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14 articles tagged as core-2-duo

Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Master Review

We take a look at Gigabyte's sub-£500 TRX40 board to see if it can compete with the excellent ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming.

January 17, 2020 | 12:00

The most exciting games of 2020: Part 2

Rick runs down even more gaming highlights of the next twelve months.

January 17, 2020 | 10:00

The most exciting games of 2020: Part 1

Rick runs down the gaming highlights of the coming year.

January 16, 2020 | 10:00

Alienware M17x Gaming Laptop Review

Alienware has introduced its new chassis design with the M17x - it's all choppy angles and aluminium outer shell. The result is one of the most attractive gaming laptops we've seen yet. With a powerful dual-core CPU and GeForce GTX 260M graphics, is this the best gaming laptop ever?

October 28, 2009 | 08:40

Intel launches new rating system

Intel has launched a new series of processor logos alongside a five-star rating system designed to help end users compare different chips.

April 8, 2009 | 10:07

Apple updates MacBook spec

Apple has given the white polycarbonate MacBook an overhaul, with a spanking new Core 2 Duo processor, double the memory, and a shiny Nvidia graphics chip.

January 22, 2009 | 09:08

Intel refreshes Core 2 lineup, lowers prices

Intel has announced its refresh to the successful Core 2 lineup, along with a whole host of price cuts.

July 16, 2007 | 12:13

Toshiba to use AMD laptop chip

Toshiba's latest entry-level laptop features something different - an AMD processor. It's official - Toshiba and Intel are officially seeing other people.

May 29, 2007 | 21:16

NVIDIA to release new 680i LT chipset

NVIDIA to launch the new budget 680i LT chipset that should offer high end performance without the eye watering pricetag

February 9, 2007 | 17:04

Intel to push for more Mini-ITX motherboards

Intel push for more small form factor Mini-ITX based motherboards, but is this all good news to the rest of the industry?

January 23, 2007 | 15:38

Core 2 to get a price cut

AMD's new 65nm parts due in Q3 of 2007 have Intel a little worried about its current Core 2 performance crown. The solution? Slash some prices.

December 19, 2006 | 20:15

Intel silently revises Core 2 Duo

The blue team has quietly revised the E6300 and E6400 Allendale cores to compete with AMD's new Brisbane on the power consumption.

December 19, 2006 | 19:46

Multi-core in the Source Engine

Valve is adding multi-core processor support to Half-Life 2's Source engine in time for the release of Kentsfield. We travelled to Seattle to talk to Gabe Newell and his team about what this will mean for gamers and hardware geeks, as well as examining a new benchmark tool created to show off what can be done.

November 2, 2006 | 04:18

Asus P5NSLI

Asus is the first out of the gate with an nForce 500-series mobo supporting Core 2 Duo. The P5NSLI is based on NVIDIA's nForce 570 SLI Intel Edition chipset and has a very attractive price. Does budget always mean bad?

September 6, 2006 | 15:15

Conroe heatsink group test

With the outrageous performance of Conroe, we thought we'd round up some of the best heatsinks on the market for the LGA 775 socket. If you're looking to get a Core 2 Duo, check out our opinions on the best cooling options.

August 1, 2006 | 14:18

Intel Conroe Performance Preview

We have spent some time with an Intel Conroe system - today we're bringing you some initial benchmarks as a 'performance preview'. Check in for a look at how Conroe performs against Intel's current flagship Pentium Extreme Edition 965 CPU.

June 4, 2006 | 16:34