Subj : Re: Intel: Once mighty, n
To : BORAXMAN
From : Cougar428
Date : Fri May 09 2025 09:23 am
-=> Quoting Boraxman to Nightfox <=-
-=> Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
PF> Note: I've never had an AMD chip, ever. I'm sure there are others that
PF> way. I've just recently started buying high-end laptops with Ryzen CPUs, I
PF> suppose I should try. There are some amazing older chips out there with
PF> lots of cores that I keep hearing about for homelabs...
Ni> I used AMD CPUs exclusively from about 1994 to 2011. AMD CPUs always
Ni> performed well enough for me, and I always thought they were pretty
Ni> good for the money. 2011 is when I started working at Intel, and they
Ni> had an employee discount where you could buy Intel CPUs for up to about
Ni> 50% of their retail price.
Bo> AMD user here as well. Been using AMD since start of 1997 and any
Bo> computer I've built since then has been AMD. I do have intel chips,
Bo> from laptops and from "vintage computers" I've bought.
I used to build my own gaming systems in the 80's and 90's. I tried
some Intel competitors at the time. Cyrix was one of them, but their
performance always seemed to be lacking in comparison the Intel
offerings.
I did also build some systems with AMD cpu's and most of them were
solid performers but were just a jump behind the speed and response of
the Intels. Since they weren't as expensive, they were a great choice.
The only real issues I had with them was that when playing intensive
games - they got extremely hot. If you were able to cool them
efficiently this wasn't normally a problem. However I did have
overheating problems with them as I tried to cool them the same way I
did the Intel builds.
The link is a Tom's hardware display where they removed the cooling
while playing a 3d shooter and what happened to the Intel and AMD
cpu's. I know, I know - they did it on purpose, but this just
demonstrates how hot the AMD's (at the time) ran.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYQSHXNFvUk
After having some overheating issues, I stopped using them. I also
realize this was a long time ago and AMD has solved any of these issues
(I think).
Cougar
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