Poll: AMD/VIA vs. Intel/Intel for Stability ?

[BigLance]

We all know that AMD's Thunderbirds are fast and cheap... but, disregard Speed and Price and just think about overall stability/ realiability and ease of setup/ use of the following:

Intel CPU with Intel Chipset like BX or i815

AMD CPU with VIA Chipset like KX or KT

I hope I set this Poll thing up right, first time trying it

 

[Adul]

you forgot the poll

 

[BigLance]

Took me a few, but it should be up now

 

[Adul]

Anyways, Both can be qually stable when setup right and both can be equally unstable.

MSI K7T Pro MB is the most stable board I have used. It also happens to be the platform that powers the Anandtech website.

Here check out anands articles



Behind AnandTech - The Search for the Perfect Servers

and

Behind AnandTech - Upgrading the Server Farm


Pretty sweet setup if you ask me.

 

[BigLance]

Keep em comin...

 

[Sir Fredrick]

If we were comparing older AMD chipsets to the BX, I'd say intel, but the latest chipsets have been really solid. I even built a KX133 system, running Win2k and 95, not a problem at all

 

[John]

They are about the same IMHO

 

[shawnmos]

I think AMD/VIA is a little more stable with WIN2K.

 

[chuckieland]

my althon classic 700mhz and VIA KX133 is so stable not enough my PIII 450mhz and BX (AX6BC aopen)
my PIII system do crash sometimes, my althon system is like it has crash proof technique.

 

[Vinny N]

I'd rather have AMD/AMD.

Assuming the same quality manufacturer for the board utilizing the chipset...AMD/AMD, AMD/VIA, Intel/VIA, Intel/Intel, when any of them are properly set up, they should possess the same level of stability.

or better yet AMD/Intel would be cool

 

[DeathroweR]

~~Right!

I bet a T-Bird on a newer version of BX would RULE!

The only reason I stayed away from AMD is VIA chipsets.
With my crazy setup I manage to have enough problems on Intel/Intel; forget VIA.
My last AMD CPU was a K6 166@200 on a TX MB - it was flying in Windows and compressors like RAR and ARJ but sucked in Quake.

 

[Charles]

I'd be more specific:

AMD Thunderbird on a MSI K7TPro2-A or MSI K7TPro2.

 

[Turin39789]

disregard speed and price? how much sense does that make

 

[BigLance]

Why disgegard them ? because we are talking ONLY stability.. not which one is better overall for your money etc.

 

[Budman]

<< Why disgegard them ? because we are talking ONLY stability.. not which one is better overall for your money etc. >>




Because if money wasnt an object everybody would always buy the best available parts &amp; Stability would Never be an issue.

 

[LXi]

Have fun chewing on these results, buddy. Time to face reality.

 

[chuckieland]

intel got crash here

 

[Shu8]

i'm with the amd/via group...i'm extremely happy with my msi k7t pro2a + athlon 1.1ghz. i read your last thread about what you should do w/ your system biglance...[quote lxi] &quot;time to face reality&quot;

 

[Radboy]

Never used a Via, but heard they've made great strides this past year. But I've read many posts with ppl complaining of probs .. like here where people say it has probs w/ the Radeon.

Have CUSL2 w/ P3-700 @938, W2K, WinME, Whistler Pro - all very stable .. moreso than previous system - BH6/C300a @464.

 

[LXi]

Radboy:

That must've been something to make me feel bad, &quot;1120Mhz on CUSL2, only 1000 on MSI 815E, CUSL2 is DA BOMB&quot;... hahaha, had a good laugh.

 

[Dulanic]

RadBoy.... why the hell are you linking a topic on a VIA chipset for intel? Is that even in the poll? No VIA/AMD is and thats a very different story.

 

[Sunny129]

i have little experience with both AMD CPUs and VIA chipsets, so i cant compare. but i will put in a good word for intel/intel combos. i am running a P3 700e @ 1050 mHz rock solid on a CUSL2 (i815E). my system is super stable and reliable. my old system was a Dell XPS R350. although it is a dinosaur by today's standards, i have to say it was the most stable system i have ever used, and it wasnt even custom built. the XPS R series was a P2 350, 400, or 450 mHz on an intel SE440BX mobo. putting the entire system setup aside, this was the most stable mobo i have ever used (dead even w/ my CUSL2).

 

[LXi]

VIA for Intel isnt bad at all, just not as good as VIA for AMD.

 

[borealiss]

taking the best components for stability for both amd and intel, i'd have to say they're even imo, although i don't have that much extensive experience with a lot of intels or amd's, just 4 of them, 3 amd's and 3 intels.

//edit
whoops, i mean 6 of them.
//edit

 

[Mem]

This is my first Via board(MSI K7T PRO) &amp; it`s rock solid, infact the best board I`ve ever owned.