Intel's AMD Battle

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  they were never even slightly whipped : abrasion
  • yeah I'm sure their shareholders love to see loss of market share. If intel hadn't made inroads into ot... : indeego
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  Intel never got their ass whipped :) They pretty much have unlimited resources in R&D. AMD is not as pop... : MarksmanX
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    your logic is a tad flawed. Why lower their prices if they don't feel some sort of pressure? Look at t... : indeego
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      Agreed. I don't get why some say Intel was not? By the way, what makes some of you think that Intel i... : dadda2000
      • agreed :) I prefer Amd systems over Intel systems for the fact that they are a hell of alot cheaper.. an... : locobastard
    • Lowering the prices increase their chances of attracting more consumers. I used to remember spendng over... : MarksmanX
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    Guess what everybody was buying to play Quake-GLQuake? 3dfx Voodoo cards. : Stormrider
    • I'm talking about a CPU DAMN IT! Not a Videocard! : MarksmanX

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  I used to be, but after the Athlon came out I turned to an AMD fanboy : Adrenaline
  • Are you a fanboy of a company or a fanboy of performance? I am a fanboy of stability! :) : MarksmanX
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  Still waiting for that 1) CHEAP 2) STABLE 3) SUPPORTED Dual athlon solution. : Sander Pilon
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    I'd like that too. How about 2 1.5 GHz Athlon 4s with quad DDR?!?! SPOOGE?!?! : Ominous
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      Sounds good. But.. problems: 1) Athlon Dual boards are expensive. Even the upcoming new cheaper d... : Sander Pilon
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        1) Dual Athon boards (all 1 of them!) are expensive right now because they are specifically for the s... : timmie
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          Right. So that rules any support AMD gets from me. Glad there's always Intel. That at least is s... : Sander Pilon
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            you write them off so quickly! Personally, I'd wait and see what the consumer boards are going to be li... : timmie
            • I meant *NOW*. I have no doubt that future AMD dual consumer solutions will kick ass. But that's mont... : Sander Pilon
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            Intel has no dual-cpu system for the non-server market either. Intel wants you to buy Xeon's and I belie... : CharlieManson
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              Average consumers don't upgrade to Server boards. I still can't find a server motherboard at CompUSA or ... : MarksmanX
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                try microcenter :P seen dual 370 mobo's :) although they were of the "unknown" variety.. they were dua... : locobastard
                • I don't know of a Microcenter location in Michigan. We do have some foreign stores that might offer dual... : MarksmanX
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        the only dual-cpu Intel boards I can find that are cheap are either BP6's or Via chipset boards. The BP6 : CharlieManson
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          BP6 support in 2K and other OS's is pretty good. It's rockstable and cheap. Fuck if I care if *IN... : Sander Pilon
          • The Bp6 was my last intel purchase, they run pretty good, I have dual 550's in there. : Adrenaline
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            and how fast a cpu can you put in it? You're limited to what, 2 1gig cpu's? How is that going to compare... : CharlieManson
            • With the new 370-pin Pentium III it will go beyond 1GHz in Dual mode. http://www.supermicro.com/PRO... : MarksmanX
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            so lets say I go buy a BP6, assuming I can find one nowadays. If it craps out, where do I go? I now have... : CharlieManson
            • You can get find it on pricewatch selling it for under $100 or you could get a new server motherboard. ... : MarksmanX
  • I doubt dual Athlon mobos will get any cheaper than $300... : LOD-Glock
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    http://www.pricewatch.com/1/2/3478-1.htm The PSU will set you back 110 bucks though...ouch. : LOD-Glock
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      A BP6 is $98 That's a $200 difference for just the mainboard. : Sander Pilon
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        using a BP6 is unsupported by Intel, and support is one of those requirements you want from AMD dual s... : CharlieManson
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          BP6 is SUPPORTED in Windows NT/2000/XP. : MarksmanX
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            ok nuck futz.. i do belive that a single athlon 1.4ghz will beat a dual p3 1ghz in MOST tests soo SCREW... : locobastard
            • :) I love you too! : MarksmanX
  • Keep waiting Sander! It will be a few revisions before they get it right! :) Like all new things, don't... : MarksmanX

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• Amen my brother! :) : MarksmanX

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  1.5 Athlon 4 is what I will upgrade my 900 MHz T-Bird to!!!!!! : Ominous
  • What game on EARTH will require you to upgrade that 900MHz for 1.5GHz? Doom III? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! : MarksmanX
• which is exactly what intel wants amd to do -starve themselves : majorFracture
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  my next upgrade will be a few months before doom3 comes out heh. : tension
  • that will be a while then : ariakaz
  • Why? But hey it's your money! :) You will probably upgrade again in two months after you realized that w... : MarksmanX

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• that's why you build clusters : Adrenaline

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• what about supporting the little dude so you think about the future and even better price wars. Maybe e... : indeego
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  How about a 1.5 GHz Athlon for less then a 2 GHz Intel? : Ominous
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    1.5ghz Athlon 4 should be $225-$250 at launch in less then a month : Adrenaline
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      and I will need a new Mobo, and DDR RAM to boot :( : Ominous
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        ummm, no : magila
        • oops nm, I read "I" as "it" : magila

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• nice, send cc it to Amd too, you might get some free Athlon 4's for that : Adrenaline
• Yeah, P4=FAG0T! :p : LOD-Glock