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Justintime
4/15/02, 04:40pm
needs more options, AMD on a clock for clock basis, but Intel will walk with the cake overclocked.
There, I changed the question.
Well this is no fun... there are no Intel jockies in here yet. :D
If you start adding computer topics and information this could make HWC pretty upset. I strongly advise ya to think it over.
Justintime
4/15/02, 05:01pm
he's got a point there ;)
It could even make Sam and Fury liable.
unclehobart
4/15/02, 05:59pm
laible? bah. ... Weez just bragging about how we are overclocking some 486/33 to 2 Ghz and keeping it cool enough to make ice cream off of. All it took was a 3 million dollar liquid oxygen compressor setup and a special handmade 10,000 watt power supply. :D
Justintime
4/15/02, 06:06pm
the one with a 500A 5V line? 8o
Who says Hardware Central is the only site allowed to discuss computers? Just because we talk about computers in some threads does not mean that we are affiliated with their site in any way. And if they get angry when they think we're competing with them (which we are not), they can suck my ass. :headbang: :D
Justintime
4/15/02, 06:29pm
what a horrible vision!
outside looking in
4/15/02, 10:45pm
Originally posted by sbcanada
they can suck my ass
I've always wondered... exactly how is an ass sucking manuever performed? :eek:
Justintime
4/15/02, 10:47pm
don't ask :eek:
Well, they kneel down, and I drop my pants... do you really want to know the whole thing? :D
Am I even in the right building!? http://www.contrabandent.com/cwm/s/contrib/sarge/Looking_anim.gif
MitchSchaft
4/16/02, 12:20am
LOL, bink.
I voted intel to see what would happen
**bringing up some old-not-so-old thread**
hehehe, i voted Intel. :D:D
outside looking in
5/06/02, 06:35pm
lol, even when you dig up one of the first threads, it's still new. :D
:D :D
I know, this was the fifth thread i think.
outside looking in
5/06/02, 06:38pm
I always hated it at HWC when someone would find an old thread through yahoo search or something, and then register and answer the question, not realizing that no one really cared what the best bios to use on a particular socket 5 board was. :D
:rofl2: :D :D
I hate that too.
outside looking in
5/06/02, 06:48pm
Usually three or four new replies before anyone else notices how old it is. :rofl3:
This doesn't see very Centralized on off topic...
The question is, "Who's CPUs are better price/performance wise?" I don't think anybody, even the most die-hard Intel fan, can deny that AMD has an advantage in price/performance. At the same price, AMD has more performance; at the same performance, AMD has a lower price.
If both price and performance were equal, I would go with Intel. But as long as there is an advantage one way or the other, I will go that way. Right now, the advantage is to AMD. If I were to buy a new CPU today, it would be an AMD.
outside looking in
5/06/02, 11:36pm
And there are still some people that will buy a $700 CPU when a $200 CPU is within 10% on most everything.
Of course, some of those would buy the $700 CPU even if it was trailing by 10%. :D
Justintime
5/06/02, 11:41pm
yeah, i got a northwood 2.2@2.64Ghz atm, thoug hi like my dual xp 1900+'s better! :headbang: :headbang:
outside looking in
5/06/02, 11:49pm
drool... I want dual XP's. Actually, dual Barton's would be nice. No, check that, I want dual Hammers.
Which raises a valid question: will there be SMP Clawhammer systems, or only Sledgehammer? I'm guessing the Sledgehammer chips will be much more expensive, and the mobo's as well.
The Clawhammer has enough hypertransport links for a 4-way system. I wonder how long (if ever) it will be before we see an enthusiast dual hammer board?
Justintime
5/06/02, 11:51pm
dual hammers, my dream, alas, might be a pretty penny for those though :(
outside looking in
5/07/02, 12:31am
It would probably be worth it though. Man, separate memory for each CPU, maybe, depends on how the implement the HT links.
I just hope it's not like the SMP K7... promised at the beginning, but took forever to arrive.
Lookie what I found:
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~tw/pIIIfans.htm
classic :)
Shadowfax
5/07/02, 12:50pm
AMD when it comes to performance/price ratio.
Intel when it comes to temperatures. I like the 40 deg. C on those thingies....but I hate the price, so I have used AMD for the past 1.5 yrs.
But those P4 are getting a lot less expensive these days, so I might return to the good ol' Intel :)
Shadowfax
5/07/02, 12:52pm
warhorse, great link :D
I actually laughed my ass off, so I'm standing behind my computer for now :eek:
:D :D
outside looking in
5/07/02, 01:14pm
warhorse, I remember reading that thread before I ever joined. Good stuff. :rofl3:
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