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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: eagleclaw on November 14, 2004, 07:53:48 pm

Title: What computer processor do you like?
Post by: eagleclaw on November 14, 2004, 07:53:48 pm
AMD or INTEL
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Post by: MatthewPapa on November 14, 2004, 07:55:05 pm
AMD all the way baby.
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Post by: Taristin on November 14, 2004, 07:58:59 pm
AMD

Intel can lick my size 24 hoof.
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Post by: GoulMeister on November 14, 2004, 08:04:36 pm
AMD rocks the boat, but they should actually tell us the processor speeds as well as the intel comparrison.
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Post by: Taristin on November 14, 2004, 08:10:20 pm
My 2800+ tends to fluctuate it's speeds... It's been 1.9 Ghz, and it's been 2.4 Ghz... I dunno what it is now... I haven't paid any attention to it once it started to level out at 2.4... >.>


Edit: Just checked, it's at 2.088 Ghz... Not bad.
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Post by: Grey Wolf on November 14, 2004, 08:42:53 pm
As Intel just stopped giving actualy processor speeds, AMD isn't likely to start advertising MHz again. As for the processor I favor, it'd have to be the Athlon 64 line. Especially the 939 variants.

Raa: There is something seriously wrong with your computer. The 2800+ should be either at 2.25 or 2.08, depending on whether it's a Thouroughbred or a Barton. But 1.9 and 2.4 are just not right...
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Post by: Taristin on November 14, 2004, 08:49:34 pm
No, I editted the post, I guess you missed it, i's at 2.08 now. It was fluctuating the first few days I had it in, but it's been good ever since.
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Post by: Nuke on November 14, 2004, 08:51:36 pm
yea im gonna go amd next time. intel needs to be smaked arount abit wtith about a foot and a half of inch thick rebar. there proccessors were good 2 years ago, but its like they havent came up with anything new.  i dont get amd's naming conventions though. its totally alien to me.
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Post by: Grey Wolf on November 14, 2004, 08:53:53 pm
AMD naming conventions are supposedly based around comparitive performance to the old Tbird core, but really compares to the Intel line, whereas Intel's new naming convention is just random numbers.
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Post by: MatthewPapa on November 14, 2004, 09:18:39 pm
Yea, when I first started using Athlons I made a noobish assumption. I thought that a 2800+ meant 2.8 Ghz. I was pretty disappointed at first until I realized how versatile Athlon is and how well can be overclocked.
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Post by: Thorn on November 14, 2004, 11:45:03 pm
I like whatever one I can get for the least amount of money.
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Post by: Nix on November 15, 2004, 01:22:37 am
I just barely upgraded from an Athlon XP 1700+ to an Athlon 64 3000+ and the performance is great as of now - 32 bit mode.  Some preliminary 64Bit tests I've done havent been phenominal, but then again I'm using XP 64bit pre release with all beta versions of drivers for my devices, as the dang OS isnt even finished yet.
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Post by: Fury on November 15, 2004, 01:57:17 am
Athlon 64, no competition here. Well maybe except Semprons which are A64's without 64-bit capability. Makes excellent low-end CPU.

It will be interesting to see both AMD's and Intel's dual core solutions in the near future. :)
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Post by: Clave on November 15, 2004, 03:03:57 am
IBM :D

http://www.apple.com/uk/g5processor/
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Post by: Setekh on November 15, 2004, 03:38:46 am
AMD on my laptop. ;)
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Post by: karajorma on November 15, 2004, 03:46:50 am
AMD on every PC I've ever built.
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Post by: aldo_14 on November 15, 2004, 03:52:48 am
AMD

Simply better value for money & performance.
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Post by: GoulMeister on November 15, 2004, 05:59:32 am
me want G5, but will it only come out for apples?
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Post by: aldo_14 on November 15, 2004, 06:06:31 am
Yes' it's not a PC-compatible architecture (RISC, whereas as AMD/Intel desktops are CISC IIRC)
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Post by: mitac on November 15, 2004, 07:20:39 am
AMD Duron with Applebred (T-Bred B)-Core. Originally clocked at 1400 with 133 FSB, running just fine at 1800/200 FSB. :)

I've been running AMD processors for like eight years, and that won't change for a while. Intel CPUs cost too much and create too much heat.
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Post by: IceFire on November 15, 2004, 01:05:13 pm
AMD 2700+, my first AMD...I'm VERY pleased with it.