ransom1982 noted a new article on The Register that says "Not only are chip companies regularly releasing ever-faster microprocessors, but new research has revealed that modern CPUs
actually lose megahertz over time." This makes it even more complicated to compare the performance of Intel and AMD CPUs since you have differing architecture, clockspeeds AND the year of manufacture to consider. Buyer beware!
The sad thing is... (Score:5, Funny)
Is this another April fool's story? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Is this another April fool's story? (Score:3, Funny)
I think we should celebrate - this is the only way we'd see the word laid in any on the front page of Slashdot.
El Reg at the weekend? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:The sad thing is... (Score:5, Funny)
Even geeky guys can do this. And you don't need a real drill, just a dremel tool. Just start drilling holes in those IC's, you soon see the flames roar out! Smoke! Speed!
Works like a charm. Even works for Windows.
Re:Is this another April fool's story? (Score:2, Funny)
For a brief second there, I thought MIT introduced their first prototype for the Fembot Miss Universe competition in 2010.
Re:The sad thing is... (Score:4, Funny)
It is true. Processors don't live forever, and will eventually die from entropy - hence some retailers and manufacturer's selling extended warranties to cover the period between 1-3 years where it's not likely to have noticable problems.
The rate at which Mhzs are lost does vary - if you run DOS, you can be sure that MHzs would be working at optimum capacity as there's isn't more than 1 task wearing away the ability of the processor.
When the processor malfunctions or finally dies, that means it's lost too many MHzs to contine operating. It may simply stop working, develop the Pentium division bug (or some other interesting event), or some other symptom. Some people compensated by overclocking the chip to recover these MHz - but removing the heat sink caused these MHz to spew out so rapidly that it blew a hole in the mainboard [google.com].
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Re:The sad thing is... (Score:5, Funny)
=Smidge=
Re:HAHAHA (Score:3, Funny)
Nerd sarcasm, a formidable species of non-humour, but it only unleashes the full extent of its pathetic failure when the user accidentally makes a dick of himself by revealing laughable misconceptions through implication. In this case, we can see that this particular subject has somehow convinced himself both that Slashdot is intended to be "useful" and my mom got scared and said "You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air". I whistled for a cab and when it came near, the license plate said "FRESH" and it had dice in the mirror.
If anything I could say that this cab was rare but I thought "Nah, forget it". "Yo homes, to Bel Air!". I pulled up to a house about seven or eight, and I yelled to the cabbie "Yo homes, smell ya' later!". I looked at my kingdom, I was finally there, to sit on my throne as the prince of Bel Air.
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Hey it works! (Score:5, Funny)
Well who would have expected it... Windows BSODs much faster than it used to!
Re:Is this another April fool's story? (Score:3, Funny)
Obligatory Joke (Score:2, Funny)
Megahertz!