Intel or AMD?

PaperPlate · 10-03-2002, 03:08 PM

I'm sure it's been done before but...

bigben2k · 10-03-2002, 03:11 PM

It isn't that simple.

Intels will be used for mission critical apps. AMD serves the hobbiest very well, with its low price/performance ratio.

If you're asking what we're using, I have to vote Intel, 'cause that's what I'm stuck with right now.

Vector86 · 10-03-2002, 06:11 PM

AMD ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...yeah u know it!

RedTalon19 · 10-03-2002, 11:20 PM

my main rig has and always will be AMD.

several side rigs are Intel btw

mobuis · 10-04-2002, 02:15 PM

w00h00 g0 AMD w00t xp 2800+ beats intel 2.8ghz to bad its not out yet:-/

phreenet · 10-04-2002, 03:32 PM

I personally like all my Intel machines

Puzzdre · 10-04-2002, 05:23 PM

I had cyrix, intel and amd. last two rigs amd based.

think that I'll stick to amd...

nexxo · 10-04-2002, 05:58 PM

Decisions, decisions... Intels have better housing (with built-in heat spreader), and are faster at integer and some multimedia operations, but they are more expensive; moreover, relatively speaking (i.e. if clock rates were the same) they do not actually perform better than P III's... They used to run cooler but now AMD has gone Thoroughbred temps are roughly comparable.

Intels throttle back to prevent overheating; a neat feature but it does not actually inform you when it does. So you may think you're pushing it further and further, overclocking the hell out of it while in fact it has been throttling back to keep from overheating...

AMD's are better at floating point operations. The die lacks a heat spreader, is more fragile and you need a shim to mount a substantial block on it. It gives more bang for your buck and temperature, compared to a P4, is not such an issue now. There is no overheating protection although some new motherboards incorporate a throttle-back feature for you. Athlons incorporate an internal temp sensor (like a P4) but few mobos use it.

For dual processing AMD offers the most practical home user solution; Xeons are expensive and although Hyperthreading is sweet (effectively giving you four processors) Xeon Mobo's hardly fit inside an ATX case (except the Tyan Thunder 5700i, but that doesn't have AGP-- darn!) and you need server software to use hyperthreading. Moreover the somewhat extra bang does not justify the mucho buck, really.

Can O' Beans · 10-06-2002, 01:34 AM

I went from:

Intel 486sx/25 -> 2x 366 celery -> 750 Athlon -> 950 Athlon

I just bought a Pentium 4 1.6A brand new - wanna see what this guy can do!~!!

I'd go with Intel for any more purchases right now.

GOVNER_T.S.Y · 10-06-2002, 06:24 AM

i have at this time three computers all intel inside, the weekest is p-133 ,much stornger p3-667 MHZ that went bad (stoped working ) i intend to upgrade to p4-1500 , in addition i own another p3-866MHZ , but dont get me wrong i am not fond of intel ,i alwayes wanted amd since i'm pure man and couldent afford my own computer i alwayes maneged to reply some ones else computer~!

GOVNER_T.S.Y

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10-03-2002, 03:08 PM	#1
PaperPlate Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 19	Intel or AMD? I'm sure it's been done before but...

10-03-2002, 03:11 PM	#2
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	It isn't that simple. Intels will be used for mission critical apps. AMD serves the hobbiest very well, with its low price/performance ratio. If you're asking what we're using, I have to vote Intel, 'cause that's what I'm stuck with right now. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

10-03-2002, 11:20 PM	#4
RedTalon19 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: PA Posts: 96	my main rig has and always will be AMD. several side rigs are Intel btw __________________ i am myself not anybody else and thats who i am and not who you are so dont be like me because i am myself.

10-04-2002, 03:32 PM	#6
phreenet Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Gloucester, Virginia Posts: 356	I personally like all my Intel machines __________________ Dual Pentium!!! 933@1107 Liquid Cooled.

10-03-2002, 06:11 PM	#3
Vector86 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KANSAS "it's not just cows"! Posts: 211	AMD ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...yeah u know it!

10-04-2002, 02:15 PM	#5
mobuis Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: michigan Posts: 48	w00h00 g0 AMD w00t xp 2800+ beats intel 2.8ghz to bad its not out yet:-/

10-04-2002, 05:23 PM	#7
Puzzdre Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 969	I had cyrix, intel and amd. last two rigs amd based. think that I'll stick to amd... __________________ 'Out of cheese error... ...please reboot the universe (press the GBL to continue)'

10-04-2002, 05:58 PM	#8
nexxo Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brimingham, UK Posts: 385	Decisions, decisions... Intels have better housing (with built-in heat spreader), and are faster at integer and some multimedia operations, but they are more expensive; moreover, relatively speaking (i.e. if clock rates were the same) they do not actually perform better than P III's... They used to run cooler but now AMD has gone Thoroughbred temps are roughly comparable. Intels throttle back to prevent overheating; a neat feature but it does not actually inform you when it does. So you may think you're pushing it further and further, overclocking the hell out of it while in fact it has been throttling back to keep from overheating... AMD's are better at floating point operations. The die lacks a heat spreader, is more fragile and you need a shim to mount a substantial block on it. It gives more bang for your buck and temperature, compared to a P4, is not such an issue now. There is no overheating protection although some new motherboards incorporate a throttle-back feature for you. Athlons incorporate an internal temp sensor (like a P4) but few mobos use it. For dual processing AMD offers the most practical home user solution; Xeons are expensive and although Hyperthreading is sweet (effectively giving you four processors) Xeon Mobo's hardly fit inside an ATX case (except the Tyan Thunder 5700i, but that doesn't have AGP-- darn!) and you need server software to use hyperthreading. Moreover the somewhat extra bang does not justify the mucho buck, really. __________________ "There is a thin line between magic and madness"

10-06-2002, 01:34 AM	#9
Can O' Beans Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pa - USA Posts: 264	I went from: Intel 486sx/25 -> 2x 366 celery -> 750 Athlon -> 950 Athlon I just bought a Pentium 4 1.6A brand new - wanna see what this guy can do!~!! I'd go with Intel for any more purchases right now.

10-06-2002, 06:24 AM	#10
GOVNER_T.S.Y Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: isreal Posts: 4	i have at this time three computers all intel inside, the weekest is p-133 ,much stornger p3-667 MHZ that went bad (stoped working ) i intend to upgrade to p4-1500 , in addition i own another p3-866MHZ , but dont get me wrong i am not fond of intel ,i alwayes wanted amd since i'm pure man and couldent afford my own computer i alwayes maneged to reply some ones else computer~! GOVNER_T.S.Y

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