Springdale Gives Dell New Dimensions

Dell Computer Corp. is taking advantage of a new Intel Corp. chip set to roll out new desktops.

The 865G chip set - code-named Springdale and released on Wednesday - supports Intel's Hyper-Threading technology, which boosts performance some 30 percent by enabling one processor to work as two virtual chips. It also features an 800MHz front-side bus, which speeds the transfer of data between the chip and the memory; dual-channel DDR (double-data-rate) memory; and Communication Streaming Architecture for faster throughput.

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