RAM, Cards and Motherboards

Modern computing is ablaze with talk of multicore processors such as the Intel Core 2 Duo and the AMD Phenom II x4. What is a core in a processor and what does it mean if there are two or four of...

Core 2 is an Intel brand name for a line of processors including the Core 2 Solo, the Core 2 Duo, the Core 2 Quad, and the Core 2 Extreme. The Core 2 Duo E6750 was introduced in 2007, and is a...

There is no battle with more history in the world of computers than the battle between AMD and Intel. One of the most important components in your computer is your processor (CPU). The average...

The AMD Turion and Intel Core Duo series are low-power, high-performance dual-core central processors used in a variety of laptops. Most major laptop makers provide several models based on both...

Intel Corp., one of the world's leading producers of high-end central processing units, developed the Core 2 line to provide a processor that was not only fast, but able to run on either a laptop...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel Corporation are two of the largest developers and manufacturers of high end central processing units (CPU) and graphical processing units (GPU) in the world....

Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices are two of the largest manufacturers of personal computer components, such as central processing units, in the world. Since early 2000, both companies have...

Dual-core processors are in most of the computers manufactured today. Inexpensive offerings from Intel and AMD have brought multicore processors to the masses, producing incredible performance...

With hundreds of successful processors, both AMD and Intel are constantly competing for an ever-growing market of both high-end gaming machines and middle-class business machines. Both the...

Intel Corp. is one of the largest producers of computer processors for mobile and desktop personal computers in the world. Often it is difficult to compare different families of processors...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is one of the world's largest manufacturers and developers of advanced processors for the personal computer platform. The central processing unit is integral to a...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and the Intel Corporation are two of the largest manufacturers and designers of advanced architecture microsystems for computers such as central processing units (CPU)...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel Corporation are two of the largest producers of processors that go into the most popular brands of laptops across the globe. AMD has concentrated most of its...

Intel Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of advanced technology central processing units (CPU) in the world, along with its major competitor AMD. Intel focuses primarily on marketing...

Intel Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are two of the most prolific manufacturers and developers of high tech processors in the world. Since early 2003, both companies have...

More than 40 years ago, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore predicted a computer chip's transistors would shrink in size but double in number every 18 to 24 months. Over the decades, advanced...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel are two of the leading producers of high end processors and electronics for personal computers (PC) in the world. Intel and AMD are constantly outdoing each...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is one of the world leaders in microchip technology, including processors and graphic cards. The AMD Athlon series represents a leap forward in design. Using an...

Intel Corporation is one of the largest researchers and manufacturers of central processing units (CPUs) in the world, constantly pushing the bounds of innovation. The Pentium 4 chipset...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel Corporation are two of the largest manufacturers of processors for laptops and desktop computers in the world. The central processing unit (CPU) or processor...

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) and Intel Corporation are two of the largest and most successful developers and manufacturers of personal computer (PC) processors in the world. The processor or...

The central processing unit (CPU) is one of the most important components of a computer. Intel and AMD are two of the top developers of high end processors and technology, constantly pushing the...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel are two of the largest developers and manufacturers computer processors in the world. Both the Core 2 Duo and the Turion X2 are being manufactured with an...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel Corporation are two of the largest manufacturers and developers of advanced processors in the world. The biggest challenge for both companies in this...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel Corporation are two of the largest manufacturers of computer processors in the world. The latest revolution has involved the use of multiple processing...

Sempron and Core 2 Duo are major product lines by the two largest manufacturers of processors in the world, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel Corporation, respectively. The processor is the...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp. are two of the world's largest producers of the central processing units that interpret and manipulate all the applications and data on your PC. Intel's...

Since 2000 both Intel Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc have been leaders in developing new technologies for the personal computer (PC). Fierce rivalry and competition have been good...

The Intel Core Duo Processor was a significant factor in the development of high speed mobile computers with battery lives able to become true desktop replacements. The Core 2 architecture was...

The central processing unit is the heart of the personal computer and laptop. The processor market is very competitive, with major innovations released almost every year as well as massive...

Intel is one of the leading manufacturers of high-end central processing units (CPUs) in the world. The CPU is the core of the personal computer (PC), performing millions of calculations per...

Microprocessors, also called processors or CPUs (for "Central Processing Unit"), are often referred to as the "brains" of computers because they execute programs. There are many different types of...

A CPU, which stands for "Central Processing Unit," is also commonly called a processor or microprocessor. It is most easily described as the "brain" of a computer, as its job is to execute the...

The central processing unit (CPU) is the core of a computer, responsible for overall control of the computer. The latest advancements have gone from the original eight-bit processors in older...

Celeron computer processors are a brand of CPUs that were introduced by Intel in 1998. They are designed to be used with personal computers purchased by budget conscious consumers, so their prices...

Modern-era computing began in the 1940s, and uses the best technology available technology to store data; first, vacuum tubes, and later, magnetic media. As technology improved and miniaturized,...

Today's video/graphics cards are awash with information that to most people is nonsensical, bitrates, core clock, pixel pipelines, mumbo-jumbo! In this guide you'll learn how to decipher some of...

A Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the brains of any computer system. Every action of the computer eventually goes through the CPU. Current CPUs are housed on a single chip called the...

CPU speed is the central factor in a computer's performance. While many people use the clock speed of a CPU to gauge performance, this is not the only variable to consider. Elements such as the...

When shopping for a laptop computer, there are a number of options and features to consider, but probably none is more important than which processor the computer uses. The processors for laptops...

The CPU, or processor, is what executes computer programs. Most processors are single core and can process only one thread or program at a time. Dual-core processors contain two central processing...

Dual core processors provide the power of two processors in one unit; they allow you to run multiple programs smoothly or enjoy games without lag.

A processor is also known as the CPU, or central processing unit, and is the main brain of the computer. Processors can be single core, dual core or even quad core, and they frequently have a heat...

Today's computer processors run at extremely high heat. Even with cooling fans, there needs to be a thermal insulation coating between the CPU and the heat sink. Thermal compound is simple to...

Computer processors can run to a high heat if they are not cool. Most computers come with fans that accomplish that task. Sometimes, though, you need to apply a coating of silver thermal compound...