access to his Intel laptop and the company's computer network. Russel said that Pani took advantage of their situation to collect sensitive documents."Intellectual property is an important asset for Intel, said company spokeswoman Claudine Mangano." Principle, we asked the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate the activities, and we cooperate with the investigation. "Pani has not been taken into custody, but he was ordered to surrender his passport. "My client vigorously maintain their innocence and plans to fight these charges in court," said R. Bradford Bailey, Pani's Attorney.

http://newsonit.blogspot.com/2008/09/one-of-intels-employee-blamed-of-trade.html

Gigabyte is planning the release of its extreme X58 motherboard

After pictures of Intel's upcoming Nehalem-based Core i7 Extreme 965 processor has appeared on the Internet, it turns out that one of the not yet announced X58 motherboard also has "placed" for the camera. More specifically, we are talking about one of Gigabyte's soon to be unveiled mobos, which are designed to meet the requirements of Intel's high-end Core i7 CPU, and give users the best use of computer technology.
When it launched, the yet unnamed X58-equipped motherboard from Gigabyte will provide a variety of connectivity options, Including 8 SATA, 8 USB 2.0 and 2 LAN ports (probably with support for Gigabit Network), FireWire, S / PDIF, PS / 2 and 6 audio ports (with support for HD audio). In addition, there will also be equipped with just enough PCI Express slots for one of the highest-performance desktop gaming platforms on the market. In addition, the Board will take full advantage of its chipsets support triple-channel DDR3 memory, and that is why it features 6 memory DIMMs.
The display model is not a real test, but apart from Heatsink Material cold, it could look like the one that users will be able to buy at launch. Also, all the fans out there would be glad to know that the upcoming Core i7-supported motherboards will provide a total of six four-pin headers, which allows them to connect more fans on a single motherboard.
There is nothing about a SLI support for the display model, which the company wanted to maintain some of the details WRAPS for when the motherboard is presented. [source softpedia

http:///newsonit.blogspot.com/2008/09/gigabyte-is-planning-release-of-its.html

Intel claims that Core i7 965 can perform 50% better than Core 2 Quad QX9770

Late last month, we stumbled on a review of Intel's upcoming Core processor i7, which we presented to you. The revision was made as a comparative benchmark between Intel's upcoming desktop processor, one of the company's current quad-core QX9770, which Core i7 succeeded better than in most of these tests, which show that Intel's next-generation processor architecture will surely increase computer use as we know it.After that article, it seems that the Santa Clara, California-based chip maker has finally decided to disclose more details about its upcoming processors. Not for us mortals, of course, but rather by its partner, who has apparently received a document from Intel claims that its upcoming processors have been built to provide a performance increase of 50%. The document in question shows the differences between the company's Core 2 Quad QX9770 and has not yet been released Core i7 Extreme 965.According to the document, the QX9770 is 52% more performance for 3D games, 38% more doing the performance, and 41% more film editing and conversion performance. To achieve these figures, Core i7 platform was built by an X58-based motherboard, 3 GB DDR3 and a discrete graphics card. Unfortunately there is no information on the Core 2 Quad platform, but the numbers do seem to confirm the benchmark results that we told you about last month.It would be nice to see a comparative review of the Core i7 and the upcoming Deneb from AMD, if only to get an overall idea of how the consumer CPU market would see in the coming months. Also, it would be very interesting if AMD managed to deliver a processor faster than anticipated, giving Intel, which has been the leading chip maker for some time now, a run for their money, much as it has done with NVIDIA, after releasing the Radeon 4000 series of graphics. [source softpedia]

