Originally posted by Solid Snake 88
2.8ghz Thoroughbred? You mean the 2800+? You do know the 2800+ is only 2.2ghz, right?
Even so it holds its own against the fastest P4\'s out there.
2.8ghz = 2250 x 13.5 x 166x2 fsb.. I know this.
Thoroughbred is the core.
mm, You\'re like a big brother, arrogant, Mr. Know it all..
Intel do better mainly because they have there grip around everything. It\'s simply because Intel hold more business mainstream. Computer packages are mainly Intel based. I sell them. We get more people that custom build pcs asking for AMD cpus then Intel.. if you ever work in a computer store, you\'ll learn this. Why spend more on something that have very little difference in performance either way. Only thing letting AMD down is shitty marketing. Intel market there cpus well.
AMD processors are still cheaper then intel.
AMDs 2.8gig cpu = 742 Aud
Intels 2.8gig cpu = 807 Aud
Amds 3gig cpu = 1147 Aud
Intels 3gig cpu = 1266 Aud
Any new cpu is hefty. Anyone thinking new cpus will be cheap is a moron. Like I said, I get what i can at the time. AMDs 2.8gig cpu performs on par with p4s 2.8. I\'d save myself the 50 bucks for something else and still have a cpu that performs as good as a intel equivalent. Why the hell would i bother to buy a new mb to suit a new intel processor when i can easily update my AMD cpu.
Still waiting for you to prove amd are going to hit there plateau soon, that\'s what this is about. Not what\'s better or worse.
Simply prove it.
ps my cpu is sitting at 39c right now.. 1.8ghz cpu. Not overclocked using a old core. My cpu hasn\'t fryed yet. I\'ve had my machine running without the sink just for a test. It didn\'t burn out. The machine simply didn\'t boot. Put the sink back on. Wella, running now. The new cores don\'t get as hot.
The heat problem amd once had is no longer a issue.. Catch up with the times man. The thermal threashold for the new cpus is 120c. They won\'t get that high anyway before the computers shut themselfs off.
