Windows 7: Intel or AMD

kurahk7 · 26 Apr 2010

What is your preference Intel or Amd and why; you can vote for both as well

ccatlett1984 · 26 Apr 2010

Now thats gonna start a flame war.

smarteyeball · 26 Apr 2010

Intel for power, AMD for cost.

pparks1 · 26 Apr 2010

I typically go with whichever processor provides the best bang for the buck at the time. My laptop is an Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor as it takes the least power and provides the best battery life. My desktop is an Intel 9550 quad core. My primary Linux desktop box is an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ and my server box is an AMD Sempron 64 2800+. So, as you can see, I'm spread quite evenly.

kurahk7 · 26 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by ccatlett1984

Now thats gonna start a flame war.

It can also help people that are planning to build a computer decide on the which processor to buy.

kurahk7 · 26 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1

I typically go with whichever processor provides the best bang for the buck at the time. My laptop is an Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor as it takes the least power and provides the best battery life. My desktop is an Intel 9550 quad core. My primary Linux desktop box is an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ and my server box is an AMD Sempron 64 2800+. So, as you can see, I'm spread quite evenly.

I am jealous of your wire management....how do you do it that well?

pparks1 · 26 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by kurahk7

Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1

I typically go with whichever processor provides the best bang for the buck at the time. My laptop is an Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor as it takes the least power and provides the best battery life. My desktop is an Intel 9550 quad core. My primary Linux desktop box is an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ and my server box is an AMD Sempron 64 2800+. So, as you can see, I'm spread quite evenly.

I am jealous of your wire management....how do you do it that well?

#1). Good case with space behind the mobo to hide cables
#2). Modular Power Supply Unit where I can use minimal cabling
#3). Lots of time spent routing cables, taping them off, and making them look neat.
#4). A little luck

kurahk7 · 26 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1

Quote: Originally Posted by kurahk7

Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1

I typically go with whichever processor provides the best bang for the buck at the time. My laptop is an Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor as it takes the least power and provides the best battery life. My desktop is an Intel 9550 quad core. My primary Linux desktop box is an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ and my server box is an AMD Sempron 64 2800+. So, as you can see, I'm spread quite evenly.

I am jealous of your wire management....how do you do it that well?

#1). Good case with space behind the mobo to hide cables
#2). Modular Power Supply Unit where I can use minimal cabling
#3). Lots of time spent routing cables, taping them off, and making them look neat.
#4). A little luck

You didn't cut any holes on the motherboard tray?
Wire management on my Antec 900 is somewhat difficult, but luckly, I have a modular power supply

whs · 26 Apr 2010

I have both Intel and AMD - but no preference. The AMDs seem to be faster (on an apples to apples comparison with my laptops). But that is just an impression, no scientific statement.
For vanilla applications I prefer my AMD 4800+ over my Intel Q6600 quadcore. But for e.g. video editing or filetype conversion, the quadcore has the edge. Both are desktops.

rvbfan · 26 Apr 2010

Right now Intel, but way down deep
I'm an AMD fan.Last few machines were AMD
as a matter of fact my son is running my old
AMD box.

Windows 7: Intel or AMD

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