Beowulf wrote:Simple question: AMD or Intel?
I've been an AMD man my entire life, but EVERYONE says that the Quad core intel blows AMD out of the water. Is this true? I'm going for performance strictly, I don't care that AMD is universally cheaper.
I'm building a quad core rig. Does anyone have an expert opinion? Are there any mega new chips coming out soon? Is the timing right?
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julian
Intel.
...and you know my history and thus for me to say Intel means that well, they are better.
The AMD Quadcore is delayed and has a lot of problems while the Intel Quadcore has been out for quite some time. Ever since the "Core 2 Duo" family was introduced, Intel has (sadly) retaken the performance crown.
I actually built a Q6600 rig about 8 months ago and it's doing well. You can probably get a Quadcore for < $300 too, which answers the second question about timing. It's a good time to buy imo. DDR2 prices are also cheap.
I guess one could argue that DDR3 is coming and higher FSB, but those will be a lot of $$$ and you can build a Quadcore with DDR2 (800 mhz FSB) for < $1,000 nowadays.