Best Chip Company: AMD or Intel

[Cybercraig]

Craig Barrett? LOL! I'm sure he surf's the web a lot on Saturday nite. Probably has a satellite uplink on his yacht. When he gets tired of the wine and the women he logs on to THG to help you answer the unanswerable! He's probably playing Doom3 right now on an A-64.

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[raretech]

LOL. :lol: I don't know man, I'm an expert here...

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[raretech]

Shoot, you have a point. I forgot all about Evergreen.

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[endyen]

And no doubt should, and will again.

 

[Brett4u6]

I'm sure he's got too many board members munchin' his ass to play Doom3. He may be playing the Sims though...as a virtual CEO who does everything right.

 

[Brett4u6]

I'm sure he's got too many board members munchin' his ass to play Doom3. He may be playing the Sims though...as a virtual CEO who does everything right.

 

[Cybercraig]

Therein lies the problem. It takes a lot of power to live in the virtual world. The wall Intel hit wasn't Barrett's making. What do we want? We want MORE! We will buy whatever can deliver it. We already have more high frequency flying around than we can deal with. My rig feeds back through my radio. Mom's AMD feeds back through her home intercom system. Cell phones are causing brain cancer. So what! Give us MORE! No wonder were becoming a bunch of high freaks! Maybe a 6 ghz CPU will cause your nose to bleed. You'll stuff some Kleenex up there and scream for MORE!

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Sony DRU-510A - Yellowtail Merlot

 

[Brett4u6]

So what drives the desire for MORE? Do we all want Pixar capability on our desks? Or maybe predict our own weather without the need for the meteorologist? At some point processing power will reach what "most" people want to do with a PC and the need for MORE will wane.

So if chipmakers can't make more money boosting the CPU, they'll start integrating chips into everything you can think of. How 'bout a chip in your wallet that senses your buttcheeks are clenched. When you come home from work it sends a signal to your integrated home that you're stressed. Your fridge spits our a beer and your PC starts up Unreal so you can let off some steam.

The chip future lies in more integration, not more power...my 2 cents.

 

[priyajeet]

nah, house brand. I make chips in my backyard. Diff types too - like salty ones, spicy ones, green ones etc.

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