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True, but you also need to consider the fact that since Intel is the bigger market share (far bigger) that means that everything will be optimized for Intel, before it is optimized for AMD. Programs, hardware, Operating systems, etc. will be made to work for Intel First. It just makes sense.

Not that I dislike AMD.. on the contrary, it makes prices compedative and keeps them lower. which is all around better for everyone.

SpAzEr wrote:In case the processor died, I would rather be sticking with the bigger company, wouldnt you? If AMD went bankrupt, what about customer support? Thrown out the window.

If you're like me, then you say "to hell with customer support" to that -- I've never needed it, nor do I think I'd ever use it unless I couldn't figure out a fix on my own.

Only thing you really even need AMD's site for is drivers anyway, and usually the better drivers for the processor come with the motherboard, unless the processor is much much newer than the motherboard, in which case the company is probably still fine.

TBH my Intel Never spikes... and it never heats up that alarmingly. I wouldnt mind some proof of that, and based off the new intel processors, to compare to AMD's new lineup... not compared to old Intel Versus New AMD...

Combine this with their Far superiour overclocking ability... Intel FTW in my honest opinion.

From that article you mentioned:
"The company's (AMD) financial situation is precarious right now, and it needs all the revenue it can muster."

In case the processor died, I would rather be sticking with the bigger company, wouldnt you? If AMD went bankrupt, what about customer support? Thrown out the window.

But.. whatever makes you happy

^^ ahh another has seen the light

Like I said, im still deciding, lol..

Im still researching up some more stuff, but definetely im going with AMD =]

doesn't sound like a piece by piece build like I did.. (went to newegg and found each piece separately), but it seems a little bit high.

and 650W will be pushed to the max, go atleast 800W with dual 8800s..

raulperez wrote:mostly

3 issues
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1. i would have just put the big raptor as my system drive and not bothered with a spare or gotten a raid spare if i were serious about storage
2. 650W power... that'll run everything fine so i'm not complaining, but i "go big or go home" so 1 got a 1kW last time
3. I don't like onboard audio, even if it is 7.1, but if you're not a major audiophile like me, don't worry too much about those.

Those are just the personal changes i'd make to suit me, but either way, that's a pretty nasty machine for a nice price!

1. My idea was to keep C: drive as a "Windows OS" system files only, hence the 36GB.. The 150GB would be for games and stuff, and im thinking of putting in my old 300GB SATA (WD but not raptor, its a regular SATA, 7,500RPM). I got a pair of cheap graphics for now because its DX10, and these nvidia cards were released very soon after DX10 was released.. 650W is enough for everything, support what I need, etc. I got allot of stuff "basic" because I will be using my old stuff, like my old 300GB HDD, and my old XiFi Sound Audigy card (its cheap, but its sound, i dont need good sound tbh, just performance.)

mostly

3 issues
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1. i would have just put the big raptor as my system drive and not bothered with a spare or gotten a raid spare if i were serious about storage
2. 650W power... that'll run everything fine so i'm not complaining, but i "go big or go home" so 1 got a 1kW last time
3. I don't like onboard audio, even if it is 7.1, but if you're not a major audiophile like me, don't worry too much about those.

Those are just the personal changes i'd make to suit me, but either way, that's a pretty nasty machine for a nice price!

Case ( [$15 OFF Mail-In Rebate] NZXT Trinity ATX Mid-Tower Case w/400W Power Supply Silver )
Case Lighting ( Cold Cathode Neon Light Blue )
Power Supply ( 650 Watt -- NZXT PRC-650 Power Supply SLI Ready )
Processor ( AMD Athlon™64 X2 6400+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology )
Processor Cooling ( [$10 OFF Mail-In Rebate] [=== Silent ===] Thermaltake MaxOrb CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof = Maximum cooling efficiency for quietness and performance )
Motherboard ( Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe nForce 590-SLI MCP Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394 Dual PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 4096MB [2048MB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Mushkin High Performance II (HP2) w/Heat Spreader )
Video Card ( 2x NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB w/DVI + TV Out Video )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( Gaming HARD DRIVES [Serial ATA-150, 10,000 RPM] WD Raptor WD360GD 36.7GB 8M Cache Hard Drive )
2nd Hard Drive ( Gaming HARD DRIVES [Serial ATA-150, 10,000 RPM] WD Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 16M Cache Hard Drive )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] 18X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Beige )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] 18X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Beige )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( None )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
Floppy Drive ( Mitsumi 1.44 MB Internal Floppy Drive Beige )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( None )
Mouse ( None )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Build-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( Thermal Temperature LCD Display Blue )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( None )
Operation System ( MS Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2 )
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner ( None )
IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
TV Tuner ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
Printer ( None )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) [RUSH !!!], Ship Out in Next Business Day )
Sub Total: $2,867.00


Sounds good for a pc build?

:O lube, i know what that is..

"ol i forgot we had young'uns here... we'll call it a "personal lubricant" lol

wtf is KY?

what i actually said was smooth like KY but nonetheless, told you AMD rocked!

Since no one wants to help me (noobs)

I found an article on the compariosion of "AMD Anthlon X2 6400+ or Intel Core 2 Duo E6850"

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1 ... 092,00.asp

I think I will be getting the AMD when I get a new pc, Intel overheats, and when it runs good, there is always a spike in frames... so im sick of that.

AMD Anthlon X2 6400+ for the win.. To bad tom's hardware won't update their f*cking charts to update the new processor.. They also plan on releasing a "black" edition of the AMD X2 processor, so yeah.

Im looking into some companies (alienware and ibuypower, ibuy is currently to good to be true but who cares rofl).

Like people said before, AMD is like smooth like a soap bar, and Intel is as rough as sand paper..

True

But, we already have "SLI" hard drives known as RAID, SLI for gfx, soon will be SLI for physics, we already have 2x or more processors, only thing they haven't thought out is 2x ram (like 8 slots and 2 diff controllers for each lol)