[mythtv-users] AMD or Intel?

[Loren H. Burlingame]

Wow, someone drank the Intel cool-aide.

I personally go with AMD because you get more bang for the buck (TM).


On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 12:07:39 -0500, John Johnson <johnatl at mac.com> wrote:
> When comparing, don't be biased by AMD's (deceptive, IMO) "model
> numbers". I.e. if you compare a 2.2GHz intel and a 2200+ AMD, you will
> be disappointed with the performance, since the AMD 2200+ is a 1.5GHz
> processor.
> 
> I've never used AMD because of this practice. It seems Intel is getting
> into this now with their part numbers, such as 520, 530, etc. The first
> digit being 5 implies they are faster than AMD's models which begin
> with 2 or 3.
> 
> Regards,
>    JJ
> 
> On 15-Jan-2005, at 11:05, Comments wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone has a preference between AMD and Intel for a
> > MythTV box.
> >
> > I will be running two HD-3000 cards and probably an nVidia graphics
> > card with DVI out to a HDMI device in 720p.
> >
> > So, do you prefer AMD 64?  Intell with Hyperthreading?  And what would
> > I look for as the minimum speed i would need to do this?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > Marc Christensen
> > http://www.mecworks.com
> > http://blog.mecworks.com
> > http://gallery.mecworks.com
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