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**APK** · 07:33am

Intel, for now: I like the ideas behind the newest 45nm stuff, & the fact it outperforms using less power (technically)... the Quad-Core should be out or near to it now, based on that tech!

IF I were to buy now, & was willing to swing it going "top dollar"? I'd go INTEL... for now!

... & like many of you had stated?

Until AMD comes along with a "BETTER deal..."

(Eventually AMD will, & INTEL will disassemble it & come up with an analog that has improvements (& yes, they BOTH do it, vice-a-versa, & I am sure of that statement))...

Heck - Most companies do to one another, all the time, & I've seen it, firsthand myself!

(In that they have buildings & engineering teams tearing up one another's stuff & analyzing it, to come up with diff. ways of doing the same thing, hopefully better, w/ out violating copyrights/patents etc.).

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To myself, though, for most of what I do?

It's not the CPU I am mostly concerned about (nice to have, but... heck, I don't WANT the most powerful CPU's, because then I have to worry about making code that depends on "too much power" to run acceptably on SLOWER systems (cpu-wise), as a coder)...

Myself, for my needs, for "power stuff"?

I only really need it in 2 places, for how I use a system, where "power/top power" counts:

1.) On disk, in writes (more than reads, due to DB work I have to do)

&

2.) GPU (gaming makes me STILL do "upgrades" (as I love NVidia stuff, usually always a BIG boost, generation-to-nextgeneration)) ...

Costly though, getting 'sucked-into' the "upgrade-trap" & especially over time... I certainly did & in some ways, I regretted it.

APK

P.S.=> What I've noted, from messing with these machines @ the hardware level from 1991 onwards up to today? Bus speeds get saturated, & even IF/WHEN I get the "top dog" for that bus type vidcard-wise?? Well, "the infamous they" just 'change the rules' again, & intro. a NEW bus type!

E.G.-> I've seen it go from:

ISA

MCA

EISA

VLB

PCI

AGP

PCI-Express

(There are 'variations thereof' on some of them too, diff. versions, with diff. 'burst rates' etc. too, & some 'overlapped' one another as well)...

Man - I spent SO much on vidcards over time & mainly because of the "upgrade trap" as I call it? I probably could have bought a cheaper car/winter rat extra one with that cash... OR, a better one than I have now as my main ride.

That's just some "food for thought" is all that is, not a put-down (if you're into that stuff nowadays is all, in upgrading every so often etc. on certain parts!)... apk

Jun 3, 2008, 05:15pm	Re: What Do You Like Most - AMD or Intel
APK Elite Member Posts: 367 Name: The Duke of URL Karma:	Intel, for now: I like the ideas behind the newest 45nm stuff, & the fact it outperforms using less power (technically)... the Quad-Core should be out or near to it now, based on that tech! IF I were to buy now, & was willing to swing it going "top dollar"? I'd go INTEL... for now! ... & like many of you had stated? Until AMD comes along with a "BETTER deal..." (Eventually AMD will, & INTEL will disassemble it & come up with an analog that has improvements (& yes, they BOTH do it, vice-a-versa, & I am sure of that statement))... Heck - Most companies do to one another, all the time, & I've seen it, firsthand myself! (In that they have buildings & engineering teams tearing up one another's stuff & analyzing it, to come up with diff. ways of doing the same thing, hopefully better, w/ out violating copyrights/patents etc.). ----- To myself, though, for most of what I do? It's not the CPU I am mostly concerned about (nice to have, but... heck, I don't WANT the most powerful CPU's, because then I have to worry about making code that depends on "too much power" to run acceptably on SLOWER systems (cpu-wise), as a coder)... Myself, for my needs, for "power stuff"? I only really need it in 2 places, for how I use a system, where "power/top power" counts: 1.) On disk, in writes (more than reads, due to DB work I have to do) & 2.) GPU (gaming makes me STILL do "upgrades" (as I love NVidia stuff, usually always a BIG boost, generation-to-nextgeneration)) ... Costly though, getting 'sucked-into' the "upgrade-trap" & especially over time... I certainly did & in some ways, I regretted it. APK P.S.=> What I've noted, from messing with these machines @ the hardware level from 1991 onwards up to today? Bus speeds get saturated, & even IF/WHEN I get the "top dog" for that bus type vidcard-wise?? Well, "the infamous they" just 'change the rules' again, & intro. a NEW bus type! E.G.-> I've seen it go from: ISA MCA EISA VLB PCI AGP PCI-Express (There are 'variations thereof' on some of them too, diff. versions, with diff. 'burst rates' etc. too, & some 'overlapped' one another as well)... Man - I spent SO much on vidcards over time & mainly because of the "upgrade trap" as I call it? I probably could have bought a cheaper car/winter rat extra one with that cash... OR, a better one than I have now as my main ride. That's just some "food for thought" is all that is, not a put-down (if you're into that stuff nowadays is all, in upgrading every so often etc. on certain parts!)... apk __________________ "I'm Reese: Sgt. TechComVN38416, assigned to protect you - You've been TARGETTED FOR TERMINATION!" Last edited by APK; Jun 4, 2008 at 07:33am.