Constant hate towards AMD
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Intel is a good performer, but they're over-priced. I run AMD because I'm a college student on a budget. I still get great performance from my X4 965BE.
codename47deni
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Sure, but by the time I am going to buy a new computer, I'm sure that there will be better processors out there, possibly requiring new motherboards as well.
I agree with what you're saying, it's just that if I wanted a quad core Intel, I would have less money for everything else.
I'm never going to need an i5 or an i7 or that 2600k.
Okedokey
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No, maybe not, but you're not an enthusiast obviously. And never say never 
BUT, if you are to get a new computer now, and you want a discrete graphics card, there is nothing in AMD that can compete. They can only compete at the moment in the on CPU GPU varieties, and even then, just. Intel makes in a month what AMD makes in a year, why? Better products.
BUT, if you are to get a new computer now, and you want a discrete graphics card, there is nothing in AMD that can compete. They can only compete at the moment in the on CPU GPU varieties, and even then, just. Intel makes in a month what AMD makes in a year, why? Better products.
This has to be the best thread to read when you are waking up drinkIng a coffee. BigFella, I always love reading your comments it reminds me of the hockey rival between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames. Totally amusing!!
PS ... Ian hurry up with that mobile app, this is horrible on the iPhone!
it reminds me of the hockey rival between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames. Totally amusing!! PS ... Ian hurry up with that mobile app, this is horrible on the iPhone!
turbodiesel
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i used to like AMD untill i used a AMD sempron
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Corrected your spelling there.
Anyway, Sempron's aren't bad. They're like the Celeron, but just like the recent generation, they've gotten a lot better than they used to be.
codename47deni
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I know Intel is reliable, but I stay away from Celerons. They just have a bad reputation. Doesn't Intel have its own bad CPUs? Or AMD has more?
jonnyp11
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Intel has had many bad cpus, in the past the roles where reversed and AMD pwn'd intel in performance. the newest amd cpus are similar the old pentium 4's with netburst which failed, yet they recovered and are now better, so hopefully amd will do the same and in a year or 2 equal or pass intel in performance
My first computer (that was my own) had a 1Ghz Celeron and it was dog slow. However the new ones have hyper threading (some are dual-core) so they're a lot better than they were. These days you can't really find a "crappy" processor. Any processor these days can do basic computing exceptionally well. If you need more intense processing power, that's the only time you can say a processor is "crappy".
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linkin
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Ah yes, the celery processors The latest ones are dual cores at least, like a core 2 duo.
Also bigfella, i3 doesn't even spank an athlon quad core, they are head to head
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Athlon-II-X4-640-vs-Core-i3-530-CPU-Review/1041/3
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Athlon-II-X4-640-vs-Core-i3-530-CPU-Review/1041/4
The other pages detail some divx and photoshop results, it goes about 15% either way depending on the application.
The latest ones are dual cores at least, like a core 2 duo.Also bigfella, i3 doesn't even spank an athlon quad core, they are head to head
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Athlon-II-X4-640-vs-Core-i3-530-CPU-Review/1041/3
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Athlon-II-X4-640-vs-Core-i3-530-CPU-Review/1041/4
The other pages detail some divx and photoshop results, it goes about 15% either way depending on the application.
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Haha! Windows 98SE FTW! What did that computer run?