[TriLUG] Linux and the Intel Pentium Extreme

[Jason Tower]

i'd be willing to bet that you experienced motherboard failures rather 
than cpu failures.  and amd does not make motherboards.

i've built dozens of systems from scratch (all using amd procesors) and 
have never experienced a failed amd cpu.  i have, however, had several 
bad boards, usually from a low-grade manufacturer.  stick with good 
motherboards and the reliability difference between amd and intel is 
negligible.

jason

ps - unlike amd, intel does build their own line of boards and they are 
excellent.  but they're significantly more expensive, especially when 
the cpu/mobo cost is added together.

Greg Brown wrote:
>>You fell into Intel's "marketing trap".
> 
> 
> Um.  No.  I have, however, fallen into AMD's particular habit of
> pushing poor quality hardware to the masses.  Of the three AMD systems
> I've owned all three have managed to die ugly deaths doing what my
> P-II system has been doing for years.  And by "dying" I mean "no
> longer will boot, no POST message, no warning, nothing".  I bought my
> 3rd and finaly AMD processor/motherboard combo from NewEgg (I think,
> this was a while ago) and it never booted - not once.  After forever
> on the phone I finally got a replacement unit that ran great.  For six
> months.  Then it died.
> 
> I've never been kicked in the teeth by Intel.  It's simply time to
> upgrade the system that has been running flawlessly for years on end
> at a 100% duty cycle with a newer and faster machine.  I could go with
> AMD and risk another catastrpohpic failure for no known reason or I
> can spend a little extra and get a machine that should run flawlessly
> over the next five plus years.
> 
> Based on expirence I'll stick with Intel.  I'd like to give AMD yet
> another chance, but I just don't see that happening.  Maybe when the
> 64 bit line matures.  We'll see.
> 
> Greg