Intel or AMD? (LOL)

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Originally posted by: Socrilles

Originally posted by: carlosd

Originally posted by: Socrilles
I love the too hot too slow too much money BS:

too hot
4 years ago AMD chips were running hotter and required more power the .18 micron Socket A days but people stuck with those chips (as did I) because they performed better stop throwing the heat argument out there its a load of crap.

Never as hot and power hungry as the preshots (the most power hungry socket A CPU was only 70W!), besides they were very dirty dirty dirty cheap! , you could buy an athlon 1200 for less money than a PIII 800, not to tell the huge difference in performance or could buy a P4 1.4 for double price, but crappy performance for the money, conclusion, price/performance unbeateable!

Originally posted by: Socrilles
too slow
If your not gaming as mentioned earlier, AMD and intel chips perform neck and neck in almost all applications, and in nearly none of them will you be able to appreciate an advantage with either chip.

Maybe, it's still painful to pay more for less performace, even if the advantage is small and also get a ****** hot chip!

Originally posted by: Socrilles
Too much money - have you heard of Dell?

Hell sucks.

Originally posted by: Socrilles
Post something that can outperform the above at a similar cost (and don't forget the intangibles keyboard, mouse, PSU, legal OS, that came with the Dell).

I am selling my whole system for 500USD (which by the way whips yours). Got ya! all the parts have 3 year of unlimited warranty from the retailers.:laugh:

Yah your system is really available nationwide to everybody.....and I'm sure you only paid $500 USD for it new, oh wait and of course this system you haven't posted the specs for (unless its in your sig which would make you a complete idiot for selling it at that price) would surely dominate mine and thats why your posting the specs -- yah you sure got me

The challenge stands any takers???? oh yah and its the price you paid for the NEW system that would be WIDELY available to people. Good Luck

PS I can't wait to hear your response about how your system is better it will only further proove a point I haven't made yet

Well, the above includes an associates discount (which ISN'T widely available), but I'll try...

Operating System Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition edit
Processor AMD Sempron(TM) 3200+ (1.8GHz / 256KB L2 cache) edit
Memory 512MB DDR-400MHz dual channel SDRAM (2x256) edit
Hard Drive 160GB 7200 rpm SATA Hard Drive edit
Primary CD/DVD Drive Double Layer 16X max. DVD +/-R/RW drive edit
Front Productivity Ports 2 USB 2.0, 1 FireWire IEEE 1394 ports edit
Graphics Card Integrated ATI Radeon Xpress HyperMemory edit
Sound Card Integrated 5.1 Capable Sound w/ front audio ports edit
Keyboard and Mouse HP Keyboard, HP Scroller Mouse edit
Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works 8.0/Money 2006/MSN Encarta Plus edit
Monitors HP vs17c 17" LCD Flat-Panel Monitor edit

$659 from HP...

 

[Socrilles]

sorry man your system isn't even close:

Processor you have a sempron at 1.8 ghz, with the ATI xpress chipset you can OC it 10% to 1.98 ghz it will not perform anywhere near the p4 with 2 mb L2 cahce at 4 ghz in almost any application
you have 512 mb of DDR 200 fsb, I have 2.5 Gb of ram at 266 fsb
I have both a DVD burner and a DVD rom
you have a built in video card, I have an x800

at every single component my system outperforms yours and at less money even when I include the ultra sharp 17" as I was easily able to sell the other monitor at $150.

Even the original system that cost me $660 was better
p4 3 ghz better then sempron 1.8 ghz
x300 SE better than integrated graphics
512 mb ddr2 533 fsb better than 512 mb ddr at 200 fsb (arguable due to latencies but the ddr2 will definitely givve better bandwith)
DVD burner and DVD rom better than DVD burner alone
2 17" LCDs better than 1 17" LCD

The only AMD system that has a chance of coming close is the one offered at Compusa earlieer this year, but even that system if you upgraded to similar components would've cost more