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Sandy bridge code name for the next generation of  processor’s from Intel is going to get released during the 1st quarter of 2011,i know its a bit late but hey we have the new delicious AMD processor’s to sink our teeth into till then.unlike its competitor the sandy bridge wont be having six core’s  so its the usual dual,quad .the only thing that  will make  people take the sandy bridge is the fact that its going to be a fusion processor,that is it will contain both CPU and GPU core on a single 32nm die and thus Intel’s edge over AMD.

Sandy Bridge is going to be the  first ever processor to boast Intel’s new 32nm architecture,and will have a GPU and a CPU core on a single die Intel claims that the processor can run call of duty World at war at 1024X764 resolution at playable frame rates and the performance of the graphics core is going to be two times faster than that of Intel's current graphics solutions.

The chip was supposed to start shipping this year but shock and awe its only going to be manufactured somewhere around the 2nd or 3rd quarter and will get a grand release in 2011.one may wonder what kind of a chance  AMD has over this behemoth well the newly announced hexacore processors are supposed to be backward compatible with the older am2 and am3 socket mother board whilst to get a sandy bridge processor you have to buy an Intel series 6 motherboard which at launch will cost you a lot of money but if you get an AMD  Phenom II x6 processor and provided that you already own an am2 system than rest assured that your wallet will be saved from further infection of upgraditi’s.

But this may not be good enough reason for people to switch over to AMD because the new 6 series motherboard from Intel is  said to have  SATA 6gbps and if usb3.0 is going to be included then it will be a upgrade worth the dough.even though AMD’s six cores seems delicious it will be placed on a  45nm die which will be considered passé when the processor gets released but no doubt this will be one hell of a performance beast from AMD.

Intel is known for making its customers to upgrade their motherboard time and again just so that they will be able to use their new processor’s this is exactly where AMD will have the advantage .there will be a savage war between the two giants and casualties are going to be none other than our poor wallets.