Is the Intel vs. AMD chip war back on?

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:58 am

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/ ... -on_1.html

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:20 am

Maybe this is why I've been stalling on upgrading?

eGo

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:52 pm

here is hoping!

ZYFER · Post by **ZYFER** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:27 am

Ready for War? Come on lads!

canton_kid · Post by **canton_kid** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:17 pm

See I had faith in AMD all along, I just built an AMD5200.

Top end stuff don't matter to me, I buy what's about $100. But if the war heats up again that's good as it will drive the high end stuff now down to the $100 range faster

Pikachu · Post by **Pikachu** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:05 pm

not just AMD vs Intel

don't forget

AMD vs Nvidia as well

Pikachu · Post by **Pikachu** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:32 am

Pikachu wrote:not just AMD vs Intel

don't forget

AMD vs Nvidia as well

I was so excited back then... amazing how core i7 is still whooping that ass. Also the geforce (insert number here) is still winning as well... but here's the new thing I've read up on...

Due to processor size, the smaller it gets, the longer it's shelf life to justify the smaller dies... Just hope AMD can win in guerrilla warfare!

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:32 pm

I think AMD is doing very well currently. They are very competitive as long as you aren't going for the top tier stuff. In fact, dollar for dollar, AMD is beating Intel & Nvidia. I still heartily recommend AMD for both processor & video. However, if you're an overclocker, then stick with Intel since they build a lot of leeway into their processors.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:39 pm

Actually AMD has very competitive products, especially in the server space. I just bought a Quad Core AMD server from Dell for my home office, and 2 more for a client. Bang for the buck when I compared the prices I got a lot more performance from an AMD server than the equivalent Intel server.

canton_kid · Post by **canton_kid** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:18 am

I never lost faith in AMD myself. I won't buy a top line CPU for top dollar ever again just to watch prices crash by half or so in less than a year.
I pick a price then look for the best bang for the money, normally what I can get for $100 roughly. I think AMD normally wins in that price range, anyway AMD is all I buy.

Been looking around for a cheap lappy for the kid for collage in a few weeks, first thing I look at is the CPU sticker, if it's Intel I just walk on by! If the sticker is AMD I look at other features on the lappy and price LOL

Don't ask me why I look at all though, not like I could buy one right now anyway!

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:41 am

went intel about 2 years ago but got a deal on a matx asus mb and X4 propus 620, the 4 core under 100 dollar new amd and excellent value, put it in the spare room

then I decided time to update my wife's 6600 rig so got an X4 BE 955 with gigabyte mb and very impressed

I updated my cpu from the E8400 to a Q9550 so the whole house was "quadded" and have to say the amd chips are about 2/3 the price or less

my sig rigs are from about 3 years ago, my last amd rigs until now!

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:37 pm

Despite the fact that I have an Intel rig myself (S775 has been so long lasting that it hasn't made sense to switch over), AMD has been impressing me with their Phenoms & their pricing. I think they are finally catching back up with Intel where it matters.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:53 pm

I've always stuck with Intel, especially their chipsets. They just seem to have less compatibility issues.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:08 pm

Odd, I've never had a compaitibility issue with AMD. In fact, they seem more receptive of oddball RAM if anything.