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Core i5 and Core i7 PCs May Drop in Price

We have already seen that the prices of existing Ultrabooks are going down, but it looks like there may be some extra good news coming our way. People thinking of buying a new PC but who aren't sure if this is the best time may want to learn about this latest tidbit. Though it was only an off-hand mention at...

14 February 2012
08:49 GMT

Leaked Benchmark of Intel Core i7 3770K CPU Surfaces

Intel's most powerful central processing unit from the upcoming Ivy Bridge collection is going to be known as Core i7 3770K and has been benchmarked, apparently. The benchmarking results that have made their way to the Internet originate with OBR-Hardware, which is not the most reliable of sources. Still, ev...

2 February 2012
02:47 GMT

Download the Intel Processor Identification Utility 4.41

Here's one truly useful utility to help you find out exactly what kind of Intel CPU you're running inside your computer. The Intel Processor Identification Utility 4.41 can easily be used by people whose IT skills aren't too high but it can also serve professionals who have to deal with a large number...

14 January 2012
06:49 GMT

Intel to Release 22nm Ivy Bridge CPUs on April 8, Say Taiwan PC Makers

After many rumors and suppositions regarding the release date of Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors hit the streets, a recent report citing sources from Taiwanese PC makers has revealed that the chip giant plans to launch these new 22nm CPUs on April 8, 2012.Previously, all we knew about the launch date of Ivy Bridg...

28 December 2011
19:51 GMT

Intel Core i7-3820X Quad-Core Chip Teased Online

As Advanced Micro Devices prepares its graphics cards and is taken by surprise when Microsoft publishes incomplete Bulldozer hotfixes, Intel is readying some central processors, like the Core i7-3820. Intel is definitely not done with the Sandy Bridge-E series of central processing units (CPUs). After all, it wou...

19 December 2011
02:55 GMT

Intel Core i5, Core i7 Ivy Bridge CPU Lineup Detailed

In the first part of 2012, Intel is expected to introduce its first chips based on the Ivy Bridge architecture, and recently the specs of the desktop version of these Core i5 and Core i7 parts were detailed in a table leaked by a Chinese website.Since then, the website has blocked access to the thread in which the CP...

28 November 2011
16:41 GMT

Intel Core i7-3960X and i7-3930K Make Appearance in UK Retail

Not so much time has left until Intel plans to make official its first processors based on the Sandy Bridge-E architecture and these chips have already started to become available for pre-order from various retailers, the latest country to get them being UK.Both of these CPUs were spotted by Hexus in on the Website o...

7 November 2011
10:10 GMT

Intel Launches Four New Mobile Sandy Bridge CPUs

Intel recently expanded its mobile Sandy Bridge processor portfolio with four new CPUs from the Pentium and Core product lineups which were designed to cover devices ranging from ultra-portable to high-performance notebooks.All the processors are slightly faster versions of existing models and can be already ordered ...

5 October 2011
07:55 GMT

Intel Core i7-2700K Exceeds 2600K in More Ways than One

Though people probably won't be pleased with the news, reports now say that a certain, upcoming Core i7 CPU, dubbed 2700K, will be more expensive than the 2600K. Upcoming central processing units from either Intel or Advanced Micro Devices always manage to start speculation sprees among the common folk. T...

22 September 2011
08:12 GMT

MacBook Pro Core i7 Refresh Expected This Month

Apple may be attempting to bridge the gap between current-generation MacBook Pros and the ones getting Intel’s next-generation Core i-Series processors slated for 2012, by means of an in-the-middle refresh with new Core i7 CPUs.People who are allegedly privy of the talks between the Santa Clara-based Chip maker...

14 September 2011
05:39 GMT

Quad-Core Intel Core i7-2670QM Bound for September

A new report has made its way to the web, one which states that a previously unknown Intel CPU from the Core series will find its way to stores before next month is over and done with.The folks over at CPU World are living up to their website's name, having stumbled upon information pointing towards the likelih...

19 August 2011
03:39 GMT

Intel's Upcoming Core i7 Mobile CPU to Top Out at $1096

By the start of Q4 2011, Intel is expected to release a new series of high-performance mobile Core i7 processors with frequencies as high as 2.7GHz, which are expected to top out at $1096.These will be the fastest standard voltage mobile Core i7 processors to be based on the Sandy Bridge architecture, as future parts...

9 August 2011
16:01 GMT

Intel Desktop and 1P Xeon Sandy Bridge-E CPUs Are Almost Identical

Intel's single-socket Xeon server processors based on the Sandy Bridge-EP architecture will resemble the upcoming LGA 2011 Core i7 chips to the point that one would believe they are actually identical, states a recent report.According to information uncovered by CPU-World, in the fourth quarter of 2011 Intel wil...

