AMD and Intel General Discussion (not for getting help)

[xtc28]

Hmmm at least they are acting civil about the problem. Like the comments said Creative should take a note.

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Yea, its rare Intel does this, but whats important here is, this isnt their forte, its not cpus, and theres other competition, and this could be seen as a big negative, and not easily forgotten.
After they clear this up, everything should be fine, but those effected, and any negative word for potential costomers, it could have a lingering effect

 

[xtc28]

A little but spintel is doing right this time. Man those things are fast and getting cheaper..... HMMMMM...... I think ILL get a couple. *click *purchase*2x OCZ 64Gb will work*

 

[fazers_on_stun]

In case you didnt like my source, Intel, doin the pooch
http://www.dailytech.com/Update+Intel+Confirms+SSD+Data+Corruption+Issue+Suspends+Shipments+Pending+Firmware+Update/article15827.htm

We heard ya the first time 😀.

A minor setback for Intel, hardly comparable to, say, recalling Barcies for 6 months! 😗

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Maybe they need to go thru that, just so AMD can catch back up

 

[xtc28]

I dont think its going to be that big of a deal. Intel will go on almost like nothing ever happened. You know like car manufacturers.............. OOOOO I used a car analogy. Oops! Anyway, yes it will make a few people mad and probably lose a few customers (likely more than a few.) But does it really matter? No! The day will turn night and repeat, soon only the ones giving them a hard time will remember and bring it back up months or years later trying to make a point....... Ehem.... Cough.... Cough. What matters is the way the company handles and rectifies the problem. In this case Intel is doing pretty good. I wouldnt complain if I was a user/idiot. People who make a big fuss over a design flaw of SUPER COMPLICATED piece of technology kinda throw me off. No one is perfect and deffinitely NOT INTEL Definitely NOT HUMANS. Sorry guys but this is just the way I feel. AMD and Intel will likely pass and fall to each other over and over....... maybe. Then there is the monopoly that COULD be............... Down with the bad corporations............. Hmmmph!

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

The real crime here is, that these new SSDs are killer decent. Fastest thing out, it curbs their initial release, and stains them somewhat. Im sure they have a few in the warehouse theyd like to sell, plus, mass volume , add in the shipping to and from. not good

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Understand, I dont hate on Intel, well maybe their igps, but other than that, its mostly counters to all things anti AMD, Otherwise, its all good. I like balance

 

[xtc28]

I like technology and anything that goes along with it. Just I dont like the anti this anti that junk. I dig your style though! keep it up

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Hey, Id love to see AMD kick Intel into the dirt. Does that make me a AMD fanboi? Not at all. For one, they need it badly, but more importantly to us all, it means we have much better tech

 

[amdfangirl]

No, we need it badly.

I'd hate to see a monopoly of any company, AMD, Intel or VIA (as if).

Besides, AMD and Intel, at best, should have their flagships toe to toe if us consumers are to benefit.

 

[fazers_on_stun]

Maybe they need to go thru that, just so AMD can catch back up

OK, I'll call Otellini and let him know to recall all Barcies again for 6 months 😀.

 

[roofus]

Understand, I dont hate on Intel, well maybe their igps, but other than that, its mostly counters to all things anti AMD, Otherwise, its all good. I like balance

hating on their igp's is a responsibility the way i see it.

this year the deals have been so good on new parts i have found myself buying a lot of new toys. some to keep, some to sell but i have bought from AMD, Intel, Nvidia and ATI. the differences have not been earth shaking as i have noticed they have unique areas that each do much better in. Throw a single 295 in a i7 and its ok. Throw one in with a P2 955 and the gameplay is so fluid, physx seem smoother and fps are about the same. you add in a second card and the gap becomes evident but lets face it... that is all of like 1% or less of pc buyers. i am in that 1% but it is what it is. my experience isnt necessarily the gospel because there are always variables. the AM3 is sitting on a 200 dollar board and the i7 is sitting on a 400 dollar board. price doesn't equal better but the feature sets are a little slanted towards the 400 dollar board.

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Go over to ES on their AMD section, youll hear rants all the time about AMDs lack of decent features on their boards

 

[amdfangirl]

Well, you get what you pay for, just most features of expensive mobos such as dual gigabit-LAN never get used.

It's like the argument I wage with Phenom ACC wannabes, it's better to buy a cheap AMD motherboard and spend the money saved on a better CPU then to buy a cheap CPU and try and unlock the extra cores which might lead to unstablility.

But my point goes, how many of you actually use all the extra features of higher tier motherboards? How often do you use SLi/Crossfire?

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Theres some, and no, its a smaller market, just read the boutique stories here on Toms. Intel built that market, even when AMD had the lead, but you could also find better mobos back then also

 

[amdfangirl]

I remember, AMD... Nvidia or VIA chipsets.

Believe me, I've been into hardware for quite some time.

 

[xtc28]

you are 15 how long could that actually be

 

[randomizer]

Probably longer than me. I've been into PCs since 2003-2004 and used one since 2001.

 

[amdfangirl]

you are 15 how long could that actually be

I got my first computer when I was 6.

AMD K-6 II

Used Windows 95 and I used to do basic computer gamer stuff on it.

 

[xtc28]

Are you serious random?................ Played my first game on an atari in 83', pong I believe it was.Ive been into PCs scince 1985 when I got a commodore 64 for christmas then I got my first IBM 8088 in 1986. Then in 91' I built my first PC a smokin 486 IBM(at least at the time it was) and in 93 I built a Pentium 1 Ive been building them and fubaring them ever since.

 

[xtc28]

well I guess 9 years is adecent amount of time. I got my daughter(5years) a computer when she was 3 and now I cant get her off of it.

Random shes gotcha beat for sure

 

[amdfangirl]

She does have alot of one liners!

One liners?

 

[Reynod]

Z80, 6502, then an 8088 - were my first real computers.

Had an Atari 2600 too.

Did a lot of stuff with 6800's ... expecially the old 6809 ... she was a beauty.

 

[xtc28]

One liners?

Someone once told me that you get around on this site more than most. ONE LINE REPLIES.