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AMD vs Intel - legal issues ... and why Intel is big right now
fohfoh:
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--- Quote from: kureshii on November 13, 2009, 01:38:22 PM ---
--- Quote from: Humanoidz on November 13, 2009, 01:27:20 PM ---I will forever buy AMD/ATI products (mainly because nvidia cards blow up on me, and I like AMD's cheaper processors). FU Intel!
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Even in a conceivable future where AMD runs the monopoly instead, is kicking Intel's ass, and is also selling mid-range quad-cores for >$1000?
Buy the product, not the brand. you don't get any benefits from being a loyalist (unless AMD secretly sends you new processors every half-year or so to keep you a fanboy, in that case more power to you, and send me a processor or two every so often :D).
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I own AMD stock and I like AMD/ATI products. So I am biased but I ultimately prefer their products hence I bought shares.
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What does that have to do with anything? I have apple stock but I hate apple products to hell.
Tatsujin:
--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on November 18, 2009, 08:13:52 PM ---Ill have to say i bought my quadcore (intel) due to "benchmark" graphs and reviews I read online. I wouldnt have minded getting an AMD, but hey intel is currently kicking AMD's ass (as far as I know this has happened since the core2 was released)
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+1
I've had one AMD CPU, then changed to Intel and just sticked with Intel ever since.
kyanwan:
Overall hardware manufacturers are assholes these days. One company I'd love to point out - is Asus. True, they do make some of the best motherboards out there ... but ... they pump out so many versions, so many varieties ... they have one with a flaw, then they replace it. Then there's a new flaw, they replace it ... and so on.
Until they have their flagship board - that they offer at a premium ( it's a great board usually ... but at what price? )
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140952/Lawsuit_claims_HP_PCs_suffer_constant_lockups_crashes?source=CTWNLE_nlt_pm_2009-11-16
( In the article: HP Sells shitty PCs that are full of flaws. In other news, the sky is blue - and the sun rises in the east. )
--- Quote from: Viseroid on November 16, 2009, 11:30:46 AM ---Nvidia is in some hot waters with Intel and there have been some speculations that Nvidia would get edged out in the future. I'm not one for brand loyalty but I'd like to see Nvidia stay, otherwise ati cards will start costing more :P.
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Why is Nvidia in hot water with intel *now*?
See the subject of this thread.
IIRC - Nvidia has always made pretty decent quality products (in their performance end, and value-performance) - so there's no reason for them NOT to make good Intel chipsets ... other than AMD owns them.
--- Quote from: Tatsujin on November 18, 2009, 08:26:10 PM ---
--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on November 18, 2009, 08:13:52 PM ---Ill have to say i bought my quadcore (intel) due to "benchmark" graphs and reviews I read online. I wouldnt have minded getting an AMD, but hey intel is currently kicking AMD's ass (as far as I know this has happened since the core2 was released)
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+1
I've had one AMD CPU, then changed to Intel and just sticked with Intel ever since.
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You ever hear about those synthetic benchmark tuned Intel chips that were champs on the benchmarks ... but failures for performance? Yeah - those are the shitty CPUs we mentioned earlier in the thread.
Just relying on artificial performance measures = not wise.
There was a point where a shitty underpriced CPU was superior to the "premium" brand. Yeah, those are the old Athlon XP days. ;) I remember when AMD started going uphill - around when Pentium came out. There really hasn't been much real innovation since back then, imo, other than brute power/MHz changes ( and the stupidifying of CPU marking - with the Intel "We have a bigger number, thus WE are better. "i940" is bigger than 3.0GHz, so it must be better - and sure, an ASSHOLE would base a purchase on that. [ Don't underestimate the stupidity of the layperson ] THAT - was the lamest fucking thing I have ever seen.) ( * Can't really say GHz - yet. +1, is not a numerically "big" change - unless you measure in MHz. )
The "biggest" thing to happen - is multicore. Other than that, nothing much IMO. ( BTW: I'm talking big, revolutionary changes in CPU design - not memory and other supporting architecture. )
[ For myself and "brand loyalty" - I have none. I look at value - price vs performance. I'm not paying double for a 10% increase in performance. I'd much rather have 2 systems. ]
Humanoidz:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on November 18, 2009, 08:24:31 PM ---
--- Quote from: Humanoidz on November 18, 2009, 07:54:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: kureshii on November 13, 2009, 01:38:22 PM ---
--- Quote from: Humanoidz on November 13, 2009, 01:27:20 PM ---I will forever buy AMD/ATI products (mainly because nvidia cards blow up on me, and I like AMD's cheaper processors). FU Intel!
--- End quote ---
Even in a conceivable future where AMD runs the monopoly instead, is kicking Intel's ass, and is also selling mid-range quad-cores for >$1000?
Buy the product, not the brand. you don't get any benefits from being a loyalist (unless AMD secretly sends you new processors every half-year or so to keep you a fanboy, in that case more power to you, and send me a processor or two every so often :D).
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I own AMD stock and I like AMD/ATI products. So I am biased but I ultimately prefer their products hence I bought shares.
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What does that have to do with anything? I have apple stock but I hate apple products to hell.
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What? I like AMD products more. So what if I buy the brand? I hate talking over the internet.
dan1972:
AMD: loli powered™
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