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[raynor]

Can you please post the url of an article on Tom's that mentions that? I read that site pretty religiously and have never seen anything like that. But it's a monster site, and I might have missed it.

My main machine at home right now is an AMD 1.33 (before they started using the XP designation.) It worked absolutely fantastic, and I wholeheartedly recommend buying AMD CPU's.

On Pricewatch.com, the AMD XP 2600 is $230. On Tom's the closest Intel chip above the XP 2600 is the Intel Pentium 4 2.6. Pricewatch has that one for $236. In this case, I think the Intel is definitely the better value.

At a lower price point, you can get the AMD XP 2100 for $79. On Tom's, the closest Intel chip (IMHO) is the P IV 2.2. This one sells for: $175
In this case, it looks like the AMD offers comparable performance but is almost half as expensive.

In this case, I'm looking at the Quake III Arena benchmarks:

http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/2003...charts-22.html

Here is an article describing Compaq laptops containing the AMD processor:

http://www.computingreview.com/AMD+N...5_1744crx.aspx

Sadly, I did find this article when I looked to see if Dell is using AMD.

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/cgi-bin/uk/p...cgi?id=2076782

On the other hand, this article suggests that Dell may be embracing AMD's 64-bit offering:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/28366.html

Go figure...

[Mephisto]

*Moderator mode /on*
As in the other thread, please, all sides, keep it friendly. And please keep it to this thread. Thank you!
*Moderator mode /off*

I personally own AMD chips for 2 generations now and they are good CPUs for their price. They are, however, quite hot. This can be a problem in summer time or warm rooms. And yes, my Last AMD did smoke away just like TH-Page described when my fan died. However, all the new motherBoards do have a safeguard for this and will shut down the chip before any harm can be done. If the motherboard fails to have this safeguard it will not be certified by AMD. This was the direct result of the TH tests. So, in the end, both of you are right.

[Fyron]

However, all the new motherBoards do have a safeguard for this and will shut down the chip before any harm can be done.

Actually, in the TH test, some of the motherBoards with detection features were overwhelmed by the rate of increases in temperature, and so did not prevent their own demise.

Raynor, I have no idea where the video is on TH.

[Wanderer]

Perhaps you could rename this thread [OT] AMD v Intel...

...and then stand well back. Remember kids, never return to a lit troll-thread

I have an AMD (Last time I had an Intel, next time I upgrade I'll probably go for Intel again) and the fan has recently started making weird noises. Should I be worried ?

Then again, I have been running with the case open for some unknown reason, possibly our house's erratic heating system that likes to toast my room and freeze all the others.

[Fyron]

I have an AMD (Last time I had an Intel, next time I upgrade I'll probably go for Intel again) and the fan has recently started making weird noises. Should I be worried ?

Yes. You should be worried with an Intel CPU too, but just to a higher degree with AMD. I suggest getting a case fan, in addition to having your CPU fan tested to see if it needs replacing.

[Instar]

That Tomshardware video is funny... both AMDs reached nearly 300 degrees Celsius, or more!

[raynor]

Here's the link to the video:

http://www17.tomshardware.com/cpu/20...tvideo-05.html