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AMD duel core or one of the new Intel duel cores????
Hockeyboy:
I'm not an Intel spokesperson but I do happen to work for Intel and I can tell you all there's a lot of excitement within Intel these days...it seems that our chips are making several different groups of people happy with what we've accomplished and what our chips are doing. From a slightly technical standpoint we haven't created faster chips per se, but we have created chips that can do more and consume less power and generate less heat than before while still maintaining breathtaking computing power.
If you are a true AMD fan, I won't try to switch you - I will just say this: don't take my word for it. Do some reviews - Tom's Hardware is a great place to start - and see what others are saying.
Personally, I'd love to have a new Core Duo or Core 2 Duo, but I just can't justify the expense of trying to make a new computer when I have tons of projects going on at the brand-new house and while trying to save money to build a MAME computer.
Bluedeath:
I respect intel technology, but i've switched to AMD 3 years ago and i do'nt plan to chang e my mind soon. My X24200+ does quite a good job for it's price.
shmokes:
That's the really special thing about the new Intel chips. Intel has ALWAYS beat AMD in horsepower aside from the last couple years when AMD made the Athlon and especially the Athlon 64. The fact that Intel managed to get back on top of the speed game isn't what surprises me. That should be expected in the same way ATI and nVidia trade the speed crown back and forth.
What REALLY surprises me about the Core Duo chips is that for the first time in, well, ever, Intel isn't just beating AMD on speed, they're beating them on price too.
ahofle:
--- Quote from: shmokes on October 06, 2006, 04:08:08 am ---What REALLY surprises me about the Core Duo chips is that for the first time in, well, ever, Intel isn't just beating AMD on speed, they're beating them on price too.
--- End quote ---
Are they? I thought AMD severely dropped prices and the core 2 duo chips were comparatively expensive. As far as I've heard, price is the only downside to them.
divemaster127:
I looked yesterday & on pricewatch the Intels are now cheaper than the slower AMD x2 chips
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