Whats NEXT for AMD?

[armatage]

Now that Intel and finaly managed be beat the 1.4GHz T-bird, by having another 600MHz, I was wondering what AMD is going to do next. I can't wait for a AMD 2GHz CPU, it should kick some arse!

Phil

[Tebore]

Well AMD better do something soon or they'll lose sells to idiots who think MHZ is everything. I hope AMD makes that 2 GHZ chip soon cuz the day they hit 2.3Ghz is when i'm gonna build me a new system, but until then this is my set up.

[rugby]

Did you guys check out that article on the front page about AMD's new coding process?

Here's what I think they should do. Wait a couple of months before releasing something and then call it something messed up and rate the mhz higher than before. Take the Palomino at 1.6ghz and call it a 2ghz chip. So what if it's only marginally better than a 1.6tbird? Intel's been pulling that crap for years so who's going to care? If the idiots want more mhz, they will get more mhz. WHo cares if it's a renumbered chip?

[chawken]

Originally posted by rugby
Did you guys check out that article on the front page about AMD's new coding process?

Here's what I think they should do. Wait a couple of months before releasing something and then call it something messed up and rate the mhz higher than before. Take the Palomino at 1.6ghz and call it a 2ghz chip. So what if it's only marginally better than a 1.6tbird? Intel's been pulling that crap for years so who's going to care? If the idiots want more mhz, they will get more mhz. WHo cares if it's a renumbered chip?

What the industry needs is a standard Performance Index. Intel of course would fight that tooth and nail, knowing that AMD lower MHZ chips would kick the crap out of Intel higher MHZ chips.

Intel 2.0 won't stand a chance when AMD puts out the Palomino 1.5 and 1.6 chips.

[Valid]

What's next for AMD is a long hard haul and possibly the death of the company. Not to sound so pessimistic, but there are a lot more average idiots in computer stores willing to pay for Intels than they are for AMD's. First, the BRAND name. Intel's been around forever, we can trust them! And secondly, the MHZ rating. No disrespect to those in the Intel CPU forum, but I'm sure that many would agree that matched megahert for megahert, the Athlons can outperform the PIIIs and PIVs in some applications. (And those would do just as fine for your average user - reading e-mail doesn't take a 2 gig processor).

[chawken]

Originally posted by Valid
What's next for AMD is a long hard haul and possibly the death of the company. Not to sound so pessimistic, but there are a lot more average idiots in computer stores willing to pay for Intels than they are for AMD's. First, the BRAND name. Intel's been around forever, we can trust them! And secondly, the MHZ rating. No disrespect to those in the Intel CPU forum, but I'm sure that many would agree that matched megahert for megahert, the Athlons can outperform the PIIIs and PIVs in some applications. (And those would do just as fine for your average user - reading e-mail doesn't take a 2 gig processor).

AMD has been around for a long time, and will still be around for many years to come. 10 years ago, AMD wasn't even a speckle on Intel's raidar screen - and now they are a serious threat. AMD has blown opportunities to gain more market share, solely through the lack of effective marketing.

The average idiot may just grab the Intel chip, but the money conscious person is probably going to grab AMD. Even with Intel's cost reductions, AMD has consistantly lowered there price's accordingly.

AMD fans know that AMD is the best performer out there. That statement comes from an ex-Intel person. Word of mouth can be an effective marketing tool - though, it won't gain any ground on Intel. AMD will survive for a long time, and slowly but surely gain on the Intel Kingdom.

[Paul.K]

Who needs GHZ when AMD performs better!!!!!

[armatage]

Nice statement paul.k - Theres nothing like telling the truth in as few words as possible.