Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 840 Processor Review

**MIG-31** · Apr 21, 2005, 07:34 AM

The race to dual core technology in a desktop platform has seemingly gotten more fierce than the race to the 1 GHz clock speed battle we saw years ago. AMD was the first to disclose the idea of their upcoming dual core technologies, and at this year's IDF conference, Intel disclosed their plans as well. While AMD seemed to have the lead as far as planning and technology went, Intel pushed up their release schedule quite a bit in order to be the first out of the gate.
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hohum · Apr 21, 2005, 05:10 PM

The power consumption on that thing scares me. Intel obviously doesn't care much for the environment at the moment, what with their processor line throwing off more heat and eating up more power with each revision. I mean come on... nearly 300 watts under load? That's just god damn ridiculous...

AMD chips are definitely the route to take at the moment, in my opinion. I'd only consider Intel if I had the cash for one of their mobile chips.

bananaman · Apr 21, 2005, 05:44 PM

I feat that an Intel engineer is trying to out power the sun in terms of Wattage output!

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MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,779 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 840 Processor Review The race to dual core technology in a desktop platform has seemingly gotten more fierce than the race to the 1 GHz clock speed battle we saw years ago. AMD was the first to disclose the idea of their upcoming dual core technologies, and at this year's IDF conference, Intel disclosed their plans as well. While AMD seemed to have the lead as far as planning and technology went, Intel pushed up their release schedule quite a bit in order to be the first out of the gate. _______________ Review: PC Perspective __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

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bananaman banana muncher Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London Posts: 1,254 Rep Power: 59	I feat that an Intel engineer is trying to out power the sun in terms of Wattage output! __________________

Apr 21, 2005, 05:10 PM	#2
hohum HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UK Posts: 298 Rep Power: 54	The power consumption on that thing scares me. Intel obviously doesn't care much for the environment at the moment, what with their processor line throwing off more heat and eating up more power with each revision. I mean come on... nearly 300 watts under load? That's just god damn ridiculous... AMD chips are definitely the route to take at the moment, in my opinion. I'd only consider Intel if I had the cash for one of their mobile chips.