64-Bit Intel Chips

mobius

When are they out exactly, because I don't want to spend a few grand on the 'latest' PC, only to find that their's a better chip that'll render its predecessors completely Fuc|<ing useless.

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mobius

Well, I read PCW and they said a new intel chip was coming out in early 2000 that would use a 'new 64-bit architecture', who's speed would put a PIII to shame.
I find PCW to be pretty sound for news, but that was the last I heard of it...
LOL, unless I was very... very... drunk and reading an issue from June '97, but I don't think so.

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Hecate

er, forgive me if im wrong but arent current processors 64bit?

marauder

Current PC microprocessors are 32 bit
(sun UltraSparcs are 64 bit however)

for Intels new 64 bit chip
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-334256.html

Hobbes

for Apples new G4 (128 )

http://www.apple.com/powermac/processor.html

marauder

Yeah, but its a Mac......