28 July 2011
09:41 GMT

Intel Sandy Bridge-E Processor Names Unveiled

While nobody knows for sure at this point in time when Intel's first processors based on the Sandy Bridge-E architecture are supposed to arrive, the names of these CPUs have been recently unveiled by a table detailing all of Intel's Sandy Bridge desktop processors. The recently uncovered information seem...

18 July 2011
15:31 GMT

Intel's Upcoming Core i7 Mobile CPU Lineup Unveiled, Maxes Out a 2.7GHz

In the fourth quarter of 2011 Intel plans to refresh its Core i7 mobile CPU range with the addition of four new models that will improve the specifications of their predecessors and will reach frequencies as high as 2.7GHz. These will be the fastest standard voltage mobile Core i7 processors to be based on the San...

15 July 2011
16:01 GMT

HP Is Said to Develop an Ultrabook of Its Own

Hewlett-Packard (HP) is likely to become one of the first companies, if not the first, to deliver a notebook based on Intel's Ultrabook form factor, according to some sources working for Taiwan-based parts and component suppliers. The Santa Clara chip giant has defined the Ultrabook as a laptop that combines ...

11 July 2011
08:21 GMT

Intel Also Discontinues Three ULV Mobile CPUs

After earlier today it announced that the Core i7-970 processor is heading for retirement, Intel has issued a new series of Product Change Notifications (PCNs) that informed its partners about the company's plans to discontinue three other processors. All of these CPUs are ultra-low voltage mobile parts and w...

7 July 2011
07:47 GMT

MSI GT780 Gaming Notebook Gets Nvidia GTX 570M Discrete Graphics

MSI took advantage of Nvidia's recent release of the GTX 580M and GTX 570M mobile GPUs, and recently announced the introduction of an updated version of the GT780 gaming notebook, which can now be configured to include GeForce GTX 570M discrete graphics. Weighting in no less than 3.9Kg, the MSI GT780 is built...

5 July 2011
03:29 GMT

Intel Core i7-980 Six-Core CPU Released

Intel has a wide range of processors, but it looks like it is hard to make any changes to it without people immediately noticing, as it happened a short while ago, when it revealed a new six-core model. That Intel was working on a central processing unit capable of overcoming the performance of one Core i7-970 is...

27 June 2011
02:45 GMT

Six-Core Intel Core i7-980 Breathes Life Into the LGA 1366 Platform

Intel may be focusing on getting its Sandy Bridge processors sold but it looks like it hasn't given up on the previous generation of units and chipsets, in this case the Gulftown six-core line.Intel has definitely not been slacking off recently, even if some of its plans did get changed over the past month. ...

21 June 2011
07:42 GMT

Intel Launches Four ULV Sandy Bridge Processors

Just as we reported the previous week, Intel has just updated its official price list with four new ultra-low voltage mobile Sandy Bridge processors, including three Core i5 and i7 parts as well as a new Celeron CPU.All the chips feature a 17W TDP and come inside a smaller BGA package which enables notebook makers to...

20 June 2011
04:05 GMT

Acer Launches the Predator G5910 Gaming Desktop in Europe

Apart from notebooks and other computing peripherals, Acer is also building a series of gaming desktop systems that go by the name of Predator and one of the most powerful models from the series, the G5910, was just launched in Europe. The Acer desktop is available in other parts of the world from early April, so...

17 June 2011
08:21 GMT

Intel Confirms Four New Sandy Bridge CPUs, Expected in Q3 2011

Intel has recently updated its Material Declaration Data Sheets database with the S-spec and box part numbers of four upcoming chips, thus confirming the rumors that stated the company is preparing four new Sandy Bridge processors for a Q3 2011 release. Three of the processors that were added by the Santa Clara ch...

14 June 2011
07:14 GMT

LG P330 Is the Ultimate 13.3-Inch Ultra-Portable

After Asus and Samsung have presented their ultra-portable notebook designs, it is now time for LG to take a swing at creating such a system and the recently showcased P330 really seems to be able to battle it out with the best of them.The P330 looks a lot like its smaller brother, the P220, but it has received a lar...

13 June 2011
10:01 GMT

Intel to Retain Core i7 Brand Name for Sandy Bridge-E CPUs

Expected to become officially available in the fourth quarter of 2011, Intel's desktop Sandy Bridge-E processors, that can feature either four or six processing cores, will retain the Core i7 brand name used for the company's current high-end chips, according to a recent report. The Core i7 brand was int...

