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20 Years On: Thief II

Rick returns to the best stealth game in existence.

April 2, 2020 | 15:00

Half-Life: Alyx Review

Half-Life is back! But how does the switch to VR stack up?

March 31, 2020 | 12:00

Mod of the Month February 2020 in Association with Corsair

We've picked some of the best projects recently completed in our project log forum.

March 25, 2020 | 14:00

Intel abandons older chip Spectre patch plans

Nothing due for 2010 and older parts.

April 4, 2018 | 11:31

Intel principal engineer François Piednoël quits after 20 years

Won't be going to AMD, though.

July 24, 2017 | 11:27

Intel Core i7 CPU and Platform Value

With everything else tested, we put our math cap on and cracked out the calculators to work out which platform is the best punt for your pound. Does the supreme Core i7 performance warrant the extra cost it demands? Read on to find out!

November 11, 2008 | 12:08

Intel's Core i7 920, 940 & 965 processors

From top to bottom we review and compare the latest processors in Intel's performance line-up and stack all three up against the previous generation from both Intel and AMD to find out where exactly the improvements lie and if they are worth your money.

November 3, 2008 | 08:30

Small form factor Penryn chips announced

IDF FALL 2008: Intel announces small form factor Montevina/Penryn chips... looks like we'll be seeing an updated Macbook Air soon.

August 20, 2008 | 18:48

Intel announces mobile quad-core processors

IDF FALL 2008: Dadi Perlmutter announces imminent availability of mobile quad-core processors based on the Penryn architecture.

August 20, 2008 | 17:33

MacBook Air to get Penryn chip

Rumours of a hardware refresh for Apple's MacBook Air line claim an upgrade to a faster Penryn-based Core 2 Duo and a hard drive boost, along with increased battery capacity.

August 15, 2008 | 09:02

IDF Spring 2008 Content Index

Here's a handy index of our comprehensive coverage of the Spring 2008 Intel Developer Forum from Shanghai, China.

April 2, 2008 | 13:58

Intel readies a six core chip

Quad-cores? Pff, old hat! How does a hex-core chip with a over 25MB of cache sound? Intel preps its Dunnington processor for a 2H08 release.

February 26, 2008 | 07:31

Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4

Energy Efficiency seems to be the industry buzzword for 2008 and Gigabyte has completely relaunched its P35 motherboard range with that in mind. We look at its mainstream GA-EP35-DS4 model to see if it's a fuss worth making.

February 23, 2008 | 08:20

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

When your name is Intel and you're already winning the performance race, why stop there? The QX9770 has faster... everything. It uses an updated 1,600MHz front side bus, four 3.2GHz cores, a total of 12MB of L2 cache and it's a 45nm monster!

February 12, 2008 | 08:18

MSI shows E8500 Wolfdale overclocking

MSI has shown off a revised motherboard with EFI firmware, but we've noticed that hidden in the pictures is a 45nm E8500 dual-core "Wolfdale" that overclocks pretty well...

January 17, 2008 | 16:06

Intel announces 16 new 45nm CPUs at CES

CES 2008: Intel has announced 16 new 45nm processors at CES today. These include notebook, server and mainstream desktop chips.

January 7, 2008 | 19:46

Nvidia 680i boards don't support Penryn?

We've been digging for a little while now as rumours have been circling suggesting that existing Nvidia nForce 680i SLI boards likely won't support Intel's latest 45nm processors.

November 28, 2007 | 18:54

Penryn processors available today

The day we have all been waiting for is finally here - Intel's first Penryn processor launches today with the Core 2 Extreme QX9650.

November 12, 2007 | 18:28

Foxconn Mars first to support 0.5 multipliers

Foxconn's Mars motherboard is the first on the market to support the new 0.5 multiplier increments for Penryn processors.

November 12, 2007 | 13:36

Intel preps 45nm quad-core for launch

Just like we suggested at IDF, Intel will be launching the Core 2 Extreme QX9650 on November 12th.

September 28, 2007 | 18:45

Yorkfield to launch at 3GHz

IDF FALL 07: Intel's first 45nm desktop part, the Core 2 Extreme QX9650, will launch at 3.00GHz on a 1333MHz front side bus.

September 20, 2007 | 14:27

Intel unveils Montevina – next-gen mobile platform

IDF FALL 07: Intel has disclosed some information on its next-generation mobile platform, codenamed Montevina.

September 19, 2007 | 22:19

IDF Fall 2007 Content Index

Here's a handy index of our comprehensive coverage from the Intel Developer Forum Fall 2007 in San Francisco, California. Everything from the keynotes, including Penryn, Nehalem and Larrabee inside.

September 19, 2007 | 01:56

Yorkfield breaks seven world records

IDF FALL 07: During Otellini's keynote, three world records were broken with an overclocked Yorkfield processor live on stage and another four were broken before the keynote.

September 18, 2007 | 23:08

Penryn will launch on November 12th

IDF FALL 07: Intel has revealed that the first of 20 processors that make up the Penryn family will launch on November 12th.

September 18, 2007 | 20:00

More Penryn details revealed

HKEPC has managed to get its hands on a low-end 45nm Wolfdale processor and has revealed some interesting info on the upcoming Penryn processor family.

August 6, 2007 | 15:00