Processor choice ?

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Just wondering how the Intel v AMD choice pans out amongst you all ?

 

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Whichever gives me more bang for my buck when I decide it's time to upgrade, though the stories a while ago of AMD cpus catching light when cooling failed did give me pause for thought

 

Unfortunately, there wasn't enough room for all of that as one of the options, Phil :P

I'd probably agree, though, in my limited experience of using both. Be interesting to see if anyone comes down firmly on one side or't'other .

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I looked into AMD quite a bit before I got my latest computer.In the end though I stuck with the intel P4.The AMD was tempting but I hadn't really heard enough about it.I'm not one for just going along with the popular choice i.e intel, so I did consider it but stuck with a safe bet, and I've been happy so far with my intel.

More choice can only be good, can't it :?:

 

Don't get me wrong, I was always Intel-based when I was still working with "hand-me-down" gear, but when I bit the bullet to build my own, I opted for AMD.

Hasn't let me down once (I like the Power Management features the mobo for it provides too) and I would deff go with them again.

I agree, though, that AMD prob takes a bit more watching than your sturdy ol' Intel.

 

Ok, I'm gonna stick up for AMD too. I guess it's like supporting the underdog, but I stuck me neck out and upgraded my PC from 200Mhz (Intel) to AMD K6-III 450Mhz a while back. It was the closest that AMD had got to Intel at that point, but their floating point performance let them down. Undaunted, I upgraded again to the Athlon XP 2200+, and realised that AMD had got the jump on Intel at last. Performance wise, they had got a CPU that REALLY performed and was so much cheaper than the Intel equivalent. Yes they need a bigger power supply, but so what - with an AMD supported case with a 350 Watt PSU for £35 - who's complaining?

AMD all the way!!

 

I chose AMD, not because of any technical issues, I know nothing about processors, I just went for AMD because they are cheaper.

 

Intel for 32bit Desktops (P4800mhz/Prescott)
Intel for 32bit Servers (Xeon DP and Xeon MP)
AMD for 64bit Servers (Opteron 200 and 800 series)
AMD for 64bit Desktop (Opteron 100 series and Athlon FX-51)

this ofcourse may change when Intel get there butts into gear and sort out Itanium 3 or 4 or 5