AMD vs Intel

I noticed an old post which was "AMD vs Intel Motherboards", the thread never had a poll on it to see overall what people thought was "better". All you have to do is vote for either Intel or AMD. Can you also post a reason as to why you think one is better than the other. Personally i have to go with AMD because there new 64Bit chips really do smoke Intels at most things except for video encoding.

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I went for AMD aswell due to the same reason as *plum*.

Also I am liking what I`m hearing about the new Dual Core AMD CPUs that are going to be released soon(ish)

Finaly I don't like the fact the Intel charge a premium just because they are the market favorite (which I beleive is only because they come as standard in most PCs as people are not always given a choice of CPU).

Just my two cents.

I built both an Intel and AMD, but the Intel was back in the days of 386's. I'd have to say both are reliable and pretty stable. I converted to an AMD man after I installed my 1.0Ghz chip. It was cheaper, it did a hell of a job and nearly 4 years later, its still going strong. All the other PC's in my home are also bulit with AMD. The only real problem, if you can really call it a problem, is the heat it generates. Absolutely nothing that a good heat sink and fans can get rid of. And behind all the statistics and comparissons, I always root for the underdog! AMD all the way.

AMD all the way. I feel when I buy something from them, I'm not paying for a name. I also think they are better at designing than Intel and give me more for my buck.

AMD for me

Credit where credit is due though.

If it wasn't for Intel the PC market might not be where it is today.

That said, I`m all for burning their HQ to the ground ....

**Hey Joe ... got a match ?**

AMD and Intel are desiging dual core cpu's. The Intel version is called "Smithfield" (I think) and AMD will be "Toledo". From what ive read these "First Generation" dual core cpu's should be pin compatable with normal processors, so you wont have to upgrade from 939 or LGA775 to get one. Personally i think these dual core chips wont offer much of a performace boost when they first come out due to the lack of support for Multithreaded Applications (Applications that support 2 cpu's for thoes of you who dont know ). However AMD's "Orleans (64) and Windsor(FX)" look pretty intresting with a new socket layout "M2" which will have 1207 Pins!

For more information on the AMD roadmap go to http://www.c627627.com/AMD/Athlon64/ and check it out

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so who did you chose?

Also Intel develops new technology for chipmaking, silicon-based laser devices (as in previos threads were saying with the speed of light). Don't know if AMD working on it, but I'm still going for AMD due to price and power consumption.

I went for AMD, at the moment AMD is kicking Intel's ass in Gaming which is what i do the most. In technology AMD has done some stuff as well, they developed the Hyper Transport Bus which totally superseeds Intels FSB in bandwidth to the ram and latency, it also shipped the first desktop 64 bit processor so kudos to AMD for doing that.

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oh lol forgot you had already posted

http://www.sun.com/amd/

^^ Another reason to choose AMD. They are working with WORLD leaders Sun.

If that doesn't make you want to "Join the dark side" ....

I thought Intel was "The Empire" and AMD were the "Rebels"

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They are, but I wanted to use that quote because its more famous and people will understand what I`m trying to say.

Hmm,wonder if we should include VIA in this vote as well. They're not anything for speed but they have developed Nano-ITX and all there processors only have a thermal rating of 10W for passivly cooled and 25W for active cooling which makes them great for putting in "stuff".

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