Toms Hardware has posted a very interesting article on how a $130 intel CPU can easily blow away the more expensive CPU offerings from both AMD and Intel. Thanks to TheBigB for posting this in Back Page News on our forums.
Snip: There are still some situations in life that are guaranteed to put a grin on anyone"s face, even hard-boiled technical skeptics like us. This particular story borders on being a sensation unmatched in our last eight years of hardware reviews. The news, for those who just can"t stand the wait any more, is this: Intel has offered a budget Pentium as part of its processor line-up for a little while now. With a simple modification, however, this CPU can outperform every top-of-the-line processor around.