13 June 2011
02:42 GMT

Hands-On with the Sony Vaio C-Series 14-Inch Notebook

Each and every time summer arrives, Sony is quick to update its Vaio product family with a series of new notebook models that build on the success of their predecessors, and during a local press event we had the chance of getting up close and personal with one of the company's colorful C-series devices. The V...

9 June 2011
05:52 GMT

iBuyPower Launches Gamer Supreme Desktop Exclusively at Tiger Direct

iBuyPower, a company well renowned for its high-performance gaming systems, has just announced that the Gamer Supreme 922SLCK desktop has become available for purchase exclusively through Tiger Direct.This is the second system that iBuyPower retails through THE Fountainbleau, Florida-based retailer, after the Gamer E...

8 June 2011
02:37 GMT

Sony Vaio Z21 Notebook Exposed Ahead of Launch

A yet-unannounced 13.1-inch Sony Vaio Z notebook model, dubbed the Vaio Z21, was exposed by a series of European retails who have listed both the system's specifications and its price ahead of its official introduction. The machine is based on Intel's Huron River platform, which pairs together the compan...

6 June 2011
04:08 GMT

AMD Bulldozer CPUs Too Slow to Compete with Core i7 Chips

AMD's recently announced delay of the first CPUs built on the high-performance Bulldozer architecture is due to the low clock speeds achieved by these chips, which makes them lag behind Intel's high-end Core i7 processors, according to sources familiar with the company's progress. The processors are...

31 May 2011
16:01 GMT

Maingear Launches World's 'Most Powerful' 3D 17-Inch Notebook

Maingear has just announced the launch of what the company's claims to be the world's “most powerful” 3D 17-inch notebook, the eX-L 17 3D, which comes with an overclocked Intel Sandy Bridge Core i7 2920XM CPU and Nvidia GeForce GTX 485M discrete graphics. The Core i7 2920XM is Intel's fa...

20 May 2011
09:01 GMT

Intel Readies Three New ULV Mobile Sandy Bridge Processors

When Intel launched its first dual-core Sandy Bridge processors in February of this year the company also released a series of ULV mobile chips. Now, the Santa Clara giant is seeking to expand this range with three new Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs that will feature improved clock speeds. All the chips feature a 17W TD...

17 May 2011
16:11 GMT

Toshiba Also Intros Tecra R840 Business Notebook

Together with the Satellite P745, today Toshiba has also announced the introduction of the Tecra R840 business notebook which is powered by second-generation Intel Core processors and AMD Radeon discrete graphics cards.Much like the Satellite P475 we detailed in a previous article, the Tecra R840 is also built around...

13 May 2011
08:46 GMT

Toshiba's Satellite P745 Multimedia Notebook Features Harman Kardon Audio

Toshiba has just announced the introduction of a new multimedia notebook which is based on Intel's second-generation Core processors and packs Harman Kardon speakers as well as Nvidia dedicated graphics. Toshiba's new Satellite P745 notebook is built around a 14-inch chassis which sports a 1366x768 resol...

13 May 2011
07:11 GMT

Eurocom Updates the Panther Super Notebook to v3.0

Eurocom, a company that is well renowned for its high-performance notebooks and mobile workstation, has just announced that it has updated its high-end Panther series to make it compatible with the TPM secure computing specifications. Just as before, Eurocom allows its users to configure the Panther 3.0 with both...

12 May 2011
08:59 GMT

Intel's Sandy Bridge-E CPUs Can Consume Up to 130W

Even though Intel's upcoming Sandy Bridge-E CPUs will be able to deliver better performances than their LGA 1366 counterparts, the Santa Clara company has managed to keep the power consumption of the chips constant, since these will carry the same 130W TDP as their predecessors. The processors are expected to...

22 April 2011
16:11 GMT

Intel Prepares New Core i7-980 Processor with Locked Multiplier

Even though the LGA 1366 platform is getting closer to its retirement date, Intel still believes there is some life left in this old-timer, as it turns out that the company is actually working on developing a new edition of the Core i7-980 processor to add to its line of high-performance six-core chips. The new CP...

11 April 2011
06:32 GMT

Velocity Micro Gaming Systems Now Available with Asetek 570LC Water-Coolers

Velocity Micro, one of the most renowned computer boutique builders around, has announced that its Raptor gaming PCs can now be configured to feature the Asetek's high performance 570LC CPU water-cooling system which can dissipate in excess of 130W of heat. Right now, the Asetek 570LC is available as an optio...

8 April 2011
04:13 GMT

Intel to Release Its Fastest Desktop CPU Yet, the Core i7 995X Extreme Edition

All the talk about AMD's Bulldozer processors seems to have Intel really worried, as the company plans to release in the third quarter of the year a new LGA 1366 CPU dubbed the Core i7 995X Extreme Edition CPU that will feature six processing cores and will work at 3.6GHz.The new chip is built using Intel's...

