Intel or AMD?

Question

what would you build your system around?

Answer 1

My decision of what processor to ise would be based on a few factors

1. BUDGET - you want the best value for money. A processor is nothing without a motherboard that has a good chipset. If you over spend on the processor and you buy a cheap motherboard that uses a budget chipset, you just wasted your money because the board can't use the CPU at it's potential. For an INTEL you should use an INTEL CHIPSET lik the 975 depending on the Intel processor of course. For AMD you have to go for Nforce 4 or 5 depending once again on the processor.

2. PURPOSE - for what purpose are you building the pc.

3. USEFUL LIFE - this is the most difficult one to plan for as new technologies are announced before their predocessors have a chance to gain any kind of market share

At present i would go for AMD based on my needs. Within a month or so Intel is going to release Conroe codenamed processors which according to rumors/early (obviously optimized) benchmarks beat any AMD offering. Supposedly the weakest conroe processor beats AMD's best offering's, but it's best we wait and see.

the best advice i can give is don't buy INTEL CELERON or AMD SEMPRON, unless you are going to be typing, and looking at or doing basic editing photo's. You might still be able to play some decent games on the Sempron but the Athlon and Pentium 4 models are better.

Answer 2

It's like comparing Ford to Chevy. They both do the same although AMD seems to be cheaper to buy with the same features as Intel has. The difference between the two is what is under the hood...or the technology behind the scenes.

However, I've found that Intel may not be always the first to put out the latest and greatest in processor technology, but their stuff seems to last longer than AMD and more companies are integrating their processors into their technology (shall I mention Apple?)

I've always been a fan of Intel although I do have AMD running a laptop of mine. I don't see the difference, but I always seem to favor Intel.

Answer 3

AMD and Intel is a little bit different. I agree with few answers, but not quite right.

AMD is far better than Intel for one reason: cooling system. Some people claim that AMD makes the processor hot, which isn't true. Intel usually keeps the processor hot because of the number of usage while AMD last much longer. To keep the processor in very good top-shape condition, you will need to add more cooling to it, which you can find the large external cooling fan to keep the computer much colder and last longer.

Intel is very easy to break, so for my best suggestion, AMD is the best technology the market has seen. Everyone has different opinion, but your question is pretty much general. If you want the specific answer, consider adding more details to it, such as description of your PC, type of PC, type of motherboard, and etc.

You just have to choose the right one that fits your needs.

Answer 4

I've got 4 computers, 2 are Intel laptops, 2 are AMD's, which I built. To tell you the truth, I can't see the differences in any of them.

Answer 5

Most people prefer AMD. Why? I dont know. I got 2 computers, one with AMD and other with Intel, seems like they both handle same.

Answer 6

I'm on my third AMD processor. Honestly I don't think anyone would know the difference at any given time on their machine. However, my AMD processor seems to do okay even on software that has high minimum processor requirements. And then of course AMD costs less.

Answer 7

Obviously AMD b'coz its cheaper and more faster in performance than Intel, what do u need beside these.

Answer 8

If I was to build one I think I would the dual-core Athlon 64 X2

Answer 9

Intel - always

Intel Inside - Idiot Outside...

Answer 10

intel for basic office stuff (word, powerpoint, excel, etc)
AMD for video gaming and graphically intense things( DOOM, Battlefield 2, etc)