POLL: AMD vs. INTEL and who have switched

[AMD Phreak]

I have always used intels up until just a few months ago when i had to build a new pc after my laptop was stolen. I went from 286's all the way to p3's. I had a k6 once until my dad took it back. Now, i have converted to the light side finnally.... :-D

 

[-=TriX-R4-KidS=]

I've always been AMD, But wow is INTEL looking tempting

yeah...very tempting

and its upgrade time this summer.....

 

[David]

Was always AMD here. I couldnt afford dual Xeons, so dual XPs it was

 

[petery83]

celeron 366 -> xp1700 for me

 

[Kektex]

Intel p3 1 gig to a AMD 2500+ barton

 

[Legend911]

Switched

Used to have old P3 Intel 550 slot 1 computer now have, amd 1600 with ecs k7s5a and xp1700 with a7n8x deluxe and xp1700 with soyo dragon plus

 

[Akumu X]

1st comp was an Intel (family one, moms bought)
2nd was Intel P3 500
3rd was T-Bird 900
4th T-Bird 1100
5th Palamino 1600+
now Thoroughbred A 1800+
soon (next week) Barton 2500+

(nice poll by the way)

 

[BaldHeadedDork]

I'm the one who voted Other.

Started with Intel. Switched to AMD when the Socket A Athlon came out and Intel committed to RDRAM over DDR. Switched back to Intel last year when I got tired of Via chipsets.




BHD

 

[Rasputin'sLiver]

wait. i thought intel was the dark side

amd and intel are both on the darkside. it's one giant conspiracy run by david duchovny.

 

[TR_B]

I guess an Intel 386-33
to
Celeron 433
to
AMD XP

Why?
Price vs. performance (at that time).

 

[Rasputin'sLiver]

1st comp was an Intel (family one, moms bought)
2nd was Intel P3 500
3rd was T-Bird 900
4th T-Bird 1100
5th Palamino 1600+
now Thoroughbred A 1800+
soon (next week) Barton 2500+

(nice poll by the way)

clearly a pittsburgh steeler fan.

if he were from cleveland he'd be a brown's fan and would be running p4 northwoods by now.

I HATE PITTSBURGH

 

[stool]

I've built and done both, and it REALLY doesn't matter.

 

[OC-NightHawk]

Right now I'm running intel brand dual Xeons. A very nice platform and well worth the money. But honestly if the MP platform had been updated over time and not left as is for so long I might have considered it. The opterons are looking nice, when the platform has a dual board with an AGP slot I'll consider it for my next upgrade but it might have stiff compatetion with the faster FSB Xeons down the road. Only time will tell.

 

[bill]

Always AMD , but i do have to say ive herd alot of people say if amd doesnt shi* or get off the pot they may switch, myself ill stay with amd im always on a budget , intel is too pricey & ive always been one for the underdog (go figure).

 

[F4]

In my mind any processor that has cooling problems with the fan it's packaged with isn't worth it. I am still using AMD, but on my next PC, I'll be going Intel.

 

[gahdzila]

I've built and done both, and it REALLY doesn't matter.

Price does matter

In my mind any processor that has cooling problems with the fan it's packaged with isn't worth it. I am still using AMD, but on my next PC, I'll be going Intel.

I've never had an AMD processor die from heat. If you're not overclocking, and running at default voltage, the retail box heatsink fan is just fine.

 

[nealric]

Zilog Z-80 All the way!-

I own 5 of them

 

[CeleronO/C'D]

i trashed the tbrid 950 for a celeron 2.2 and love it

 

[pauldriver]

Depends on how bored I am, of wherther I want the features of a particular motherboard, or whether or not a vendor screws up and ships me the wrong board, for 1/2 it's normal price.

I'm an agnostic, P4, Athlon, as long as the code I need runs in the time I need it, I'm happy.

My P4 is now a server, and my main box is now an Athlon 2500 on a A7N8Xv2 Delux, but when the dust settles on the new Intel motherboards, and perhps the new socket, I may swing back the other way.

I rarely ever spend more then $100 on any part of a machine anymore. It's all fast enough, so it really comes down to where the bargins are.

Paul.

 

[ZedBias]

Went from P1 Intel to AMD (Cant remember speed)