A nice resource that Intel has is the ARK web site at ark.intel.com. On that site you can get information on CPUs as far back as the 90MHz Pentium. Modern Intel CPUs such as the Core i5-650 list a section under Package Specifications called TCASE; this lists a temperature in Celsius:But what does TCASE actually refer to? TCASE is defined literally as...

LGA 775, also known as Socket T, is an Intel processor socket type. There are probably several millions of computers out there with 775 sockets and Intel CPUs in them. Now of course, LGA 775 is the old socket type. The newer types are the 1155, 1156 and the 1366. And while it’s true new motherboards with the 1155 socket greatly outnumber the older 775: ...

The market right now is absolutely flooded with netbooks. They are hot sellers, after all. Have sales of them peaked yet? Unknown. They are the absolute cheapest fully functional laptop computer you can buy. Dell is selling their popular "mini" model starting at $279. Yes, $279. One would have never imagined even just a few short years ago that you buy...

While we’re all waiting for USB 3.0 to become widely availble so we can use something much faster than the 2.0 spec, Intel is developing a technology called Light Peak that they believe will succeed USB altogether. How fast is Light Peak? Intel says it will transfer an entire full-length Blu-ray movie in 30 seconds. Yep. That’s fast. For those of you...

Years ago it was really easy to tell the difference from one Intel processor to the next. For example, you knew that a 386 was better and faster than the 286. You also knew a Pentium 4 3.0GHz was faster and better than a Pentium 4 1.6GHz. It was decidedly easy to tell the differences. Well, that’s not the case at present. Intel in a way is "pulling a...

It was only a matter of time, but Intel has brought out the big guns and now has quad-core available for laptops. Five of them, to be exact. Surprisingly, it won’t be that expensive. According to the article linked above, you can score an Acer Aspire laptop with an 18.4-inch screen (that’s frappin’ huge for a laptop) for $1,799. Not bad...

In a few short months it’s going to be 2009, and a ton of stuff has changed in the world of computing over the past almost-ten years. Some of the modern advancements have proven to be a notable improvement while others still produce the same crapola they did nearly ten years ago. In this installment we’ll be looking at something everyone has in their...

Gearlog reports that over the weekend Intel adjusted prices for Core 2 Duo processors. This is indicative that newer/faster procs are right around the corner, however, the fact you can get a 3.16GHz for 31% less now ($183) is a sweet deal, and it will stay current for several years. If you were looking to dive in and build a new box with some Intel Core 2...

Here is a story most people wouldn’t want to touch with a thirty meter pole. AMD has been stealing (not legally, just morally) Intel’s CPU design ever since the 286 days. I even have an AMD 286 on my key-chain. Back in the day, it didn’t matter which company made your big bad 286-12MHz CPU,...