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I am intel celeron 333mhz user.., I recently decided to buy a new
computer. The system is most propably going to be used to run linux
and do some serious programming. May be a little bit of games, movies and
multimedia can also be thoght of in the Things-to-do list. I was
thinking of buying an AMD64 3ghz based computer. But my friends are
advicing me to go for an Intel pentium 2.8 HT system. They argue that
AMD is unreliable and overheating of the cpu is very common. They said
that for saving money i must not compramise on reliablity and
performance in the long run.
What should i buy: an intel based system or an AMD?

Tell your friends they are full of ****. I have been running AMD chips for
years, and have had zero problems. While it is true that AMD's run hotter,
its very easy to keep them cool. It means just add a case fan or two, and
you're good to go (most Intel systems rely on only a CPU fan and the fan
in the powersupply, which I dont like running on any system, no matter who
makes it). As far as over heating, would they care to explain my AMD64
2800+ sitting right here at a cool 102 Fahrenheit (and the hottest it's
ever been was 116 degrees under a full continuous workload), while I had a
P2 450 overheat, and destroy the motherboard, video card, DVD drive,
CD-RW, and sound card? I've yet to have a AMD chip overheat. They are
just Intel Fanboys giving you some FUD.