http://newsonit.blogspot.com/2008/10/intel-claims-that-core-i7-965-can.html

Intel Inside Your Medical Care

Intel has begun pilot programs to test the laptop home health, application and database system that allows patients remotely synchronize with their caregivers.Intel Health Guide, which is also a laptop for patients and on-line interface for health care managers, has received 510 (k) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July. Now, Health Plan Scan, Erickson Retirement Communities, Providence Medical Group in Oregon have each started a pilot program to test how well the system works or does not work with their patients.Intel Health Guide PHS6000 built instruments, such as blood pressure cuffs to read vital organs."Health care is an area where to find and collect the right information, and after receiving a timely decision on this matter a huge difference in patient care. We hope that this technique helps," Mariah Scott, Director of Sales and Marketing Intel Digital Health Group, he said in an interview.Although many see health care move to the house through technology, it seems as though Intel has adopted the government not only to convince people to have confidence in tech companies see medical attention.The company also announced that they, together with two big names in medicine, Mayo Clinic and the American Heart Association, for the purposes of medical records, evidence-based guidelines, training and multimedia content.This is probably a good idea, because Intel plans to sell Intel is a Health Care Management Suite as a complete online collection of data for the Health Organization, Intel Health Guide PHS6000 device is intended for patients themselves and not experienced doctors in connection with the visit home as earlier speculated.The touch screen interface contains extra large icons for the less tech-savvy user.(Credit: Intel)As in the case of two pilot programs will be run by Aetna and Providence Medical Group in Oregon, an organization may also choose to program their own medical instructions in the Intel system, said Scott.Nurses and other professionals in the health care program, manage and monitor the system remotely via an online connection with the device.Press release can be activated at a certain time each day censure and a healthy ring. Once the patient responds, it will automatically run through a number of questions and issues, which include the adoption of vital organs. Depending on the needs of the patient, things such as blood pressure cuffs and instruments for measuring glucose are already connected to your computer. Patients with stepwise instructions on how to use them.But the patients themselves will be responsible for entering their medical records and after all medical instructions.This in mind, Intel is intended as a guideline for health PHS6000 touch-screen easily portable computer, and even the smallest of tech-savvy and has a medical person to use, said Scott.Intel Health Guide PHS6000 capable videoconferencing.(Credit: Intel)It has an extra large touch-screen buttons, step-by-step voice instructions and text read aloud, as shown on the screen.Just as Johnson & Johnson online health coach, Intel device can also be used as a tool to educate patients about the best way to care.For example, if a patient with high blood pressure is the pressure, the device could offer to show a video that someone on the management of high blood pressure, said Scott."And they can manage their patients and only occur when something is not normal. This is one of the aspects of cost-effectiveness and productivity at work, we hope that with this system. Instead, the call to the patient every day, you can view data on board and board only act if a problem or a problem. This should help nurses and case managers to shift more control, in addition to access, "said Scott. (cnet.com)

http://Intel Inside Your Medical Care.COM

Last week at the Austin Game Developers Conference PEER1 employees spoke with attendees on just how much latency kills when it comes to gaming. What a coincidence! PEER1 just so happened to have a booth at the conference offering “Latency Kills” packages geared towards hardcore gaming providers, publishers, and developers. GREAT!
The conference turn out was even bigger than last year, which PEER1 also attended. There were many great companies exhibiting their products and we all made our rounds to introduce ourselves to each and every one of them, learning about their business and products at the same time.
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Heat and noise - Core 2 Extreme vs. Dual Xeon

Over the past few weeks I've had a handful of emails from readers asking me to compare the heat and noise of my Core 2 Extreme system and my dual Xeon system.
Both systems use the standard OEM heatsink/fan assembly.
The Core 2 Extreme system is quite quiet. The ASUS BIOS automatically controls the fan speed based on the temperature of the CPU. This means that under load the fan noise does get louder but I can't say that it's annoying in an office setting (the twin 3870 X2 graphics cards are noisier). To be honest the OEM heatsink and fan assembly that comes with the Core 2 Extreme is quite a nice setup and even incorporates a switch that allows you to flip the fan between high and low (although you do have to open the case to do this). I've pushed my system hard and I find that the low fan speed setting works just fine.
The dual Xeons are at the other end of the spectrum. When I first turned on the system the fans spun at 100% and they sounded like a jet taking off. After I activated the smart fan setting on the Tyan board the fan noise dropped considerably but it's still far from quiet.
I'm pretty sure that with third-party heatsink/fan assemblies I could make both systems a lot quieter. There's plenty of choice of coolers for the Socket 775 Core 2 Extreme (I like the Arctic Cooler Freezer 7), but options are far more limited (and expensive) for the Socket 771 Xeon. Since the Xeon system is located where noise doesn't matter, I don't care.
As for heat, both systems chuck out a lot of heat and when gaming the Core 2 Extreme system combined with two 3870 X2 cards throws out a LOT of heat. However, the Xeon is far from cool, and the more you push the system, the more heat it produces. I've not taken any measurements, but you can feel the heat from both systems, especially the Xeon system (2x quad core CPUs means a LOT more heat generated).
Bottom line: I wouldn't like to have either system running in a living room or as a media center!

