Quad core at this price is fantastic, but it’s not as fast as it should be.

Quad core considered too much for the average user.

Quad-core makes it powerful and good value at the price. Noise and stability suffer though.

Gamers and enthusiasts rejoice.

Chipmaker talks up quad core progress.

Intel's new CEO, Paul Otellini, envisions a quad core processor in every handheld device

Impressive technology, but increasing cores doesn’t necessarily increase performance.

Forthcoming AMD chip to outpace Intel's by 40 per cent, firm claims.

Chipmaker hopes for fall developer event to take theattention off its shrinking revenues.

A hybrid spawn of Alien and Michael Bay’s Transformers – this 4TB, Quad Core predator from Acer shows no gaming fear.

Chipmaker continues to lose market share to Intel. The big hope? The new quad core Opteron.

Dual socket beast uses 8 cores, DDR3 and SLI plus Crossfire graphics capability.

Can Intel steal Phenom's performance thunder with this top-end quad core chip?

Performance per watt has taken a backward step, but it’s very fast with the right apps.

The Cell is not just for the PlayStation 3 - now the technology is making inroads into laptop territory.

Two packages on a chip will help AMD to regain chip lead.

Nvidia’s latest graphics cards and chips throw down the gauntlet to Intel and AMD. Go behind the scenes with this guide to the big technologies including PhysX, CUDA, and games like Far Cry 2 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky.

Online retailer signs deal with iconic brand.

Those lucky gear-heads over at Atomic have managed to get their mitts on the latest Intel processor, the Core i7 Extreme. From their early review, it looks like a another Intel winner.

A snip at US$25,000.