Tomshardware.com article on AMD64 and Intel

[septiroth]

Man, this guy is a complete nut. I am not an AMD "fanboy" I have never gotten angry over some petty CPU competition crap....but this guy makes it seem as all AMD users are numbskull 9 year olds. I am a proud AMD user....why? Because its a hell of a lot cheaper than Intel and 9/10 its just as fast as one that costs 100 more! Intel makes great chips, but AMD has always held my wallet. If Intel made a chip that costs the same as an Athlon, and the perf. was on par, then i would defanately have a hard decision on my hands.
Omid Rahmat has made bad articles before, but what the hell is his problem this time?

 

[Delerious]

That site has been horrible for years.. I

 

[charloscarlies]

Because its a hell of a lot cheaper than Intel and 9/10 its just as fast as one that costs 100 more!

Yea that site is a joke, but have you even checked processor prices lately? If so...you would notice that AMD no longer holds the value edge over intel. If you compare a 3000 or a 3200 amd to a 3.0 or 3.2 intel...you would find the prices are almost identical.

 

[septiroth]

when you say 3000 or 3200 AMD are you speaking of AMD64 or k7?

AMD64 has an inherent extra value to me, versus the Intel.

I'm not trying to start a war, or even an arguement here, just saying that that article took toms WAY down in my opinion...they had articles in the past that were bad
but this tops em all

 

[aka1nas]

The PR ratings are off for the K7s but actually still conservative for the A64s. The 3200+ and below are still cheaper than a 3.2Ghz northwood though.

 

[septiroth]

exactly

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: aka1nas
The PR ratings are off for the K7s but actually still conservative for the A64s. The 3200+ and below are still cheaper than a 3.2Ghz northwood though.

A64 3200+ retail at newegg = 282.00
P4 3.2C retail at newegg = 284.00

Did you meant the 3200+ XP?

 

[JeremiahTheGreat]

The PR ratings for the AXP are off.. but their price/performance is not!