Note that Core Duo and Core 2 Duo chips are not the same (see Intel Core). The Core Solo CPU was a single-core version of the Core Duo. Dual core chips rejected in manufacturing were turned into ...

I never considered cooling important enough in my first few PC builds, trusting cheap cases and stock coolers, and never looking at the CPU temps or fan curves. This approach might have worked for ...

(see Intel microarchitectures). Prior to the i series, the 64-bit Core 2 family, introduced in mid-2006, was a major departure from the previous Core Duo chips. Using the Penryn microarchitecture ...