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    News DigiTimes: Intel to Slash Desktop Processor Pricing up to 15 Percent

    "Intel to slash desktop processors by 10-15%" Typical of the the sort of hyperbole that Tom's and Digitimes throws around in the hope of generating a nerd frenzy of mouse clicks. How is 10-15% discount a slashing of price? And the whole thing based on what some unattributed source(s) in a...
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    Asus ROG Strix Z390-I Gaming, Prime Z390-A Motherboards Unboxed

    "the memory traces between the processor and memory slots are also shorter, which in turn, give the ROG Strix Z390-I Gaming the edge in memory performance over standard ATX offerings." Am I reading this right? That the shorter physical distance involved are going to translate into any kind of...
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    Asus ROG Strix Z390-I Gaming, Prime Z390-A Motherboards Unboxed

    "the memory traces between the processor and memory slots are also shorter, which in turn, give the ROG Strix Z390-I Gaming the edge in memory performance..." Am I understanding this right? That physical proximity on a small motherboard is going to translate into measureable memory performance...