Last Stand for NetBurst

"NetBurst's long and arduous journey likely comes to an end with the Pentium Extreme Edition 955. We take a look at the history of NetBurst, including its successes and failures. We also put the new dual-core Pentium through its paces."

It seems that the end of faster is better is comming to an end, with the Pentium Extreme Edition 955. The new trend is more than one core processors, and the inclusion of 64 bit in CPU's. The future has many twists and turns for CPU's, and with the door of speed closing, more doors will open.

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