AMD downside?

...downside? as in "if i bought this AMD instead of this Intel i would be missing out on..."

There is no pure downside, both Intel and AMD turn out working computers that can both fill your needs. There will be no "i bought and AMD, therefore i can't do..." or visa versa.
 
Generally what people say is "AMD for gaming, Intel for Multitasking" but IMO you really won't notice a difference in AMD and Intel when you game or do whatever you're doing. Technology is advancing so much and at such a fast rate that it's all gonna start to just blend together (sort of speak).

P.s. It won't matter which CPU you buy as long as you're happy with it.
 
I find them both to be good, although AMD is meant more for gamers, while Intel is more for home users/businesses/rendering, ect. ALthough either one can be used for any purpose.
 
Although both are fine, and AMD is embracing the 64-bit future a bit more readily, Intel and Microsoft are very much colluding against the competition to create a more "stable" system. I believe Microsoft owns part of Intel come to think of it...

When I made the switch to AMD I really couldn't imagine going back to Intel though.
 
wats the downside to AMD cpus? if any... please share, cuz im thinking of getting a 64 3400+
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Lack of hyperthreading, lack of DDR2 support, less effective professional multimedia capacity

There is no pure downside, both Intel and AMD turn out working computers that can both fill your needs. There will be no "i bought and AMD, therefore i can't do..." or visa versa.
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Uh. ^^^

and if you go dual core there is no downside
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How about that the Pentium D 840 can take on Dual Core Opterons in some cases? Or that configuring an SMP Dual Core opteron is significantly more of a pain than a PentiumD? ;)
 
Praetor said:
Uh. ^^^
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out of all those things you listed, none of them are REQUIRED and/or NEEDED for a fully functional computer. meaning, without hyperthreading, AMD can/does still perform well in games and other areas that HT is supported in for Intel's, without DDR2 support AMD can/does still achieve the same/better RAM performance in benchmarks, games, overall performance etc (with a matched system of course...not meaning like a 1700+ system here lmao.) it may be less efficient in certain areas as well, but it makes up for them in other areas, just like Intel does (hence why people say AMD is better for gaming, and Intel is better for multi taksing. AMD is slower for multitasking, and Intel is slower for gaming)

i'm not talking flat out facts here, we all know everything in reality has it oddities and things can be different in real life than on paper. i hope you know what i mean...hard to explain.
 
actually... AMD's new dual core killed intel. period. it swept it off its feet and kept it on the ground.
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All there more reason to be inmpressed with AMD. Even with Intel getting all the favours from Microsoft, they still get beat.
 
out of all those things you listed, none of them are REQUIRED and/or NEEDED for a fully functional computer
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See the original question "wats the downside to AMD cpus? if any..."

i'm not talking flat out facts here, we all know everything in reality has it oddities and things can be different in real life than on paper. I hope you know what I mean...hard to explain.
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I know what you mean but consider the question and how it's worded -- he wanted any downsides.

actually... AMD's new dual core killed intel. period. it swept it off its feet and kept it on the ground.
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Not as cleanly as you make it out to be

ya, but AMD's FX-55 costs a lot more then the Intel Extreme
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1. Not really.
2. FX55 isnt a dual core processor

All there more reason to be inmpressed with AMD. Even with Intel getting all the favours from Microsoft, they still get beat.
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Hardly, with the dual core market, you'll soon see that Intel prices will be on the lower side of things (quite possibly because they've had a longer windup period with the fab process)
 
Praetor said:
See the original question "wats the downside to AMD cpus? if any..."

I know what you mean but consider the question and how it's worded -- he wanted any downsides.
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i understand what you mean now, sorry lol. i didn't want to list anything negative about one processor without first explaining that they both have negatives, and both have positives.
 
With the procesor that you want "AMD 64 3400+" it will be great for games, more so then it's intel counterpart for the same wad of cash.
 
If you are talking about the 754 version, the only downside
is the socket.
Take a look at the 3500+ socket 939...
This is the socket that will be using the Athlons X2...
Personnally I like the 3800+ (the Venice seems to run
cool on 1.4V)...but if we are on a tight budget the solution
is the 3500+...
 
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