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i want to buy new PC...and a dont know what is better AMD or pentium

people help pls !

now I have amd 1700+

I would prefer AMD over Pentium any day, but people have as many opinions about computers and their hardware as they do a**holes.

So be prepared to see lots of different opinions on the subject
Altough it does also matter as to what you intend to use the computer for, ie. gaming etc?

Used Intel all my life and still stuck with it due to the legacy. Never actually tried AMD, though I have extensively studied the difference in their architecture and why one could be better than the other and also in which application context. I thinjk if the decision is required for buying a PC, you better read the differences and do some performance study of both AMD and intel. Also find out which applications will you be running the most and use that to compare the processors and find out which one suits you the best.

Good luck!

I have just buyed a Inter Core Duo on laptop.
Not all applicatio support Duo Technology but in video editing and rendering time is half reduced.

Computer speed is very nice with full Windows MCE support.
Dual Core is next way technology.
I think that should be a good investement.

AMD for price, Intel for... well, higher-price?

I use Intel though. I hate the AMD processor names, and I hate the new Intel ones as well!

Maybe I should just go to PowerPC architecture.

Intel's got a terrific legacy and track record, but AMD's been getting a lot better lately. From what I've heard, AMD's 64-bit processors are better than anything Intel offers. (Although I'm sure if you look you'll find people saying just the opposite, too)
I'd say go AMD, since they're at least as good and generally much cheaper.

AMD has been typically better for games and Intel has been better for video encoding due to large fsb. But, with the new processors getting released with larger and larger fsb AMD is catching up.

snakez wrote:i want to buy new PC...and a dont know what is better AMD or pentium

people help pls !

now I have amd 1700+

I don't know what is better but my Pentimum 4 goes so well...
I think I won't never change,always Intel always Intel always Intel,Intel forever.
Eh.. I don't work 4 Intel Corp.,you know?

i prefer AMD... but hey, what are you going to be using the computer for?
and what's your budget?

i prefer AMD too
but PENTIUM 4 is good

AMD offer 64 bits processor and Intel only 32 bits ,so you can decide wich one is better!

The only problem is you don't really need 64-bit processors atm.

If its desktop then I'd prefer a Xeon, a 3GH Xeon is not very expensive either though a little bit more than normal P4.

AMD Athlon64 X2 for the win.

If you can make use of dual cores and 64bit processing power it is your best friend

I think amd is the better choice.