AMD vs. Intel?

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I'm building a new computer and haven't kept up with the processor wars, which one should I get? Computer will mainly be used for work, porn, and laughing at funny pictures and youtube videos. Only gaming is the occasional quake 3 arena and angry birds desktop version. I plan on getting at least 8gb of ram and installing windows and all programs on a SSD drive.
 


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This is like when people say "zomg it's got nvidia graphics, so it must be good!11"

They're both as good as each other, if you want a quad core, choose a phenom or a intel i series/ q series - if you want a dual core, find a c2d or a random AMD chip.

It's more about what fits your particular price point best, and what kind of video card/motherboard you want most.
 
I've never had an issue with Intel anything in 20 years.

AMD/ATI on the other hand... I tried to like their products, I really did...
 
Rage9 said:
AMD Phenom II X6, bang for your buck.
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I thought this as well until I dug deeper.

considering most app dont even take advantage of multi core methods, he would be just a fine to get the x4 980 or 975 cpu.

what he really needs to look at is motherboard.
 
Consider purchasing an Apple because the new Macbook Pro line have Thunderbolt technology which you just won't see on a PC whether it be an AMD or Intel build.
 
poisonsembrace said:
Consider purchasing an Apple because the new Macbook Pro line have Thunderbolt technology which you just won't see on a PC whether it be an AMD or Intel build.
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As a rough rule, 100mbit = 11M/sec, gbit = 110M/sec, 10g=1,110M/sec.

If you drop the extra money for an SSD in a Macbook, you're going to get around 250M/sec reads, and 200M/sec writes.

Care to explain to me, in your infinite wisdom, exactly why you need a periphial interface that your hard drive couldn't possibly keep up with?

I mean, USB3 is 5gbit, which means around 500M/sec, which is still fuckloads faster than your HDD can handle. Not to mention most external devices run on technology like SD, and flash, which generally only transfer at speeds lower than 50M/sec.

Do you just plan on bragging to your buddies that you paid 2x as much for your external devices, which can't even handle the transfer rates?
 
eliquid said:
I thought this as well until I dug deeper.

considering most app dont even take advantage of multi core methods, he would be just a fine to get the x4 980 or 975 cpu.

what he really needs to look at is motherboard.
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You'd be surprised how many programs out there running on your system have multiple threads. You may not notice it because they aren't that intensive. The 1090T for $190 off new egg rather than going with say an Intel Core i7-950 or higher, which will run about $80 more and benchmark stock just about the same, and you end up with 2 more cores with the AMD. Not that hard of a decision really.
 
Rage9 said:
You'd be surprised how many programs out there running on your system have multiple threads. You may not notice it because they aren't that intensive. The 1090T for $190 off new egg rather than going with say an Intel Core i7-950 or higher, which will run about $80 more and benchmark stock just about the same, and you end up with 2 more cores with the AMD. Not that hard of a decision really.
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Dude, do you even know how threads work? I'll give you a hint, adding thread support to an app, does NOT make it multi-core enabled.
 
Insomniac said:
Do you just plan on bragging to your buddies that you paid 2x as much for your external devices, which can't even handle the transfer rates?
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USB3 isn't going anywhere as Apple is supporting/promoting/pushing Thunderbolt and other manufacturers will follow suit because that's what they do.

You would be very silly to suggest USB3 is better than Thunderbolt just because at the current time it's more inline with transfer speeds. It's a short sighted view. Thunderbolt is future proof which is why I purchase Apple products.

You play with todays tech, I play with tomorrows.
 
The CPU performance is mostly irrelevent unless you're a hardcore gamer. The SSD and RAM are the important things for everyday use.

I would choose the CPU based on how cool it runs and its power usage. Last time I checked Intel were hard to beat in those departments.

poisonsembrace said:
You play with todays tech, I play with tomorrows.
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lol and you can buy a $50 Apple adaptor for every peripheral you want to connect to Thunderbolt because nobody supports it.
 
Insomniac said:
Dude, do you even know how threads work? I'll give you a hint, adding thread support to an app, does NOT make it multi-core enabled.
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Of course I know how they work, that's not the point I guess I was trying drive home. The fact is you can spread more processes over more cores which would mean less threads running per core, which should give a significant performance boost while multitasking.
 
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