Comment AMD = cheap (Score 1) 41
Thats the bottom line. The amd chip is much cheaper than the P3 or (if you dare...) a P4. Sure, if you wanted to make a power-packed server that is not mission critical and doesn't get 1,000,000 hits a day and you don't want to put "that much" money in to it, slap an amd in there! Just be sure to back everything as much as possibal. The P3 does perform better in the sence that it is more stable and, yes... faster in most applications on the server-side.
For the gamer, an amd is the way to go. It's cheap, fast and get's the job done. Graphics designer? Spend the money on a P3.
To be tottal honest, its a matter of opion. Some people (like myself) like Intel. Other (*cough* cheaper) people like AMD. But don't forget that alot of stablility issues deal with the other hardware you have (motherboard, ram, video card etc..). You CAN'T blame everything on your cpu.
just my two cents
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For the gamer, an amd is the way to go. It's cheap, fast and get's the job done. Graphics designer? Spend the money on a P3.
To be tottal honest, its a matter of opion. Some people (like myself) like Intel. Other (*cough* cheaper) people like AMD. But don't forget that alot of stablility issues deal with the other hardware you have (motherboard, ram, video card etc..). You CAN'T blame everything on your cpu.
just my two cents
--we are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dreams.
