Any idea when we will see the next Intel/Amd speed grades?

[Hulk]

Seems like it's been quite a long strech without any new cpus. I was wondering if anyone knew when we could expect some new chips?

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

this yr amd is looking to launch athlon 64 (clawhammer) and opteron i think (sledgehammer)
also barton

i have no idea about intel, i think they are gonna launch a couple chipsets this year, but im not sure when

 

[techfuzz]

At the most recent Intel developer conference one keynote speaker made a statement which probably sums up what the industry is going to be doing for a while. He said consumers are content with the speed of their current processors in general and speed increases aren't that noticeable to the average consumer. It comes down to the difference of opening IE in 0.75 and 0.72 seconds. The average everyday consumer to whom they sell to just doesn't care to upgrade to the fastest processors any more. He went on to say that consumers are looking for more features that increase the value of their purchases.

Obviously Intel and AMD are going to continue pushing their respective top speeds, but for now you're seeing a shift towards the overall value. Intel is hard at work on new chipsets, tweaking new technologies like 64-bit processors, Xeon upgrades, etc. AMD too has a couple of new chipsets coming out this year with some new processors around the same time.

BTW, Intel just recently released the new mobile processor and motherboard solution for lower power consumption in notebook computers.

techfuzz

 

[bgeh]

Originally posted by: Hulk
Seems like it's been quite a long strech without any new cpus. I was wondering if anyone knew when we could expect some new chips?

February 10- Barton Core

 

[Budmantom]

Originally posted by: bgeh

Originally posted by: Hulk
Seems like it's been quite a long strech without any new cpus. I was wondering if anyone knew when we could expect some new chips?

February 10- Barton Core

3000+ PR rating

 

[majewski9]

Im guessing prescott is going to be called the pentium 5 and No one is for sure when that is coming out. Probaly right near the introduction of the Athlon-64.