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I've switch back and forth between Intel and AMD cpus for years.
Currently AMD has the best price/performance. All the graphics card makers try to keep the cards compatible with AMD and Intel. "Richard" wrote in message .. . Hi, I have always bought Intel before but now that AMD is at least as powerful that Intel but at a better price, I am thinking about getting AMD. Now I wonder, is there things that Intel can do that cannot be done with AMD? Is there a difference in the quality of Intel and AMD? Does AMD work with every computer components such as different makes such as all kinds of graphic cards? Does it can run any kind of softwares just as Intel? Thanks, Richard |
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"Richard" wrote in message .. . Hi, I have always bought Intel before but now that AMD is at least as powerful that Intel but at a better price, I am thinking about getting AMD. Now I wonder, is there things that Intel can do that cannot be done with AMD? Is there a difference in the quality of Intel and AMD? Does AMD work with every computer components such as different makes such as all kinds of graphic cards? Does it can run any kind of softwares just as Intel? Thanks, Richard A generalized consensus is this: AMD is better for gaming. Intel is better for video editing Both are equal in just about everything else. |
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AMD can run everything an Intell CPU can... AMD ic cheeper alittle
slower and they run hotter... Richard wrote: Hi, I have always bought Intel before but now that AMD is at least as powerful that Intel but at a better price, I am thinking about getting AMD. Now I wonder, is there things that Intel can do that cannot be done with AMD? Is there a difference in the quality of Intel and AMD? Does AMD work with every computer components such as different makes such as all kinds of graphic cards? Does it can run any kind of softwares just as Intel? Thanks, Richard |
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Chris Simpson wrote:
AMD can run everything an Intell CPU can... Correct AMD ic cheeper Price/Performance is better, yes. alittle slower In terms of what? They don't clock as high, but they run more per clock cycle. There's really little to choose. and they run hotter... Not really. Ben -- I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String... |
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To add to the other replies.
If the heatsink/fan fails on an AMD, it will most like 'fry' and be ruined. If the heatsink/fan fails on an Intel, it will most like just go into its 'Fail-Safe' type mode and run much slower, but not fry. "Richard" wrote in message .. . Hi, I have always bought Intel before but now that AMD is at least as powerful that Intel but at a better price, I am thinking about getting AMD. Now I wonder, is there things that Intel can do that cannot be done with AMD? Is there a difference in the quality of Intel and AMD? Does AMD work with every computer components such as different makes such as all kinds of graphic cards? Does it can run any kind of softwares just as Intel? Thanks, Richard |
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Buffalo wrote:
To add to the other replies. If the heatsink/fan fails on an AMD, it will most like 'fry' and be ruined. How can a heatsink fail? Besides, Asus boards for example come with CPU Overheat Protection (C.O.P.), as do most other boards, so unlikely to 'fry'. If the heatsink/fan fails on an Intel, it will most like just go into its 'Fail-Safe' type mode and run much slower, but not fry. No difference then... Ben -- I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String... |
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"Ben Pope" wrote in message ... Buffalo wrote: To add to the other replies. If the heatsink/fan fails on an AMD, it will most like 'fry' and be ruined. How can a heatsink fail? Besides, Asus boards for example come with CPU Overheat Protection (C.O.P.), as do most other boards, so unlikely to 'fry'. If the heatsink/fan fails on an Intel, it will most like just go into its 'Fail-Safe' type mode and run much slower, but not fry. No difference then... Ben -- I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String... If the heatsink comes off of a p4 will it continue to operate without going shibam, I think that's the big Q THG seems to think that it will throttle itself down fast enough when the HSF is removed so that no harm will come to it where the "Athlons" will just go psst. I THINK that the Opt's and A64's will have this "Throttle" feature added to them, so that will prove interesting. I was actually wondering if it was possible to throttle a system like that normally too, I leave my pc on overnight but its idle most of that time (keeping connections alive, ect) so I would love to turn my xp down to about 50mhz fsb when I go to bed, and shut the system fans off |
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Nystagmus wrote:
"Richard" wrote in message .. . Hi, I have always bought Intel before but now that AMD is at least as powerful that Intel but at a better price, I am thinking about getting AMD. Now I wonder, is there things that Intel can do that cannot be done with AMD? Is there a difference in the quality of Intel and AMD? Does AMD work with every computer components such as different makes such as all kinds of graphic cards? Does it can run any kind of softwares just as Intel? Thanks, Richard A generalized consensus is this: AMD is better for gaming. Intel is better for video editing Both are equal in just about everything else. Bingo and this is if you consider by price. The newest intels are OK at gaming too but you end up spending more money that could be used for a better video card so it's not a good idea. For video editing you can't buy an AMD that will equal even the lower end 800FSB P4's. -- Stacey |
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Ben Pope wrote:
Buffalo wrote: To add to the other replies. If the heatsink/fan fails on an AMD, it will most like 'fry' and be ruined. How can a heatsink fail? Like the fan stops turning.. Besides, Asus boards for example come with CPU Overheat Protection (C.O.P.), as do most other boards, so unlikely to 'fry'. Some do, some don't but you're right this isn't the issue it was before they started doing this and I wouldn't use an AMD system that didn't have some sort of fan/heat shutdown feature. It's not likely the heatsink will fall off so if they can turn the system off if the fan dies, that would save it. -- Stacey |
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 00:03:26 -0000, "rstlne" .@. wrote:
If the heatsink comes off of a p4 will it continue to operate without going shibam, I think that's the big Q THG seems to think that it will throttle itself down fast enough when the HSF is removed so that no harm will come to it where the "Athlons" will just go psst. Well, the simple fix to this problem is to not remove the heatsink from the CPU when the computer is powered on. I don't recall reading too many reports of people's heatsinks just falling off while they're using their computers. *´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·- Ratz O. Fratzo |
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