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Hardware Tips: Keep Your Hardware Upgrades Hassle-Free

Kirk Steers

Which Intel Inside?

Ever wonder which Intel CPU is running in a PC? If you're buying a used system, or if you've simply forgotten which processor is in your current PC, check with the latest version of Intel's Processor Frequency ID utility (available at PCWorld.com's Downloads). Both the Windows and DOS versions can run from a floppy, which is handy for checking preowned PCs prior to making a purchase.

Kirk Steers is a PC World contributing editor. You can reach him at kirk_steers@pcworld.com. Hardware Tips welcomes your tips and questions and pays $50 for published items.
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