They never quite implied that all of Intel's next-gen desktop processors would be soldered to the motherboard, even if Broadwell (or some of its variants) did happen to go that way.
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They claim that desktop processors built on Intel's future, 14-nanometer Broadwell architecture will be switching from contacts based on a land grid array (LGA) to a ball grid array (BGA) that could dictate soldering the chips in laptop-style, rather than putting them in an upgrade-friendly socket.
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Not with the desktop PC processors that have been Intel's bread and butter.
Processor designer Advanced Micro Devices announced updates to its A-Series lineup of dual- and quad- core desktop and notebook processors Tuesday.
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In this case the desktop computer's processors power the software, offering higher quality graphics than could be rendered by the mobile processor.
Nvidia still leads the market for high-end graphics processors in desktop computers, but Huang needs to tap the fast-growth markets for smartphones and tablets before things worsen.
The ZX4300 line sees the addition of AMD Athlon II X2 processors and other powerful desktop components, making it one of the best performing all-in-ones in its price range.
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The chips will include an 800-megahertz ARM central processor--the same power-sipping design powering many smart phones--with a high-definition video processor, an imaging processor, an audio processor and a tiny, low-power version of the GeForce graphics processors Nvidia pushes for desktop and laptop computers.
Lastly, in case you missed it last month, the OptiPlex 9010 is a 23-inch all-in-one desktop with 1080p resolution and vPro-equipped processors.
As bandwidth becomes cheap and ubiquitous, people will want 3-d power as much online as they do now in desktop games, and the demand for graphics processors will grow.
Microsoft is reportedly readying a new version of its Windows desktop and server software that will run on ARM processors.
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New desktop, too. the XPS 8300 comes with quad core Intel processors.
Sure, Intel already dominates in MacBooks, Ultrabooks (by definition) and in hybrids like Surface Pro, but the chip maker readily admits that the processors in those portable PCs were just cut-down desktop chips.
After the PowerBook got transformed into the MacBook Pro, the iBook into the MacBook, and the iMac and Mac mini got Intel makeovers, it was time to attack the pro desktop segment, a place where only Intel's Core 2-based Xeon "Woodcrest" processors could manage.
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