Intel or AMD on a Digital Audio Workstation

[backseatgunner]

I am building a computer to use as DAW to record music. Would AMD or Intel be a better choice for my situation?

 

[Qlutch]

Generally in the past, Intel has been known to be the top dog in digital editing.

 

[Praetor]

At this point, my money is on the E-series Athlon64s (that is, Venice/SanDiego/Manchester/Toledo series chips) ... in particular because they have the most support for hardware level optimizations (i.e., they have just as many as Intel + 3DNow and its derivatives) ... any other of the usual advantages apply here as well

 

[Fuzz]

I have heard that Intel is better for those kinds of tasks.

 

[Praetor]

Two good articles:
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=6
http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2463
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20041221/cpu_charts-21.html