All the hype around Intel's C2D chip is, quite honestly, making me feel a little sick. It seems every reviewer on the internet is completely drooling over these processors and driving a frenzy of "best CPU ever" from people who have yet to play with the processor. In a world where computer technology changes so quickly it seems very short sighted of reviewers to put all their stock into this one chip.
My main reason for staying with AMD right now, as well as when I buy a new machine in a couple of weeks, is the nanometers. AMD is still running at 90nm. Intel gained a 20% increase from going to 65nm. Of course, this is to be expected, everything is that much closer together. What happens in January when AMD drops their 65nm chip? Intel goes back to being behind as AMD generally does better work with their chips. So while AMD might be behind now, I think it's short sighted to say that Intel is worth investing in as a long term winner over AMD. Granted it's going to give you a speed boost now, but what about in January when all the benchmarks come in on the AMD 65nm and it beats Intel?
I understand the hype, this is the first available 65nm chip available to everyone, and there are obviously speed increases that come with that, but just because Intel beats AMD to market doesn't mean that Intel will have a faster chip than AMD's 65nm. I say we hold judgement until we can race them side by side. I'll buy my AM2 mobo and slap a 4600+ into it now, knowing that the C2D is faster, but also knowing that when AMD drops their 65nm chip I won't have to buy a whole new machine when suddenly its "AMD's newest chip is soooo fast!! I must have one!"
My main reason for staying with AMD right now, as well as when I buy a new machine in a couple of weeks, is the nanometers. AMD is still running at 90nm. Intel gained a 20% increase from going to 65nm. Of course, this is to be expected, everything is that much closer together. What happens in January when AMD drops their 65nm chip? Intel goes back to being behind as AMD generally does better work with their chips. So while AMD might be behind now, I think it's short sighted to say that Intel is worth investing in as a long term winner over AMD. Granted it's going to give you a speed boost now, but what about in January when all the benchmarks come in on the AMD 65nm and it beats Intel?
I understand the hype, this is the first available 65nm chip available to everyone, and there are obviously speed increases that come with that, but just because Intel beats AMD to market doesn't mean that Intel will have a faster chip than AMD's 65nm. I say we hold judgement until we can race them side by side. I'll buy my AM2 mobo and slap a 4600+ into it now, knowing that the C2D is faster, but also knowing that when AMD drops their 65nm chip I won't have to buy a whole new machine when suddenly its "AMD's newest chip is soooo fast!! I must have one!"
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