Which CPU brand do you choose?

Your CPU brand

  • AMD

    Votes: 455 62.0%

  • Intel

    Votes: 262 35.7%

  • Power PC

    Votes: 8 1.1%

  • other (specify)

    Votes: 9 1.2%
  • Total voters
    734
i was just thinking that your perception of cheap might be different from mine. for a new apple G5 with just a 1.6 Ghz cpu they want 1900 euro over here. the next higher one is nearly 2600 euro, but it comes with dual 1.8 Ghz cpu's! :D
 
speaking of EURO's the euro is quite strong, I recall when it used to be approximately the same as the US dollar.
MAC's are very expensive here as well.
 
By cheap, I meant their hardware. I persoanly have never seen a mac that could even compete with an IBM-tpe comp, let alone beat it.
 
You haven't coz you' haven't met one yet... i started with mac, and moved on to sgi's and then to netvista, and a plethora of other pcs.. i'd say, the best for you would either be sgi's or raptors, {they're a bunch between mac/pc} but mac does the job well ahead of the rest, esp. in mmedia/design/3ds and all... just because you haven't tried any of them {the higher end ones} doesn't mean they're terrible.

Test drive and own one first, then talk
 
Aleksey said:
By cheap, I meant their hardware. I persoanly have never seen a mac that could even compete with an IBM-tpe comp, let alone beat it.
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depends what you want it to do. mac's aren't made for to play games or the likes. makes are actually best used for doing things such as animation for video editing. mac's outperform pc's in most benchmarks. they also make great servers, being that they don't have a command line and are nearly impossible to hack into therefore. it always depends on what you are doing with it.
 
Advanced Microprocessing Devices!

Advanced Microprocessing Devices are the only Processor Designers to make a 64 Bit Home Processor, in this they are the best. Intel are the Kings of the 32 Bit Processor, but I fear that Advanced Microprocessing Devices will start ahead of Intel when it comes to 64 Bit Home Processors.
 
I agree with AainaalyaA, Macs are best and fastest, now if only the mainstream programmers would make the apps run on Mac's I'd be in heaven. AND they make the absolute best monitors, period. Unfortunatly only 10% of the available programs run on a Mac, except that Mac now does have a MS emulating addition via a add in card but I don't know what computers it fits in.

I have started a massive thread on another forum dedicated to this question AMD or Intel? So far just about 600 hits and over 70 replys. Very interesting comments about both systems.

I have four P4 systems and now am in the research and planning stages to build a new Athelon 64 machne just so I can make my own comparisons and play around a bit. Check pout the overclocking and such, maybe play a game or two, etc.

If anyone is interested in the other forum thread, e-mail me and I'll give you the URL.
 
Rick G said:
I agree with AainaalyaA, Macs are best and fastest, now if only the mainstream programmers would make the apps run on Mac's I'd be in heaven. AND they make the absolute best monitors, period. Unfortunatly only 10% of the available programs run on a Mac, except that Mac now does have a MS emulating addition via a add in card but I don't know what computers it fits in.
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Mac make thje best processors? Does it not show you something that they are so bad that they have to put in two of their G5 to keep up with Intel and AMD? Even Via and Transmeta! When you need to fill an entire case up with processor to equal your competitors you know you're not good!

Best monitors! I think not! The i-Mac looks like a piece of metal on a twig stuck in a pile of i-Poo. The twig will and does brake, the monitor is no better than a flat screen of equivilant size and price - and a normal one you can move on to another system; an i-Poo Monitor is stuck; although you could just snap it off, it wouldn't work!

I have started a massive thread on another forum dedicated to this question AMD or Intel? So far just about 600 hits and over 70 replys. Very interesting comments about both systems.

I have four P4 systems and now am in the research and planning stages to build a new Athelon 64 machne just so I can make my own comparisons and play around a bit. Check pout the overclocking and such, maybe play a game or two, etc.

If anyone is interested in the other forum thread, e-mail me and I'll give you the URL.
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My god man! Get a grip on yourself! You show me proof that the G5 is faster, singly, than any competitor, and I will put on a reasonable Avatar!
 
I go for AMD b/c they r cheaper than Intel ones.
I also heard that AMD are about 5% slower than Intel Chips... is that true?

Oh, just to let you know... i am new :D
 
I am no expert on anything involving cpu's but i prefer Intel just because of the ease of use and understanding the specs, and because of their popularityl... but ive heard that AMD and others are much stronger based on their cache but they have lower processing speeds
 
amd is faster!!! my 2500 is faster then a P4 2.8ghz sometimes -.- , i wonder how ... my friend has the 2.8 =O and i load things faster than him most of the time
 
this salesman told me that an AMD Athlon XP at 2.2GHz is comparable to a P4 at 3GHz. Anyone think he's right?
 
i prefer AMD. can buy a $100 processor(2.0ghz stock) and take it to 2.6+GHz on AIR no problems 45Cload. try that on an intel lol. i really like intel though because they seem alot more stable. ive never had a stability issue with THIS AMD. but my earlier ones were a bit tipsy. my friends 2.6C is ROCK stable, and i love it too. cost too..he payed like $1000 for his rig when he bought it, i payed like $500 (maybe a lil' less if u get detailed). his vid card is better than mine. other wise same ram and we both have "good" boards for each intel and AMD. plus i can overclock an AMD MUCH easier than an intel. intel takes a lil' more work for me cuz u got all the ratios and such. plus locked multis suck. AMD is free multis all the way. intel just vamps up the fsb which requires you to buy $$$$ ram like PC4200 if you want over 1K fsb. intel is pretty high maintenance if you want it to run 1:1 ratios nad have MAX performance.
 
i preffer AMD. and no, they are not the first to go 64 bit. apple/mac beat them to it.
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And Alpha beat the both of them :P

Until Intel comes out with a chip that (a) is OC friendly, (b) doesnt cost (relative to it's class) a fortune and (c) has 64bit support, AMD will be my proc of choice. 'sides AMD systems (even the A32 platform) is far more affordable leaving room for the "other things" that matter like the memory and video subsystems.

i prefer AMD. can buy a $100 processor(2.0ghz stock) and take it to 2.6+GHz on AIR no problems 45Cload. try that on an intel lol.
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I used to think that (and still do -- i'm stubborn). Intel has really gotten it's act together since the P4B and the temps are quite low -- until the P4E debuted, AMD was the heatbucket ... although for average Joe's, heat wasnt a problem and for those interested in OCing, they are aware of the requirements for cooling and so there isnt really a problem for them either.
 
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