AMD unveils faster, half-price computer chip

A new computer chip from Advanced Micro Devices could entice consumers to do something they haven’t done in years: Buy a desktop computer.
The new Ryzen chip, which was partly developed at AMD’s office in Fort Collins, touts the same speeds and performance as competitor Intel Corp.’s top chips. But at half the price, the Ryzen chip, which went on sale Thursday, should lower the cost of any computer using it.
“A $500 chip that is outperforming a $1,000 chip from Intel? Tha