AMD or Intel?

[Simfan147]

Is there any advantage to using one or the other? Does one work better on Linux?

I'm making a cheap computer to run Smoothwall and just wanted to see.

 

[thepizzaman]

if you want cheap..... AMD..... and right now they are doing reasonable well for $ for performance...... but if you just like blowing money.... intel... haha but amd will get you the performance you want :D

 

[Martee]

Hello Simfan,

AMD was good as the gaming CPU once, right now the Intel is the way to go. Intel outperforms AMD and at the same time saves energy. In games the more important is good graphic card. Take decent card from Nvidia or ATI.

 

[thepizzaman]

no intel doesn't in all cases..... the Phenom II 965 out preforms the I7 920 in games.....

 

[archie123]

if your looking for a reasonably priced mid range all rounder the Core i5 750 Intel is now on general retail release , look it up ive just a built a system for a friend incorporating one of these and its a good performer.......he wont let me overclock it though the spoil sport , ill have to wait to find somebody more gullible ..........

 

[z3r010]

If your just running smoothwall then all you want is the cheapest chip you can find, forget about whats better, for smoothwall it would make no difference.

 

[Simfan147]

They are both the same price. I was just wondering if there was an advantage.

 

[thepizzaman]

um...... the people at AMD arn't crooks

 

[calhounhusker]

If your just running smoothwall then all you want is the cheapest chip you can find, forget about whats better, for smoothwall it would make no difference.

x2. In all reality, find an old Pentium III to run smoothwall. As long as the computer turns on, it will run it just as well as anything else.

 

[wwoods]

um...... the people at AMD arn't crooks

Correct, most of them are not competent enough to be crooks, or make a good cpu for that matter.

 

[thepizzaman]

um...... the people at AMD arn't crooks

Correct, most of them are not competent enough to be crooks, or make a good cpu for that matter.

oh their cpu's are plenty good...... they just know how to not make the good ones cost you a fortune

 

[Frostmourne]

As of right now, AMD cpu's are pointless. Intel are faster and provider better performance than a broken X2 550 or 250 or quad core.. Go for an Intel E5200.

 

[thepizzaman]

they are not pointless........ they may be just a tad slower than your E8400...... (not your E5200... your dreamin dude) but there is a $100 price difference between the two.....
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2009-desktop-cpu-charts/AVG-Anti-Virus-8.5.287,1381.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2009-desktop-cpu-charts/benchmarks,60.html

 

[Frostmourne]

they are not pointless........ they may be just a tad slower than your E8400...... (not your E5200... your dreamin dude) but there is a $100 price difference between the two.....
Charts, benchmarks 2009 Desktop CPU Charts, AVG Anti-Virus 8.5.287

Benchmarks 2009 Desktop CPU Charts

I was recommending the E5200. I never buy budget processors, and AMD cpu's choke on current games even at 1900x1200. They don't overclock well ether.

 

[thepizzaman]

they Phenom II 965 doesn't overclock well? i mean..... pulling a whole ghz overclock on air? thats not overclocking well? and pullin 2+ on watercooling? thats not overclocking well? what are you lookin at? stuff from 2002?

 

[Frostmourne]

they Phenom II 965 doesn't overclock well? i mean..... pulling a whole ghz overclock on air? thats not overclocking well? and pullin 2+ on watercooling? thats not overclocking well? what are you lookin at? stuff from 2002?

It doesn't make much of a diffierence either.

 

[Everlong]

they Phenom II 965 doesn't overclock well? i mean..... pulling a whole ghz overclock on air? thats not overclocking well? and pullin 2+ on watercooling? thats not overclocking well? what are you lookin at? stuff from 2002?

Well it's nothing new lol.

 

[thepizzaman]

you people are crazy

 

[skunksmash]

AMD's chips are a lot better clockers now, but you still cant compare the two....

intel's ''core2'' architecture is leaps & bounds ahead of AMD's, clock for clock intel still overpower AMD wherever you look.

& lets not even get started on ''i5'' & ''i7''

i wouldnt say were ''crazy'' more like ''realists''

 

[archie123]

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