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Posted May 3, 2013, 5:30 PM by Jesse Schoff | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
The launch window for Intel’s Ivy Bridge-E processor line has been narrowed down to September 2013. Information previously available targeted Q3, but VR-Zone has revealed a leaked slide from Intel giving a more precise date for the new HEDT (high-end…
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Posted April 10, 2013, 11:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
Intel first announced plans to start selling small form factor barebones systems at last year’s Computex. Dubbed Next Unit of Computing (NUC), the diminutive machine represents a modern take on the traditional beige box, packing capable entry-level hardware into a…
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Posted March 27, 2013, 8:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Stealth has unveiled a new ultra-compact system that is said to be its most powerful and technologically advanced small form factor offering to date. Geared toward commercial and industrial applications -- or enthusiasts who appreciate the engineering behind a hardcover…
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Posted December 12, 2012, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
It has come to our attention that Intel will be releasing 14 different Haswell desktop processors spanning the Core i5 and Core i7 brands next year. The next generation chips will use a new socket so if you are looking…
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Posted November 25, 2012, 1:44 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
As personal computers become smaller, their flexibility is decreasing. According to a media report starting from code-named Broadwell generation of processors, Intel Corp. will only offer mainstream desktop chips in BGA packaging, which will eliminate upgrade options as well as increase...
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Posted October 26, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
Asus has revealed a new gaming notebook that packs everything a strapping young gamer needs to frag enemies on the go: Ivy Bridge and Kepler in a 14-inch form factor. The ROG-branded G46VW is said to be Asus' first 14-inch gaming notebook, with previous G series machines...
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Posted July 23, 2012, 11:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
Intel is preparing a new flagship processor for Q4 2012, according to report by DonanimHaber. The upcoming Core i7-3970X is based on the 32nm Sandy Bridge-E architecture and will pick up where the current i7-3960X left off, offering the same…
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Posted July 10, 2012, 2:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
TigerDirect offers the Asus CM6870-US-3AB Desktop PC (no monitor) for $849.99. Coupon code "LZE65200" slashes it to $799.99. With $12.95 for shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $83 and the least expensive desktop we've seen with an Ivy Bridge CPU and a 2TB HDD...
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Posted April 23, 2012, 11:00 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Hardware Breaking News
Today the company is unveiling its full new line of Core i7 and Core i5 processors, accompanying chipsets and Centrino wireless options. Ivy Bridge is a 'tick' release, but Intel is calling it a tick+ due to the more significant overhaul the graphics side of things is getting. The new chips are set to provide 20–50% better GPU performance over Sandy Bridge, the kind of jump we'd normally expect from a tock release.

Having already discussed the new Tri-Gate transistors in great detail, the new 7-series chipsets, and some of the motherboards that use them, we are going to focus primarily on the Core i7-3770K processor in this review.
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Posted April 18, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
Ivy Bridge is still about a week away if you buy the latest hearsay, but Laptop Reviews has jumped the gun with a review of HP's EliteBook 8470p, complete with benchmarks of Intel's new chips. Equipped with an unidentified Core i7 engineering sample, the machine outpaced...
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Posted January 3, 2012, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
TigerDirect offers the HP ProBook 4530S in Silver, model no. LJ532UT#ABA, for $699.99. With free shipping, that's $250 off and the lowest total price we've seen for any Core i7-equipped 15.6" laptop with a Blu-ray player...
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Posted December 8, 2011, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
Intel is reportedly set to discontinue their LGA 1366 and LGA 1156 line of processors in 2012 to make way for new CPUs set to launch next year. Processors reaching end-of-life status include the Core i7-930, i7-950, i7-960, i7-980 and...
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Posted November 14, 2011, 2:01 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Hardware Breaking News
Intel is preparing to strike back by bolstering their 2nd generation Core processors even further. Today marks the arrival of Sandy Bridge-E and three new processors which include the Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition, Core i7-3930K and Core i7-3820.

The flagship Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition is powered by the new X79/LGA2011 platform supporting quad channel memory and up to 40 lanes of PCIe 2.0 bandwidth.
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Posted September 8, 2011, 4:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
Despite reports to the contrary, it seems Intel's next-gen enthusiast platform may arrive before the end of the year. Previous rumors suggested it had been delayed from Q4 2011 to January 2012 due to some issues with the new LGA2011…
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Posted September 5, 2011, 5:27 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
Intel expanded its processor lineup over the weekend to include no less than 16 new models, including five for notebooks and eleven aimed at desktop PCs. These are all 32nm parts and span different brands from the Celeron and Pentium…
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Posted August 16, 2011, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
Intel's new LGA2011 processors, known as Sandy Bridge-E, are due for release later this year with the upcoming Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition, Core i7-3930K and Core i7-3820. The first two are six-core parts and like other Extreme Edition and K…
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Posted July 22, 2011, 4:03 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Although an exact release date for Intel's upcoming X79 chipset and Sandy Bridge E processors remains uncertain, DonanimHaber has revealed some new details about one of the parts. The Turkish site has published some internal slides that compare Intel's existing…
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Posted July 19, 2011, 11:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
Intel has added a new ultra-low voltage Celeron model to its processor lineup. The Intel Celeron 787 is a single core part clocked at 1.3GHz with 1MB L3 cache and a TDP of just 17W. It's built on the 32nm…
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