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Name: the RAM Date: July 21, 2008 at 09:26:27 Pacific OS: Win XP/Vista CPU/Ram: Quad-Core Intel/3GB RAM Product: Custom Made
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I have just heard about the Intel Nehalem Technology coming out sometime this year. There is supposed to be a quad core version. Will that new CPU work in my computer that has an Intel 45NM quad core CPU? Or are they going to have to make new Mboards too?
The Nehalem is supposed to be up to 50% faster than the Core 2 & will be quite a change over previous Intel CPUs. In fact, it will be more "AMD-like" - the memory controller will be integrated into CPU & there will no longer be a FSB, plus as you stated, it will require a new socket.
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