May 31, 2005

Dual Core: AMD kicks Intels saggy arse!

Check out the article from PC World. Hooray for the underdogs AMD! hahaha. Well, they arent really underdogs thesedays. Its amazing how far they have come to challenging Intels dominance. A little competition never hurt anyone did it? Maybe the losers. But deffinately not the customers!

Some interesting things to note:

  • existing Athlon 64 users can upgrade with just a BIOS change. Intel users have to change the whole freaking motherboard.
  • The chips alone will cost USD$500. This is the estimated price for the entry-level market versions. The beasts aka high-level versions would cost a whopping USD$1000 at least, regardless of AMD or Intel.
  • Systems equipped with em dual core babies should be available from vendors like Acer, Alienware and HP.

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