Wrong forum, but WTF: AMD v Intel

[roger rabbit]

I'm replacing my tired old Athlon desktop PC, so:

AMD Athlon or Pentium with same relative clock speed (I don't need dual processors etc so forget Conroe)?

Don't play games, don't do scientific calculations or CAD, actually I don't do much apart from video coding (occasional) and downloading porn (a lot). I just like the name Athlon more than Pentium, the lower wattage of the chips and the fact that AMD is the underdog. so your answers should be along the lines of an answer to a girl who is influenced only by the colour of a car.

Thanks guys, you will gain tax advice credits.

[mcquiggd]

Something pink... <giggle>

[xoggoth]

The person who could design a machine, both hardware and software, that was specifically optimised for porn could make a fortune.

Features:
a) fast download
b) Instant disguise by corporation tax spreadsheet if wife walks in
c) Special search engine optimised for porn
d) Built in anonomiser
e) Click of a button secure removal of illegal images

Trust that is suitably unhelpful. I am still working on a suitable retort for the face moisturiser.

[VectraMan]

f) all software and hardware designed for one handed operation...

[TheMonkey]

I've just put together an Intel Core 2 Duo box. 2.0GHz 4Mb cache. It consumes very little power and is extremely fast. It will last me approximately 3 years.

AMD have notorious reliability problems and a really bad reputation regarding returns and RMAs etc, whereas Intel don't.

[TheMonkey]

The person who could design a machine, both hardware and software, that was specifically optimised for porn could make a fortune.

Features:
a) fast download
b) Instant disguise by corporation tax spreadsheet if wife walks in
c) Special search engine optimised for porn
d) Built in anonomiser
e) Click of a button secure removal of illegal images

Trust that is suitably unhelpful. I am still working on a suitable retort for the face moisturiser.

Macs are ideal:

a) I'm getting 790k/sec over ADSL but that's the ADSL really
b) squeeze mouse, dashboard appears, concealling everything.
c) spotlight - searches images as well.
d) there is a proxy network you can use.
e) Safari "private browsing mode" that doesnt enter anything in the cache, history or bookmarks.
f) Yep, you can do everythign with the mouse

Oh and you forgot something - it requires WMV, DivX etc. Sorted again!

[xoggoth]

Is there any merit in this Onspeed? In their latest adverts they are claiming it makes a huge difference to broadband speed as well.

[TheMonkey]

Is there any merit in this Onspeed? In their latest adverts they are claiming it makes a huge difference to broadband speed as well.

It's marketing bollocks.

[cojak]

They lost their business model when everyone switched to Broadband.

Technology moves on - Onspeed hasn't...

[Mailman]

I scored myself an Intel D805 and have it overclocked to 3.7GHZ without any additional cooling or power increases. Not bad for £50!

I had an old Athlon64 3500+ system but if I wanted to upgrade I would have had to change the motherboard anyway as the CPU I had was the older version of the 3500.

So far the system is blazingly fast but probably not as fast as the Duo but then again for the cost of the CPU and motherboard (£80) you couldnt get a duo anyways. The MB I did get can take the Duo so next year when the 6600 is around £100 Ill grab one of those then.

BUT either way the Duo does seem to have the edge in the never ending battle between AMD and Intel...but the real winners is us geeks who get choice at affordable levels

Regards

Mailman