Intel breaks 3GHz speed barrier
Source: ZDNet.com
Intel's new 3GHz Pentium 4 chip should soon let loose a torrent of new, high-performance desktop PCs.
It may be a year before the 3GHz chip, expected this week, and its hyperthreading feature catch on among business buyers, but gamers and affluent consumers will have them both on hand for the holidays.
PC makers such as Dell Computer will offer the 3GHz chip in their performance-oriented desktop models, which sell for $2,000 and above.
A Dell representative on Tuesday confirmed that the company would offer the new chip when it is made available.
But the manufacturers are also expected to pair the new chip with a number of other top-of-the-line components to form high-test, special-edition desktops that sell for $3,000 or more.
