Originally posted by: renierh
Originally posted by: Markfw900
You mean like the chipsets they just recalled ? I realize you did say "tend to give you less" but even that is not correct IMO. The only bad chipsets I have seen, are ALI and one or two VIA sets. I usually Prefer ATI for video, but they make a GREAT chipset, AND their latest video cards rock ! I also have a SCSI controller card that I paid quite a bit for (SRCU21 or something like that) and come to find out it is designed to ONLY work with an Intel chipset motherboard ! That is crap ! like getting a Dell, and you can only have a Dell PSU to power it. Oh, wait, they think like Intel, because they are in bed together ??
personally, i don't care who's in bed with who. for all I care all of them can jump in bed together and have themselves a technology-gangbang, as long as they make parts that actually work together!
all I'm saying is that there are not just reasons to buy AMD, there are reasons to buy Intel as well. granted, nowadays, the AMD pro's seem to be bigger then the cons for most people, but just because i happen to belong to the other group doesn't make me an idiot, or worse: a narrow minded techno-racist.
I simply prefer the "feel" of an intel CPU with an Intel chipset to the AMD stuff. for what I do with my rig (development, Photoshop, and office stuff) I simply want the most compatible, standardized machine possible. this is what i have now:
-Intel P IV 3,0 Ghz Northwood
- Asus P4C800 I875P
- 1024 MB Twinmos PC3200
- Asus 9600XT
- Maxtor 160 GB SATA
-Antec SLK3700AMB
and it is suits my needs perfectly.stable as a rock, very cool, is faster then I am. so who are you to tell me i should've gone with AMD?
You do realise that all the CPU's are standardised, yes?
Be it for certain "things". Intel and AMD make standardised 686(?) CPU's that conform to that instruction set.
AMD not only supports the standard x86 instructions, but also SSE and SSE2 (not SSE3 because that it mainly, IIRC, to do with Intels' HT), but they also support 64bit enhancements, so if you want compatability/standardization, they are both as good as each other for currect stuff (they HAVE to be as they conform to the same standards), but AMD also currently conforms to future standards (although Intel will be coming out with their OWN, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT version IIRC, of 64 bit enhancements, after AMD, so they are not conforming to the already "set" standard.
Many people choose AMD because either:
a) they want something cheaper than Intel, so they chose AMD XP line, as it offers similar performance at a lower price
b) they want something faster than Intel, so they choose AMD-64 as it offers better performance at a smiliar price.
I have never had an issue with either of my 2 AMD machines, besides a crappy power supply and crappy generic RAM. Those 2 things have nothing to do with AMD or Intel, but my own choice of budget components.