[TriLUG] AMD vs. Intel

[Kevin Flanagan]

That would have to fall in the "that depends" category.


What would you be doing with the system, for a laptop, I see that HP now 
has a Turion 64Bit laptop, interesting if you could take advantage of 
the processor.

If you are using much CPU to Memory transfer intensive applications, 
then AMD has the edge, otherwise I don't think that it matters as much.

What about the other stuff, that says more in many cases.

What disks are available, SATA, or PATA, or SCSI?
What Video subsystem suits your needs best?
How much RAM can you get for the system in question?


As usual, there's a lot more to the "best" answer, generally I think 
that if you get a top tier system now it's likely enough for 95% or more 
of folks, unless you're just that kind of geek who needs to spec out 
every last detail.

Then there's cost.....



Kevin






Greg Brown wrote:
> It was not long ago at all, just last year, that the prevailing 
> opinion of
> those on Trilug seemed to be that AMD was leading the way for chip design
> for the foreseeable future.  With Intel's latest announcements, along 
> with
> the Core Duo, I was wondering what the consensus opinion was these days.
>
> If you were going to build a linux desktop or laptop what processor would
> you pick?  Intel, AMD, or something else?
>
> 3.... 2..... 1..... FIGHT!!