03-16-2003, 11:38 PM
With AMD, you get "supposedly" equal performance at a much lower cost. But, I've seen horror stories about their chips breaking when you install them. I've also heard that the performance varies depending on the type of application.
I've always used Intel processors and never had a bad experience with one, so that's what I'm sticking with for now...
As for motherboards, get one that supports everything you want to do. I've never been extremely concerned with frontside bus speed and all that shit, I just get a board that matches my processor and has the slots I need. I try to stick with ASUS because I've had good experiences with them and they are reasonably priced.
I've always used Intel processors and never had a bad experience with one, so that's what I'm sticking with for now...
As for motherboards, get one that supports everything you want to do. I've never been extremely concerned with frontside bus speed and all that shit, I just get a board that matches my processor and has the slots I need. I try to stick with ASUS because I've had good experiences with them and they are reasonably priced.