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Originally Posted by JSWolf
You want a motherboard that uses an AMD Dual Core for better performance.......
Going Intel is a big mistake.
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Wolf - there was a time when this was true, but that time has sadly passed. All of the current Intel offerings out perform the equivalent AMD CPUs. The company is doing poorly financially since they stumbled with the ATI acquisition. This is sad on so many levels. The competition they provided really pushed innovation. Look at what Intel is doing now - they have the next gen CPUs all ready to roll, but are holding off. AMD has nothing to answer their current crop so Intel sits on the next generation while they make money off their older designs. I really hope AMD gets back in the game (I heard rumors about an nVidea takeover this past week). We pay higher prices and see less innovation when they stumble like this. The same thing is happening in the Graphics card arena with nVidea beating the pants off ATI just now.
Some 2006 benchmarks -
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...1997469,00.asp
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2014655,00.asp
(from the summary)
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Originally Posted by ExtremeTech
It's clear that Intel's Core 2 Duo lineup offers superior performance across the product line when compared with AMD's Athlon 64 X2. In some applications, even a lower-cost Core 2 Duo can outperform some of the higher-end Athlon 64 X2s.
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Personally I think that either AMD or Intel are just fine for those who know what they are doing. I just couldn't let your remarks pass without comment...... (c8
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