[TriLUG] Re: AMD and reliability

[Lance Brown]

I've been running AMD CPUs for the lsat 4 or 5 years.  Only time I've
had an issue was when I bought a cheap-ass PCChips AMD K6 Mobo.  Damn
thing never worked right, so I got rid of it and bought an Asus mobo.
Have been running an Asus A7S333 with an Athlon 2000 in it for the last
3 years or so without issue.

I'd like to move up to a 64 bit system next time I rebuild my desktop at
home.

--[Lance]

Greg Brown wrote:
> Has anyone on the list has the same misfortune with AMD that I have
> had?  Perhaps I am returning too quickly to the comfortable world of
> Intel.
> 
> The opinion of the masses seem to be that, yes, I am the expection to
> the rule with the problems I have had with AMD processors.  I would
> like to go the 64 bit route and I like dual core chips.
> 
> I guess I am looking for an opinions.  If price where not an issue
> would you build an AMD system or an Intel system.  The OS I will
> likely use is Debian Sarge.  The machine will be a server (i.e.
> doesn't need pretty graphics, will likely spent most of it's time
> chugging along at run level 3 in CLI mode).  With this kind of system
> requirements in mind what would you build?
> 
> Greg

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