http://pcdoctor-guide.com/wordpress/?p=4752

Intel’s convention of naming its processor series is quite interesting. The first processor of the x86 series was the 8086 processor, then 80186 and then shortened to 286, 386, 486. After 486, Intel rather changed the series name to PENTIUM instead of 586. The march kept continuing with Pentium series like Pentium , Pentium 2 , Intel Pentium 3 and up to Pentium 4. The differences were quite clear. Then Intel introduced The Pentium D is simply two Pentium 4 Prescott cpus inefficiently paired together and ran as dual core.
The Core Duo (generic name for this type is Dual Core) is Intel’s first generation dual core processor based upon the Pentium M (a Pentium III-4 hybrid) made mostly for laptops (though a few motherboard manufacturers have released desktop boards supporting the Core Duo CPU), and is much more efficiently than Pentium D.

http://hasibul.info/blog/?p=35

Intel Core 2 Duo vs Intel Pentium Dual Core

Posted by Roger Keays, 9 April 2008, 10:08 AM
Dad just called me because he's replacing his desktop at home and he wanted to know what chip I would choose from "Core 2 Duo" and "Dual Core". Damn, how confusing have the Intel brand names become? It used to just be Pentium is good, Celeron is crap. That was easy.
Anyway, it seems that these two chips are pretty much the same except that the Pentium Dual Core has a smaller cache, no virtualisation (VT) and in most cases, a slightly slower front-side bus. So the main difference is the branding and the price. Hooray.
Here are some links on those CPUs:

http://intel.com/products/processor_number/chart/core2duo.htm

Dual Core 2 Cube?

I have the Cube and Mac Mini laid bare and I think that I could fit two Mac Mini’s in an old Cube case. Two whole computers in a cute little package. This is just an idea. Spitballing.
Take the Mac Mini’s out of their case and they fit in a Cube pretty well. The Cube has lots of extra room in the DVD bay and the big heat dissipating fins in the core are not necessary. Dito for the full size 3.5″ hard drive and video card/logic board. Face one Mini in the DVD slot and the other where the logic board is. In between provide a 2 computer KVM. The bottom of the Cube has to be cut heavily to let all the ports out. The second Mac Mini does not need it’s DVD player, so that makes it even smaller. It would be great if there were a way for both Mini to share a single hard drive. This makes the second Mini unbelievably tiny.
Either the KVM or VNC could control the other Mini. Which leads into why. This seems to be to be a good background processing machine, like transcoding or running a game VM. The first Mini could be a media center or web machine, where the second one is a game machine. The biggest attraction is the attention it would get. I think a lot of people would like to see two tiny computers inside the case of the previous generation of tiny computers.
Cost is annoying and the biggest obstacle. Say, $200 for a Cube or replacement case then $400-$600 times 2 for the Mac Minis. So, $1400 without cutting and assembling. You can have a good MacBook for that cost. Much faster and better video than the Minis

http://stephensite.net/WordPressSS/2008/10/26/dual-core-2-cube/

Dual Core 2 Cube?

I have the Cube and Mac Mini laid bare and I think that I could fit two Mac Mini’s in an old Cube case. Two whole computers in a cute little package. This is just an idea. Spitballing.
Take the Mac Mini’s out of their case and they fit in a Cube pretty well. The Cube has lots of extra room in the DVD bay and the big heat dissipating fins in the core are not necessary. Dito for the full size 3.5″ hard drive and video card/logic board. Face one Mini in the DVD slot and the other where the logic board is. In between provide a 2 computer KVM. The bottom of the Cube has to be cut heavily to let all the ports out. The second Mac Mini does not need it’s DVD player, so that makes it even smaller. It would be great if there were a way for both Mini to share a single hard drive. This makes the second Mini unbelievably tiny.
Either the KVM or VNC could control the other Mini. Which leads into why. This seems to be to be a good background processing machine, like transcoding or running a game VM. The first Mini could be a media center or web machine, where the second one is a game machine. The biggest attraction is the attention it would get. I think a lot of people would like to see two tiny computers inside the case of the previous generation of tiny computers.
Cost is annoying and the biggest obstacle. Say, $200 for a Cube or replacement case then $400-$600 times 2 for the Mac Minis. So, $1400 without cutting and assembling. You can have a good MacBook for that cost. Much faster and better video than the Minis

