AMD or INTEL

[MrSlacker]

Only those who have never owned an AMD 64 proc say Intel is better

so true!

[wretched73]

aut of all my friends we are split right down the middle, i find that the lag with and AMD is so much worse than that of even a 478 p4 2.53

[The Grendel]

No matter what ANYBODY says, i'll stick with Intel.
Why?
Here's a test
Setup a file server using an Athlon 1 ghz (not anything remotely new, this WAS afterall 5 years ago)

(initial skepticism)
Then install Win2k SRV on it.
(still good, everything still works fine....)
now set it to connect to a combination Novell IPX and Windows TCP network
(whoa... what was that... no wait, ok now its working)
Now connect it and run 300+ users off of it
Result:

TOTAL MELTDOWN

The server died completely after only 3 days: several Gb of valuable data was lost during the crash.

AMD may be better for gaming, but Intel wins most times for better stability in real world use.

And I do more than just gaming.

in any case, it's really a matter of opinion

-Grendel

[MrSlacker]

Intel is better for multi tasking, but gaming is AMD..

[Samseed]

I admit I've never used an AMD processor, but I've never ever had a problem with intel processors. I'll stick with what works for me.

[sXenoG]

No matter what ANYBODY says, i'll stick with Intel.
Why?
Here's a test
Setup a file server using an Athlon 1 ghz (not anything remotely new, this WAS afterall 5 years ago)

(initial skepticism)
Then install Win2k SRV on it.
(still good, everything still works fine....)
now set it to connect to a combination Novell IPX and Windows TCP network
(whoa... what was that... no wait, ok now its working)
Now connect it and run 300+ users off of it
Result:

TOTAL MELTDOWN

The server died completely after only 3 days: several Gb of valuable data was lost during the crash.

AMD may be better for gaming, but Intel wins most times for better stability in real world use.

And I do more than just gaming.

in any case, it's really a matter of opinion

-Grendel

Ummmm Well first of all windows has no business being on a true server even if it is windows server os. They run too much overhead. Second of all 20 piplines in p4's does not mean more stable it means the contrary. As far as im concerned 8+ years of intel has been spent unwisely since I went amd im not going back. I admit im a gamer but i perform many other tasks that are not game related. I dont do nething that remotely resembles what ur speaking of but i must disagree as I feel amd is just as stable as any intel. Maybe 5 years ago this was a different storry but now a days amd just puts intel to shame. Especially price to performance.
I am a very very bias person so you can definately disagree but will never change my mind.

[Aero]

I'm waiting for the companies to merge, get a 64 bit processor with HT running at 3.6 ghz with the architechure of an FX-57.

[MrSlacker]

I'm waiting for the companies to merge, get a 64 bit processor with HT running at 3.6 ghz with the architechure of an FX-57.

we can only dream about that one

[sXenoG]

lol. I have sucha newb question im really not in the mood to do research on it. But what is hyper-threading to me it sounds like a fake dual core that improves nothing but I havent followed intell for a lil while now so can someone enlighten me?

Also whats so wonderful about the FX-57 architecture other then its dang expensive? I honestly dont know.

[Aero]

Hyper Threading devides one physical processor into 2 virtual processors, it makes one Intel 3 GHZ act like two, great for multi-tasking.