Intel/AMD and nVidia/ATI

[Corpsecrank]

Intel & nVidia. Is AMD & ATI (really AMD) really a viable choice? I got burned a long time ago by AMD, since then it has been Intel and nVidia all through the years (even though they are pricier)

I also had a bad experience years ago. Key words being years ago. I went back to AMD because they pulled a major turn around and have in my eyes far surpassed Intel in performance, price, and customer care.

This is from experience over several years. I have seen a lot of products from both companies and have went back and fourth over the years finally ending up with AMD.

Could I go back to Intel? Not until the prices are drastically reduced the performance comes up and the customer care gets an overhaul.

 

[kiralyka]

I chooser AMD Athlonx2 5200+ (2,7ghz) @ 3ghz And Saapphire Hd 3850 512mb

For price of course...
Next vgaa HD 4870

 

[Boomstick777]

Running 790gx AM3 with Phenom II 955 and Sapphire HD4890 1Gb and get amazing performance. I chose AMD over intel becausce phenom II's offer better performance in games than the core i7's and gaming is pretty much the only intensive apps I do on my PC. So got a Dragon platform and very happy with it