AMD or Intel? Your thoughts?

[Nookieaki]

Well, it's been atleast 6+ years since I build my last computer. I was running an Athlon XP 2800 with 1.5gb of ram. That was then.



Fast forward 6 years and now we have dual core/quad core and even six core processors. I was leaning towards an AMD Phenom II 3.1GHZ Dual Core processor, I can't afford anything close to that i5 or i7 of intel's equivalent chip.


I'm just curious, what chipset are you guys running and why? Thanks in advance!

[HK4113]

AMD. Because you get the best bang for your buck.

[bombadillo]

I've had AMD for the last 9 years and they've been nothing but awesome to me. I have heard that Intel offers better products yada yada yada... But AMD has never failed me yet and I get WAY more for the money so I'm gonna stick with them for now until they prove me otherwise.

[The Fugitive]

AMD. My current one is phenom ll x4 920 2.8. I play games mostly. Can't wait for Fusion.

[StephenhDMRS]

For $200 bucks I got one of the fastest processors the Core I-5. Hands down beats everything amd has to offer. I put together a computer for $800 bucks and I can play any and all games(which is what I mainly do and it's also a home theater computer and music player). Amd is great if your on a budget. Intel is seriously only a few bucks more. This can all be put into our gun comparison. Go cheap for your guns? or spend a bit more and get quality. Neither will fail most likely. One is cheap and you get a lot less for it. I do a lot of computer intensive programs and things so I need it to run efficiently. If I didn't, AMD is fine.

[nick]

There was a time when I would've recommended AMDs, but these days they just can't compete with Intel's offerings. AMD has some serious catching up to do.

When you're deciding on a CPU, and you plan to run Windows 7, make sure it's the CPU with VT.

[patriot_man]

Intel.. AMD is way too far behind.

[NaughtyMonkey]

My honest opinion is, Its mainly up to you, Intels seem to run faster and be able to process better. But AMD's seem to be alot cheaper. What I would do, is figure out how much you want to spend, lets use $150 for an example, look up all the processors that are in that price range and then pick which would work best for you, rather it be games or video editing, etc.

[thevic]

i use a nuero-net processor. its a learning computer.


besides that AMD all the way

[JimmyD]

what will it be used for? if you want the best, Intel
if you want budget performance, AMD
considering CPU prices only, i think price per performance between AMD and Intel are roughly the same up until the AMD Phenom II X3 710/720s (probably the best bang for buck CPU). AMD motherboards are also a little bit cheaper which would then give it the edge price/performance-wise

[bigmike82]

Glock or HK?

I prefer Intel.

[Brianguy]

I was all about AMD and I even went to some fanboy thing in Industry way back in the day but AMD is slipping lately. If you need a workhorse at a good price get the 6 core amd. If you want to game get an intel.

[JDay]

AMD. Because you get the best bang for your buck.

Intel is worth the premium if you need the speed, i.e. databases, transcoding, 3d rendering, etc.

[Nookieaki]

Ok, to be totally honest with you guys. The REAL reason I'm upgrading is because of starcraft II.

Everyone is talking about quad core processors but I was told that dual core processors utilize the most( out of all ) programs out there and that quad core processors aren't necessarily faster because of all the extra cores. So pretty much these virtual core(s) aren't worth the money?

I was leaning towards the Phenom II Dual Core 3.1Ghz, because of it's speed vs price. I just want a system that can handle pretty much any game that's out there right now without costing more than my AR15.

[JDay]

There was a time when I would've recommended AMDs, but these days they just can't compete with Intel's offerings. AMD has some serious catching up to do.

When you're deciding on a CPU, and you plan to run Windows 7, make sure it's the CPU with VT.

The AMD processors that "compete" with intels all have VT. Although I wouldn't say they really compete since they fill a different market need (low cost gaming processors). The money you save buying an AMD you will also end up losing due to the higher power bill over time, you see, the Intel processors (i5, i7) shut off unused cores and use less power than the AMD CPUs.