Originally posted by: MDme
UPDATED TOTALS
45.4% or 15/33 responders will get a conroe for their next build
45.4% or 15/33 will get an AM2/X2?opty system
9% or 3/33 actually will get either depending on different factors (price, perf, availability...)
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30.9% (13/42) are AMD users keeping AMD for their next upgrade most of which are single core to X2 upgrades
14.3% (6/42) are Intel users staying with Intel (usually P4's going conroe)
14.3% (6/42) are AMD users going for an Intel setup (A64/opty going conroe)
9.5% (4/42) are Intel users switching to AMD (P3/4 to X2/opty)
4.7% (2/42) are AMD users who may wind up getting either X2 or Conroe
the remaining 26.2% (11/42) have no plans to upgrade soon (usually X2/Opty users)
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Based on these totals, it seems:
62% (13/21) of current AMD users plan to stay with AMD (citing mainly price and somewhat some brand loyalty)
28.6% (6/21) of current AMD users plan to go Intel this time.
the remaining 9.5% (2/21) will go for whatever is better at the time (citing price, perf, avail)
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60% (6/10) of intel users will stay with intel
40% (4/10) of intel users will jump to AMD (I would've thought that they would stay with intel esp with conroe)
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I'll try to update the results and see the continuing opinion here at AT especially as the reviews and roadmaps are updated.
Keep your responses flowing. Please include current system and upgrade plans.
Please include CURRENT system.
Thanks for doing the math MDme...
"I would've thought that they would stay with intel esp with conroe"
Actually, it looks like AMD will be a better buy...at least for the next several months.
When the price drops happen, you'll be able to get an AM2 X2 3800+ with an Asus M2NPV-VM board combo for ~$250 or less...
Not great for overclocking more than 300-400 MHz or so...but with NVidia 6500 built in, raid 0/1/5/10, 3 video outputs (VGA, DVI, and HDTV), HD Audio, Firewire, USB2, S/PDIF, etc..., it has every whistle and bell you'll need.
If Conroe is even in slightly tight supply, you're going to pay almost that much for the cheapest CPU (E6300) alone...and the X2 3800+ will probably be faster (1.86 Ghz vs 2 GHz).
I'm not quite as familiar with the Conroe-ready platforms, but I haven't been able to find one that matches the features of the M2NPV-VM in a low price point yet (Intel Fans, please stick your hands up if you know of one...).