Pentium vs. AMD

tardboy21 · #1 5th January 2005, 02:13 AM

Which processor is better?

Uhlix · #2 5th January 2005, 02:25 AM

the poll should be broken down into classes...because a P3 and a P4 cant really compete agisnt each other and ofcourse the AMDs cant really compete agisnt themselfs...in most cases the newer technology will win.

anyways, i voted P4...i have it...i use it...it runs fine...nuff said =)

spizzak · #3 5th January 2005, 02:52 AM

AMD all the way, in general faster, more stable, and not to mention, cheaper. I use AMD and so do all my friends, runs great.

MrMichaelWill · #4 5th January 2005, 02:57 AM

Opteron should be on the list, and would be my clear favourite.

tajidinabd · #5 5th January 2005, 03:06 AM

yea i have to throw my hat in the ring for AMD 64 great running on my laptop. a good counter to intel's monopoly.

Uhlix · #6 5th January 2005, 03:19 AM

lol, i think it is funny how everyone calls the top company in a specific catagory a monopoly...just because they out sell/market everyone else.

I do have a AMD T-Bird 1ghz PC i use as a small file server/ web server. It is a very stable computer but it did run a little warm with the factory heatsink, so i bought a better one and havnt had any problems since.

I am in the process of getting a new PC set up, i have looked all around and i looked into AMD because everyone boast about how much cheaper they are. But i found them to be more then the P4s were bang for buck, perhaps i was just looking at the wrong places (mostly newegg.com). Would love to see some prices that you guys have (not meaning that in a negative way) because i cant find anything cheap when it comes to processors i want.

Woad_Warrior · #7 5th January 2005, 03:22 AM

i don't have one yet, but i'd have to go with the amd 64. as far as the various cpu's available on the market, the amd chips always deliver the best bang for your $. the only wintel chips i have are in older boxes i got for free. if i'm shelling out the $, then i go for the best amd i can afford. (this may change in the future if someone puts out a chip with a better price/performance ratio.)

Uhlix · #8 5th January 2005, 03:28 AM

for example AMD that cost $150 and has 1ghz less then this INTEL so for 30 more $$$ i get 1ghz more a higher FSB and more l2 catch.

do the AMDs run diffrently? Like there chip with less ghz will perform better then an intel chicp with the same amount?

tajidinabd · #9 5th January 2005, 03:29 AM

well its fine im just stating my opinion about intel alright trying to take a snipe at what i had to say AMD all the way !!!!!!!!!!

Uhlix · #10 5th January 2005, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by okplayer02

well its fine im just stating my opinion about intel alright trying to take a snipe at what i had to say AMD all the way !!!!!!!!!!

no not really...as i am not some die hard intel fan or anything...i have both AMD and intel based PCs. So i wasnt taking a shot about you saying you liked AMD....just about your unsupported monoply comment.

tajidinabd · #11 5th January 2005, 03:35 AM

eh whatever just my opinion. peace

Quantum Skyline · #12 5th January 2005, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uhlix

for example AMD that cost $150 and has 1ghz less then this INTEL so for 30 more $$$ i get 1ghz more a higher FSB and more l2 catch.

do the AMDs run diffrently? Like there chip with less ghz will perform better then an intel chicp with the same amount?

The cores are significantly different. The days where you could compare AMD to Intel based on clock speed are long gone. Check the benchmarks for that.

jimispier · #13 5th January 2005, 03:43 AM

I only voted intel cause most progs are writen for it..
However, I've have used both for years and it really depends on what the machine will be used for...

Office and Business - Intel
Home - AMD

Uhlix · #14 5th January 2005, 03:56 AM

i was checking out this site and it seems they were all neck in neck in most test cept one where amd blew intel away, imma have to check out some more AMD chips. =) i knew not to really compare them by clock speed, but i just thought a whole gigahert more was alot.

james_in_denver · #15 5th January 2005, 04:47 AM

Um....

AMD,???

1) It's my experience that at the same clock speed, they blow the doors off of Intel's processors.

2) Bang for the buck?, again, my experience is that at the middle tier of processors, AMD again wins hands down.

3) Customer service. I had a problem with a system last year, called AMD, (expired warranty ;( ). They said they would still honor it anyway with a slight slower processor {). I sent in a couple of barcodes from other system's I'd purchased in the previous couple of months, and lo and behold, they upped my replacement quite a bit!!!

!!! I was VERY impressed.