http://stephensite.net/WordPressSS/2008/10/26/dual-core-2-cube/

Vulcan219: Dual Core Doldrums http://.pcpitstop.com/news/rob/rcheng0802a.asp

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How do you manually set the affinities?(XP 32)Thanks!Okay there are a few ways to do this, but I will give the easiest way to do this.First you can either right click on the task bar and click on the task manager, or crtl>alt>delete, to bring up the task manager, then when the task manager comes up you make sure the processes tab is open, then, right click on the process you want to set an affinity on, and on the list click the set affinity, if it isn't an internal system function, it will bring up a list of processors for affinity, if you have a dual core it should have 2 processors checked, meaning it is running things through both cores, you can choose which core to run that program through, and if you use another program you use a lot while the first one is running, then you can click on it and set it for the other core, this way they both run through the different cores seperately, that should speed up some of th multitasking, this works well on programs not yet designed to run with multicore processors, the newer programs that are out that are designed to run with multicore processors, will automatically sense what is running where and compensate for you automatically. I gave this way to set the affinity as it is easiest for most to do, the other ways I know involve getting into windows, and if you don't know what you are doing in there it can make a mess of windows and cause more issues than it helps.I hope this helps you on how to set the affinities on the programs, in the task manager they are processes of the programs you use, but are the same, you need to know what program the process is tied to. Usually the process has the same name as the program .exe, but not always, most times it will have something that does identify it to the program still, although some processes don't. I hope this helps anyone that wants to see if it helpes them, if it doesn't then remember what the affinity was set for the process, and set it back to that setting. All I can say is it helps me on the programs I have that aren't made to run with multiprocessors. I hope it helps all others as well.

shogan191: Dual Core Doldrums

I'm not sure manually balancing the load is necessary. Lets say you have two processes that each use 40% of a single cores potential. If your system has a dual core processor and it is running both processes on only one of the cores the load would be over 80% but less than 100%. For the sake of the argument lets say the other core was not helping at all. Would running both cores at 40% speed anything up? I don't think so. But I could certainly be wrong

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jamesposey: Dual Core Doldrums

I use a software monitoring program called "SpeedFan 4.32". It allows you to monitor both CPU cores, the temps of each also the % of load on each along with many other usefull features. I run this now on all my machines. The s.m.a.r.t. read out on hard drive is invaluable to me included in this software. Map new drives, print readings and keep an eye on them for signs of falure. It will pre warn you of falure if used before your caught with pants down. Why all Machines do not come with this sort of software is beyound me, they all have the sensors today that can inform the user of running parameters.. On my LapTop I use one recomended by HP called "Note Book Hardware Controll". It also is most usefull. On both these programs they display Hard Drive temps as well as CPU temps in the tool bar so as to keep abreast of those condition while you work. Alarms setting and many features are adjustable to suit the individual using. My lap top was set at Factory to run as high as 180f on cpu, I have set now to 140f . Kind of like the gages on your car dash you know where things should be and when you see changes it can make aware to blow dust from cpu fan before you burn up a LapTop. Yes they all have some sort of fail safe cut off anymore but Im not running mine at 180 even if HP thinks thats ok. Thanks for the info on assigning cores to specific programs, I was unaware of that little jewl. As far as speed, for multi tasking as my wife does on this duel core I built for her, it is nice. Machine never freezes while waiting in line to process work. I find most mistakes home users make and I work on many computers for friends as favors is not enough memory and kids and games.. Its hard to convence some that children need a machine of their own untill they come knocking wondering if I can save 3 yrs of data they didnt bother to back up untill Jr killed machine. As you know dosent matter what is under the hood if the fuel tank (mem) holds half a gallon of bits. Your then restrained to hard drive speeds and a bunch of un needed ware on drive. 1 last Program to mention, DVD Idle Pro, I use this on my main machine which I do a fair amount of Video editing on and my LapTop. 1 of its coolest features is it uploads Video into ram way ahead of use, depending on ram space availible, then hard drive stops untill used up and needs to reload. It is a great battery saver on laptop sitting in airport or other location watching move on battery power. My next LapTop will be a duel core Pentium 1.8 with 2 gigs of Ram. I think some are bedazeled by that clock number to much. CPU will only process what is sent to it. I think Ram, FSB, Hard Drive Read speed, and Software, ect ect are the real speed eaters these days.JP

Core2Duo or Dual-Core

CCore 2 Duo is a brand name by Intel.Dual-Core is a generic description meaning two separate physical cores in one chip package.(any processor package with two physical CPUs in one)The Pentium D, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo and Athlon X2 are all current CPUs that have dual cores in one package.The Pentium D is simply two Pentium 4 Prescott cpus inefficiently paired together and ran as dual core.The Core Duo is Intel's first generation dual core processor based upon the Pentium M (a Pentium III-4 hybrid) made mostly for laptops (though a few motherboard manufacturers have released desktop boards supporting the Core Duo CPU), and is much more efficiently than Pentium D.The Core 2 Duo is Intel's second generation (hence, Core 2) processor made for desktops and laptops designed from the ground up to be fast while not consuming nearly as much power as previous CPUs.

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