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
well AMD is better and the intel is rubbish i've got an AMD athlon 3.4 GHZ and the Intel only has the new P4 which is only about 2.4 GHZ the AMD has more choice of speed than the intel
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As much as i love AMD and stuff, you're quite incorrect: AMD is the one with the 2.4Ghz chips and Intel, the one with the 3.4Ghz
 
Praetor said:
As much as i love AMD and stuff, you're quite incorrect: AMD is the one with the 2.4Ghz chips and Intel, the one with the 3.4Ghz
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lol yes i think he heard it backwards. i would like to see an AMD overclocked to 3.4GHz without some kind of crazy expensive hardware/cooling. whats the highest overclock for AMD...i think i seen 3.1 a while ago. its probably been topped by now.
 
smadge said:
nomav6,
i didn't post those just to tell you. either the systems messed or your confused :confused: .
-smadge :)
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sorry Smadge, I have no clue why I posted that as your quote, it was zkiller that posted the quote about the macs not having a command line, sorry :rolleyes:
 
most AMD XP chips say made/manufactured in malaysia. but im not sure if the newer chips are the same. all my XP chips say that.
 
Any thoughts on the new dual-core processor Intel has in store? I like the idea :)

As far as introducing newer and better technologies (64 bit desktop proc, on die memory controller) Intel has been getting spanked so it's about time they rectified the situation.
 
AMD is now put out their new cheaper chip thats going to be in the walmart HP's so it looks like AMD is trying to win over the everyday computer users now and enter the mainstream.
 
Any thoughts on the new dual-core processor Intel has in store?
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Decent idea but ....I still think the Dual Core shouldnt be their primary focus for (for now)... the single core still has quite a bit of life in it still (espcially with the smaller process) and if they can get the Dual Core workin on the backburner and focus on maximizing the single core to its limit, they can pop out the Dual Core quite the weapon....

Another thought.... with plans to phase out HT ... might Dual Core be just an improvement/replacement for that?
 
with plans to phase out HT ... might Dual Core be just an improvement/replacement for that?
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It strikes me as a definite inprovement over HT. HT is a great thing but it seems a bit "half-assed" to me whereas dual core is the real deal. Of course dual core won't reach it's full potential until the majority of software is written to take advantage of it, similar to the situation when HT first came out.




I still think the Dual Core shouldnt be their primary focus for (for now)... the single core still has quite a bit of life in it
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Maybe on AMD's side but with the heat issues Intel's having with Prescott I don't blame them for moving to dual core. Dumping time and money into making overheated single core design workable doesn't make much sense especially when they're close to having a workable dual core chip, not to mention the opportunity to be the first to market with a dual core chip.

Intel's been playing catch up with AMD for a while so it seems they're trying for the leap frog with dual core.
 
Maybe on AMD's side but with the heat issues Intel's having with Prescott I don't blame them for moving to dual core. Dumping time and money into making overheated single core design workable doesn't make much sense especially when they're close to having a workable dual core chip, not to mention the opportunity to be the first to market with a dual core chip.
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Very true .... I guess this is GFX5800 syndrom? Works superbly on paper but fcks up in practise LOL

Intel's been playing catch up with AMD for a while so it seems they're trying for the leap frog with dual core.
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Too bad they couldnt get the P4EEs into the mainstream market... that would have been a killer. Of course the Caterwood/Springdale did wonders at staving the AMD onslought.
 
Too bad they couldnt get the P4EEs into the mainstream market... that would have been a killer.
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I totally agree but personally if I paid that much of a premium for the extra cache I would've called a rape hotline when I got home from the store.
 
4W4K3 said:
most AMD XP chips say made/manufactured in malaysia. but im not sure if the newer chips are the same. all my XP chips say that.
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malaysia is not a 3rd world country.
 
nomav6 said:
sorry Smadge, I have no clue why I posted that as your quote, it was zkiller that posted the quote about the macs not having a command line, sorry :rolleyes:
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it was about time someone called me out on that. and no, i'm not a mac lover. i have nothing against them either. a lot of good things have come from apple and hope to see more of them in the future.

btw, that thing about the command line is something a friend told me a long time ago and it made me laugh. not sure where he had gotten it from though.
 
zkiller said:
it was about time someone called me out on that.
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its cool, most people don't realize macs are unix based computers, I dont like macs myself but Im glad they're out there to put the pressure on Gates to keep pressing the market, even though apple only controls about 2% of the industry they still pose a threat to microsoft, all they have to do is lower their prices and release an office suit(I heard the bought the rights for Open Office).
 
Praetor said:
Which cheaper chip? The A64-Clawhammer?
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the Sempron, it'll be in the HP computers that you can buy at walmart, some might call it selling out, but once your a major corporation I see the term sellout as being a little contradictory
 
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