The new quad line will go head to head with AMD's triple-core CPUs. Another reason to stick with Intel?

AMD is likely to shift production of desktop CPUs to 45nm process technology by the third quarter of 2009 and launch several new CPUs, say sources in the know.

Dell have quadrupled their efforts and released a gaming machine that includes four hard drives, quad GPU and a Quad Intel processor. The price starts at $3,000, which makes us wonder if gamers are still better off going for a whitebox.

PowerEdge models sport new AMD chips.

First "Deneb" chips debut, but will the new CPU generation be too little too late for AMD?

Istanbul offers more performance at same power draw as quad-cores.

Bigger is better when it comes to screens, and now this 56in monster is claiming the crown for most impressive monitor on show.

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

They’re faster than hard drives, and save battery life, but do they last? Intel says yes, and has 80GB and 160GB SSDs on the way.

Chip maker AMD has unveiled the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, which it claims is the world's highest frequency quad-core desktop processor..

Sharp are finalising plans to commercially produce quad and triple layer Blu-ray discs capable of 100GB and 8x read speeds using new disc materials and improved laser technologies

Built-in GPS, 2-megapixel camera and quad-band connectivity.

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.

Expands retail presence to cope.

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

The names "Core i3" and "Core i5" will now be met with nods of acknowledgement by hordes of Intel fans around the world instead of the quizzical empty gaze of I-know-nothingness with which such terms were greeted since the launch of Core i7

With MARS, Asus managed to do its own version of a "beyond GTX295" dual GPU card. It has two full-speed GTX285 cards per slot, a total of 2GB RAM, a full complement of 240 shaders and 512-bit buses per GPU

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Can triple-cores give AMD a much-needed edge over Intel? The new Phenom X3 8000 series isn't going to blow away hardcore gamers, but it's an intriguing option if you're not wedded to Intel.