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introducing
the low-cost microprocessor that gives you .more IDT_winchip_bro5.qxd 3/5/99 4:40 PM Page 3 more value in every
More compatible. with Windows® by Microsoft® Windows games, and Super7™ bus technology to Introducing the IDT WinChip – the Hardware Compatibility Labs, IDT increase performance throughput, the low-cost microprocessor that gives WinChip is also XXCAL® Platinum IDT WinChip gives our competitors a you more in every way. Which means Certified as compatible with other x86 run for their money, and our resellers first and foremost that you don’t have operating systems such as Windows NT®, greater return for their investment. to give up reliability or compatibility OS/2®, SCO®, and major network envi- Whatever the application, IDT WinChip to leverage our market-leading price/ ronments including Novell®, Microsoft, has the capability to support your needs performance advantage. In fact, extreme IBM® and 3Com®. and succeed where others fail. reliability and compatibility have been the foundation of IDT’s reputation More microprocessor More value for your customers. c around the world for nearly two decades. for your money. Because the IDT WinChip is priced Plug in the IDT WinChip, and it The IDT WinChip was for your customers’ applications and plays with all of the industry’s most designed with one key life style requirements, it is less costly popular motherboards as well as add-in goal in mind: running the to produce than other x86 microproc- hardware that you are likely to be using. Windows applications your customers essors. Therefore, it leaves you the The IDT WinChip has also been exclu- need in order to be more productive— flexibility to spend the savings on sively tested with thousands of software at the lowest cost. Result? Those expen- configuring more attractive and higher packages to ensure 100% compatibility sively marketed, extensively advertised specification machines. Whether you with all the applications your customers chips can’t compete against IDT tailor custom systems for individual are running and will require for future WinChip value. Their nearly immeasur- consumers or build large networks operations. able productivity gains come with huge for multinational corporations, your This means a higher level of cus- cost penalties. customers get value they appreciate tomer satisfaction, repeat sales, and low With 3DNow!™ technology for high- for every dollar they spend. returns. Tested and certified compatible level realism in graphics intensive
Frame Rate 37.4 40 35.2
28.9 27.4 FOR MORE REALISM. 30
3DNOW! TECHNOLOGY ENHANCES THE 3-D BENCHMARK 20 PERFORMANCE OF THE IDT WINCHIP 2 BY 33%. THE Frame Rate Frame
3DNOW! INSTRUCTIONS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH 10
AMD. BY REDUCING THE TIME IT TAKES TO PERFORM 0 COMPLEX 3-D OPERATIONS, 3DNOW! ENABLES THE IDT Demo 1 Demo 1 Demo 2 Demo 2 with 3DNow! without 3DNow! with 3DNow! without 3DNow! WINCHIP TO DELIVER A NEW LEVEL OF REALISM IN
GRAPHICS INTENSIVE APPLICATIONS. 30% performance improvement vs. without 3DNow! technology IDT_winchip_bro5.qxd 3/5/99 4:40 PM Page 4
ENGINEERED FOR MORE COMPATIBILITY.
THE IDT WINCHIP WORKS IN JUST ABOUT ANY SUPER7™
OR SOCKET 7 MOTHERBOARD, AND IS SUPPORTED BY
BIOS MANUFACTURERS FROM AMI AND AWARD TO
PHOENIX AND SYSTEMSOFT/INSYDE. CHECK THE IDT
WINCHIP MOTHERBOARD COMPATI-
BILITY LIST AT WWW.WINCHIP.COM
TO VERIFY THAT YOURS IS LISTED. y chip.
SUPER7 FOR MORE PERFORMANCE. THE LATEST
IDT WINCHIP PRODUCTS SUPPORT 100MHZ
SUPER7 BUS TECHNOLOGY IN ADDITION TO THE
EXISTING LOW-COST SOCKET 7 FORM FACTOR.
SUPER7 BOOSTS MEMORY BANDWIDTH BY 50
PERCENT OVER PREVIOUS SOCKET TECHNOLOGIES —
CRITICAL FOR THE FAST PERFORMANCE TODAY’S
ADVANCED MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS DEMAND. IDT_winchip_bro5.qxd 3/5/99 4:41 PM Page 5 returnmore
MORE APPLICATIONS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW.
THE IDT WINCHIP HAS BEEN TESTED WITH THOUSANDS
OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS—INCLUDING THE LATEST
GAMING SOFTWARE. IT FLAWLESSLY RUNS ALL YOUR
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AMAZING 3-D. NOW END USERS CAN EXPERIENCE
3-D ENVIRONMENTS WITH NEW LEVELS OF CLARITY
AND SMOOTHNESS. THE IDT WINCHIP IS SUPPORTED
BY THE LATEST VERSIONS OF MICROSOFT DIRECTX™
AND OPENGL LIBRARIES USED BY SOFTWARE
DEVELOPERS.
on your n investment.
More PC for the money. More growth for the reseller. More margin for you. Today PCs run twice as fast as they did Of course, shrinking prices mean The IDT WinChip price/performance two years ago – and cost half as much, expanding markets – and IDT WinChip advantage lets you tailor the value which means that resellers can work gives you the perfect tool for capital- to the customer. Whether they want twice as hard with half the payoff – izing on this opportunity. As a reseller, more value-added features, such as unless they have a new market advan- you already have important advantages additional memory, greater storage tage. And that’s precisely the purpose over the major brands, like the flexibil- capacity, and better graphics – or a of the IDT WinChip. ity to tailor custom solutions and offer lower system price – you’ve got what Now you can deliver better value personalized support. they’re looking for. and performance than your com- Now you’re in a better competitive So whether you want to maintain petitors, even as prices continue their position than ever, with a wider range your price points and retain more profit, downward trend. We’re constantly of price points. You can win larger or offer lower prices to drive traffic working to improve the IDT WinChip contracts more often – with the IDT towards higher volume sales, the choice product family. As PC performance WinChip price-performance advantage. is yours. With the IDT WinChip price/ pushes higher and higher, the IDT performance advantage, you have the WinChip product family will continue flexibility to win either way. to give you feature parity plus a price- point advantage.
MORE ENTERTAINMENT. THE IDT WINCHIP BRINGS ® Winstone 99 Scores HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING INTO REACH FOR Winchip 2-300 vs. Other Brands MILLIONS OF NEW USERS. WITH THE IDT WINCHIP, 20 16.2 14.9 15.0 14.8 15.9 A LOW-COST PC CAN DELIVER HIGH QUALITY 3-D 16 IMAGES, AND AN OUTSTANDING 12 MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE. 8
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