First Digitimes.com reports Intels Springdale Chipset samples will be given to mobo manufacturers this months.
There has been enough tug-war between Intel and AMD followers on the subject "which is better, if not best " . So to settle to matter straight Digit-life.com has mouth-watering review of AMD Athlon XP 2600+ vs. Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz.
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Snip of Sprindale Chipset Samples on digitimes-
"Intel is reportedly planning to send out samples of its new-generation, Springdale-core chipsets to motherboard clients this month for product design purposes. Scheduled to hit the market in the first half of 2003, the Springdale chipsets are Intel?s latest products for its forthcoming Prescott-core Pentium 4 processors." click here to read more.
and the AMD Vs Intel review on Digit-life:- "The today's comparison holds on to the typical tests of this kind carried out in our lab. A top processor of one manufacturer is compared with that of another, and they are coupled with the fastest for them chipsets. Apart from the new processors the chipsets are also of great interest. "
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