Performance is top priority with the second generation Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors that deliver even more performance automatically when you need it with a better visual PC experience built-in.

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Huang and cofounders Christopher Malachowsky (currently Nvidia's vice president of information technology) and Curtis Priem (who retired in 2003) looked at the cartoonish PC games of the time, such as Castle Wolfenstein 3d, and saw their future in improving the visual experience.

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