AMD v INTEL

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Right this I'm expecting to be a short thread, and get my argument shot dowm pretty quicky

 

But Intel CPU's at the moment are better than the AMD cpu designs for processing, I wont argue that, however.....

 

The AMD AM2, AM2+ Socket compatibility and the AM3 Socket's Compatibility with AM2+, No versa on that but cant have everything, means

 

If you have a AM2 CPU, and an AM2 Motherboard you can upgrade the CPU to a AM2+ and keep your old motherboard.

 

you then have the option of upgrading your motherboard to AM3 Socket spec while keeping your AM2+ CPU

 

and hopefully when the next generation of AMD CPU's arrive they will fit into AM3+ sockets ??

 

or if not you can still upgrade the CPU to AM3 socket

 

for this reason AMD seems to have given people like me with small wallets an affordable upgrade path.

 

where as with the Intel route I can't find one, and thus my argument is that on a tight budget for upgading AMD blow Intel out the water. :eek:

[Dalo Harkin]

Well - nice arguments for :D

 

No one starts out now with an AMD board - we always advise Intel, AMD sockets and Intel soclets do not move as fast as they used to.

 

AMD around the time of socket 754 could not be shifted, untill the 775 from Intel - which BLEW everything AMD had to offer at it out of the water and it still does anyone have an AM3 they want to Benchmark against my Quad?

 

And Intel now have the 1366 (i7 for anyone baffled with the numbers :D)

 

Well lets be honest there are always 'fanboys' for both Manufacturers - I used to be with AMD and they lost me at socket 939 when I went over to the darkside of the 775.

 

Anyone looking to build a budget system or a full blown gaming rig need look no further than socket 775 can you say the same for AMD :D

In cost and performance - you have no argument

 

Intel 1 AMD 0

 

Until AMD build GPU sockets onto a MOBO (this will happen people)

I will not be moving -

 

AMD have to concentrate on CPU and GPU

Intel only on CPU

 

I have said it from the beginning AMD buying ATI was a bad idea, the only time it will become a good idea is when GPU sockets on a MOBO happens and they will blow everyone away - BUT the technology is not there yet!

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OK said this was going to be short but 2 posts? anyway thanks for the info its has been noted :) but I want more so :)

 

AMD around the time of socket 754 could not be shifted, untill the 775 from Intel - which BLEW everything AMD had to offer at it out of the water and it still does anyone have an AM3 they want to Benchmark against my Quad?

I'll not Deny on a benchmark test, or any other test people have dreamed up to test a processors processing power, Intel will blow AMD out the water at the moment, but....

 

If you were to place two similar spec systems one AMD based and one Intel based next to each other, could you tell the difference?

 

Yes the Intel system would be fractionally faster when transcoding audio,video files, but when running Applications/Software would there be any discernible difference?

 

Well lets be honest there are always 'fanboys' for both Manufacturers - I used to be with AMD and they lost me at socket 939 when I went over to the darkside of the 775.

I'll not argue that just say that if I could have I would have gone the Intel route and would recommend anyone else that if they could afford it to do the same.

 

Anyone looking to build a budget system or a full blown gaming rig need look no further than socket 775 can you say the same for AMD :D

In cost and performance - you have no argument

I'm not sure if your agreeing or disagreeing with my point here? but when I put my system together to go the Intel route added a fraction more than £100 to the cost and the final clincher was my upgrade argument, that the AMD route offered me separate Motherboard, and CPU upgrade times,

 

that is to say that hopefully Jan 010 hopefully will be able to upgrade my CPU to a quad core or 2 X Dual and then upgrade the Motherboard towards the end of the year.

 

I did not see this option on the Intel route, and if I had of gone the 775 socket then to go to a i7 CPU would mean a new motherboard with a 1366 socket?

 

So to me if you want to build a system, and leave it as is save your pennies and at a later date build a new system Intel wins

 

but if you want to build a system and at a later date upgrade that same system on a budget then AMD wins

 

Until AMD build GPU sockets onto a MOBO (this will happen people)

I will not be moving -

 

AMD have to concentrate on CPU and GPU

Intel only on CPU

 

I have said it from the beginning AMD buying ATI was a bad idea, the only time it will become a good idea is when GPU sockets on a MOBO happens and they will blow everyone away - BUT the technology is not there yet!

Hmmm interesting statements and concept if they can do it a Motherboard with a GPU socket and a possible GPU RAM slot, I need to research this more before comment