Recent content by JackPack

I don't think VIA is an option either. VIA bought Cyrix and partnered with NatSemi, hoping to win the legal battle with Intel, but the x86 license with NatSemi wasn't transferrable. Also, the license is usually exclusive - if the company is sold, then the license is void. I'm not sure about...

Rise didn't have one either. SGS Thomson had a cross license agreement with Intel and fabbed for Rise. Therefore, that arrangement was okay.

SiS never had one.

Funny you should ask. Look at last quarter's financial results for INTC and NVDA. Which company took one hell of a nosedive when the economy is tough and consumers have to make a real choice between hardware components. Hint: It wasn't INTC.

Shouldn't this be a simple case? Why are there so many posts about SLI and x86? :confused: Either Nvidia has a QPI license or it doesn't. Intel's legal department isn't stupid. When they reviewed the NVDA/lNTC cross-licensing agreement in back in 2004, you can bet your ass they...

No, these new Chips don't expire.

Anybody else receive their Dark Knight training pack? Get a T-shirt other than Iron Man?

Nothing here either. I know someone that ordered very early got their Plantronics headset recently.

The Dothan in the 701 is far hotter than any Atom.

Great prices, but at the same time, it's sad. AMD's top-of-the-line quad is cheaper than Intel's bottom-barrel Q6600.

Sort of. SLI will still require the nForce 200 chip. Basically, the press release is nVidia saying "We can't make a chipset for Nehalem with SLI because we weren't able to twist Intel's arm to give us a QPI license in exchange for SLI. Quite frankly, we need Intel more than they need us. To...

Unbelievable numbers there. Seems like AMD's response will be much like 2006: Just hang a bag on the side of their old microarchitecture, apply tape, and hope for the best.

Uh, no. AMD is having trouble getting enough money to pay for operating expenses as it is. They already sidetracked with ATI, and are still trying to navigate their way out of that minefield. 2008 is about restructuring and coming up with a good cost-reduction plan - not playing with...

That Tylersberg Reference Board Design slide from HKEPC is no longer valid. Initially, Intel decided to disable the IMC for Bloomfield and use an external memory controller due to yield and clock concerns.

It's there to provide additional PCIe lanes. ICH10 alone cannot provide 2x16 for graphics.