Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 19:38:36 11/11/01
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On November 10, 2001 at 21:39:18, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >On November 10, 2001 at 04:08:20, Lin Harper wrote: > >> At a guess I'd say Intel have done a deal with the major >> computer manufacturers, to give them the chips at a much lower >> price than you or I could get one for. AMD, being a lot smaller, >> can't match it. >> Computer retailers talk as if they know everything, and one >> of them told me the AMD chips run a lot hotter, and are less stable. >> Don't know how accurate he was. > >At the same clock speed, Athlons run hotter than Pentium 3s or 4s. Most P4s run >at higher clock speeds than most Athlons, though, so you have to factor that in. > >As for being less stable, well, yes and no. AFAIK, there are no major >compatibility problems with the AMD processor itself. The real problem is that >AMDs are generally sold with VIA chipsets, and VIA chipsets have more >compatibility problems than Intel chipsets. > >So while not 100% correct, the broad generalization that AMD runs hotter and is >less stable/compatible is true. > >I still think AMD is a good choice, though. > >-Tom Thank You Tom, for the most _honest_ account! Terry
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