Intel's secret weapon.

[Martin Marvinski]

The problem with the Itanium is that it is very expensive, and runs 32bit apps very poorly. When they heard about AMD's Hammer effort they became very nervous because they had already spent a billion dollars and several years in developing the Itanium. The Itanium was very difficult for them to produce and they are a couple of years behind schedule. AMD is going to really make a big splash when they release their Hammer products. I :love: Microsoft and :bob:

[Not Active]

I haven't own an Intel based box since my first 486 (5 years?). I haven't had a lick of problems with any of my current 6 systems and with the money I saved I got components to go with them.

[Bart]

Intel. Chipset problems with AMD can hurt your pocket. e.g. installing a USB modem for ADSL (UK-Green Animal from Alcatel)!!! Personal Experience!! bart bart

[Giles]

I'm an AMD man. Fast and cheap, and can be overclocked.... Giles

[Simon Walton]

Me too, been happy with my AMD CPU's since my first K6. Simon "Does the room have a CView?" Sonork ID 100.10024

[Jon Sagara]

Use 'em both, like 'em both. :) Jon Sagara What about :bob:?

[ISIS55]

Here Intel has somewhat of a monopoly over processors. Only bad people with big rain coats who hang around dark allies sell AMD's here. And sometimes they are out of stock but still open their coats just to flash folks. Personally, among all the billion computers I've seen so far, only 2 didn't have Intel Inside. The first had AMD and the other was a Commodor 64 ;P Isaac Sasson, Small time programmer - complainer at large.

[HintiFlo]

Oh my godness!!!!!!!! I killed my monitor when I tried to shoot the Mircosoft-logo in your message! Don't post f**k like this anymore! (I mean the logo, not the info) mfg HintiFlo

[Todd Smith]

Intel because they are faster and your mobo choices for AMD are poor. VIA chipsets are terrible.

Todd Smith

[Daniel Ferguson]

Isaac Sasson wrote: Only bad people with big rain coats who hang around dark allies sell AMD's here. Psssst! Wanna buy Linux, an AMD processor or a gram of dope kiddies? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: (In case you can't tell, I'm being sarcastic) "The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants." - Omar Bradley

[Todd C Wilson]

After the problems I've had with this one? (chipset, heat, cpu dies) You can bet this is my last time with AMD! Intel may cost more, but I've got two Pentium Pro systems I bought brand new years ago that I've never had to jerk around with once. Can't say that for my 6 month old AMD system. Si hoc Legere Scis Nimium Eruditionis Habes

[Giles]

Simon Walton wrote: "Does the room have a CView?" Funny, my great great uncle wrote abut a Room with a View. Giles

[Erik Funkenbusch]

Indeed. AMD processors themselves aren't too bad, but the chipsets that support them tend to be a little worse than their intel counterparts, and the drivers tend to be VERY unstable. They're constantly changing them, while Intel drivers tend to stay pretty stationary. Also, Intel chips have thermal regulators, while AMD chips don't. It does have a thermal diode which can allow a chipset to throttle the chip back and reduce heat, but almost no motherboards use the feature. -- Where are we going? And why am I in this handbasket?