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Originally posted by phreenet
Well not really because the consumers also know which make and model works best.
And one of the reasons Intel holds the PC Market is because when OEMs tried and still try to incorporate Athlon based solutions into their product line up they found this:
1) Powering an Athlon solution means needing something more powerful then a standard 250W PSU (back in the PIII days). This cost more money, which in turn causes the consumer more money.
2) Heat output, you can't argue that AMD's processors put out way more heat than any Intel does. That means they have to incorporate more cooling into their boxes, this cost more money again, and is louder!.. The average P3 system back in the day when OEMs were tring Athlon's was a heatsink on the P3 and then duct work from the heatsink to the PSU Fan! Even Dell with their latest P4 systems do something similar except they have some more smaller fans that are quieter but push less air. You can't do that with an Athlon. Furthermore this leads to instability in the processor when it gets to hot, and to fix this problem, more fans better heatsinks would be needed, more money there, AND.... most of all, Consumers HATE loud PCs, they like it when they even have to secong guess if the machine is on.
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Not to mention that in 90f summers, my athlon system makes my room 100f, forcing me to turn on the AC to reclaim my stability.
Back then when the p2, and p3s use to whip on AMD processors bad, intel already had the mhz standard up there. When the athlon was released, its when they added more IPC to the clocks, this in turn messed up how we figure out speed of a processor. And to add to that is the PR rating which is even more confusing, have you ever tried to explain this to someone? its nearly impossible, if you accomplish that, then try to explain it to someone whose english isnt that good... Since i live in new york city, its super diverse here, and its almost impossible.
Intel is a will always be the trusted brand, for home users. P4 quiet fan, RIMMs rock, intel chipset stable, .13 micron, also the ability to deliver.
What amd should of sat down, on the tv, watch intel commercials. There you will see what AMD is lacking, they should take a lesson on advertising and marketing instead of resorting to confusing bigger numbers.
You guys shouldn't bag on intel commercials, come on aliens use P4 processors, that has got to be advanced!! plus it sells, and AMD processors arent selling like intels are.
Also another thing to point out is AMD's earning is in the red now, even after they gain market share!! The price of an athlon is way toooo cheap!!