4 April 2011
16:11 GMT

MSI Gets Ready to Launch the GE620 and GR620 Multimedia Notebooks

Exposed at the beginning of the month, MSI is getting ready to launch the GE620 and GR620 multimedia notebooks, which are based on Intel's second-generation Core processors and can feature dedicated graphics built by Nvidia. Both units use a similar configuration and share the same brush metal finish chassis,...

1 April 2011
04:18 GMT

GE Intros Embedded HPEC Board Powered by Intel Sandy Bridge Quad-Core CPUs

GE Intelligent Platforms just announced that Intel's second-generation Core processors have found their way in one of the company's most advanced multiprocessor platforms, the DSP280 rugged dual socket 6U VPX board that is designed to be used in high performance embedded computing solutions. These are us...

30 March 2011
10:10 GMT

American Portwell Intros Intel Sandy Bridge COM Express Type 2 Carrier Board

American Portwell recently announced that the company has expanded its COM Express Type 2 product portfolio to include a new solution that is compatible with Intel's second-generation Core processors, code named Sandy Bridge. The board is compatible with the quad-core Intel Core i7-2710QE processor, that come...

21 March 2011
08:39 GMT

Intel Debuts Five New Embedded Sandy Bridge CPUs

Nearly two months after the official launch of the Sandy Bridge architecture, Intel keeps updating its processor range with new models, the company just introducing five new embedded CPUs, two of them featuring an energy efficient design. Making our way up in Intel's list, the first processor we encounter is ...

25 February 2011
05:37 GMT

CyberPower Intros Intel Core i7 990X Desktop Systems

CyberPower has just announced a new family of gaming PCs based on Intel’s new flagship desktop processor, the Core i7-990X Extreme Edition CPU, as the company plans to integrate the chip in its Fang EVO Black Mamba, Cobra, Viper, and all X58-chipset Gamer Xtreme systems. The Intel Core i7-990X is a six-core,...

15 February 2011
08:30 GMT

NextComputing Outs Radius EX Dual Intel Xeon AIO Workstation

NextComputing has just announced an updated version of its popular Radius EX All-in-One workstation computer, the system now featuring as much as 48GB of RAM and the option to be configured with dual Intel Xeon 5600 series processors. Built inside a durable aluminum alloy chassis, the Radius EX was designed in ord...

28 January 2011
07:08 GMT

Nvidia GTX 560 Ti Becomes Available in iBUYPOWER Systems

Now that most of Nvidia's board partners have released their solutions based on the GF114 GPU, it's time for all the various custom PC builders to announce the availability of the GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card in their systems, iBUYPOWER being one of the first to do so, Nvidia's latest creation maki...

26 January 2011
04:29 GMT

AVADirect Clevo W150HNQ Core i7 Laptop Up for Pre-Order

Not long ago, AVADirect released an entire product lineup based on Intel's latest collection of central processing unit, one of said machines being a gaming notebook that has yet to start shipping. The Sandy Bridge collection of central processing units was released even before the 2011 International Consume...

22 January 2011
05:20 GMT

AMD Says Bulldozer Is 50% Faster than Core i7 CPUs [UPDATED]

AMD's long anticipated Bulldozer architecture that has been in development since 2005 is finally getting ready for prime time, and early reports suggest it to be 50% faster than current Core i7 and Phenom II processors, a worthy feat however you may look at it. According to the DonanimHaber website, AMD repor...

13 January 2011
07:11 GMT

MSI Laptop Based on Core i7 Sandy Bridge CPU Priced

While the user base is eagerly waiting for Intel's new CPUs, makers of motherboards and PCs are quietly designing systems based on them, systems like a certain MSI laptop that has been both detailed and priced.While it is well known that a bunch of Intel-based laptops will be revealed at the 2011, International...

22 December 2010
08:20 GMT

Progress XTG Gaming Notebooks Packs Core i7 CPU and Dual GTX 480M Graphics

Although high-end desktop processors are far from what I would call laptop friendly, this hasn't stopped notebook manufacturers everywhere to release such solutions to the market, Progress being the latest company to take this route by building the Intel Core i7 packing XTG series. Like many other companies t...

17 December 2010
05:13 GMT

Q1, 2011 Marks the Death of Intel's Core i5 750 and i7 975

It appears that 2011 is not just the year when new products are set to emerge, as it is now reported that, in addition to launching a new set of processors, Intel will also kill off two of its arguably more popular existing CPUs.For those that are not up to speed, Intel will soon release the Sandy Bridge series of c...

6 December 2010
08:32 GMT


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