Eric Dahl

Articles by Eric Dahl

The skinny on Intel’s first quad core chip

You might think that since two cores are good, four cores will be twice as good for all your computing tasks, but our tests of Intel's first quad-core chip, the 2.66-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6700 chip tell a different story.

Intel prevails over AMD in ‘power’ processor tests

Exclusive PC World tests show PCs equipped with Intel's new Core 2 Duo processors set a new record for desktop performance. The processors have helped Intel decisively reclaim the power desktop crown from competitor AMD.

Philips ships budget sound cards

Philips Electronics North America Corp. has released a pair of new sound cards sporting a new technology that produces high fidelity at budget prices.

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