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Intel roadmaps next-gen Extreme 'Nehalem' chips

Intel's first 'Nehalem' desktop processors will be aimed at gamers, the latest update to the chip giant's product roadmap has revealed. Expect a set of four-core Extreme - Core 3? - parts codenamed 'Gainstown' and 'Bloomfield'. Gainstown will be pitched at dual-processor machines, for which intel is developing 'Tylersburg', the …

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"Nehalem"

Couldn't they have chosen a better name? Whenever I try to pronounce this it sounds like I'm clearing my throat.

Re: Nehalem

> Couldn't they have chosen a better name? Whenever I try to pronounce this > it sounds like I'm clearing my throat.

Maybe you'd prefer one of

Kilchis

Chetco

Alsea

Necanicum

Nestucca

Pistol

Yaquina

Chetco would have been a good choice to sow confusion

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ALU bug?

"36 PCIe lanes, allowing systems to host four x16 PCIe slots and two x4 slots"

4*16 + 2*4 = 36???

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