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From: Daniel Prince on 26 Mar 2010 18:04
Which would give the most performance per dollar, an AMD CPU and
motherboard or an Intel CPU and motherboard? Which would be the
most reliable and last the longest? Which would use the least
power? Thank you in advance for all replies.
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Whenever I hear or think of the song "Great green gobs of greasy
grimey gopher guts" I imagine my cat saying; "That sounds REALLY,
REALLY good. I'll have some of that!"
From: John Doe on 26 Mar 2010 20:30
Daniel Prince <neutrino1 ca.rr.com> wrote:

> Which would give the most performance per dollar, an AMD CPU and
> motherboard or an Intel CPU and motherboard? Which would be the
> most reliable and last the longest? Which would use the least
> power?

That depends on the CPU choice. If you really want to conserve
energy and know how much power your system actually uses, by a $20
US electricity meter like a Kill-A-Watt (or whatever brand/model
anyone else wants to mention). My Intel Q9550 system uses between
110 and 195 watts. Beware of Intel stock heatsink/fan
combinations, with no backplate, they crater your motherboard.
From: "nobody >" on 27 Mar 2010 03:29
Daniel Prince wrote:
> Which would give the most performance per dollar, an AMD CPU and
> motherboard or an Intel CPU and motherboard? Which would be the
> most reliable and last the longest? Which would use the least
> power? Thank you in advance for all replies.
> --
> Whenever I hear or think of the song "Great green gobs of greasy
> grimey gopher guts" I imagine my cat saying; "That sounds REALLY,
> REALLY good. I'll have some of that!"

Bang for buck: AMD

Reliability: equal

Longevity: Too many variables to say. The CPU chip itself is pretty much
bulletproof if not abused, so I'd leave that out of it. Things like bad
power supplies and other sundry parts are far more likely to die
instead, and that's independent of the chip make.

For most all purposes, the 'pooter is out of date long before "longevity
issues" occur.

Power: Depends on the particular chip from each.

BTW, why didn't you Google this? You'd find that this particular
question has been asked so many times by so many people that it's a dead
horse. It's as lame as the old "Ford vs Chevy" wars on the car groups.
From: RayLopez99 on 27 Mar 2010 10:00
On Mar 27, 9:29 am, "nobody >" <usenetharves...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> BTW, why didn't you Google this? You'd find that this particular
> question has been asked so many times by so many people that it's a dead
> horse. It's as lame as the old "Ford vs Chevy" wars on the car groups.

Well it was news to me, I enjoyed the thread.

And who is better, Ford vs Chevy? I say Ford. And I say Intel.
Seems AMD and Chevy are fading fast.

RL

From: fwibbler on 27 Mar 2010 10:39
Daniel Prince <neutrino1(a)ca.rr.com> wrote:

> Which would give the most performance per dollar, an AMD CPU and
> motherboard or an Intel CPU and motherboard?

Probably AMD

> Which would be the most reliable and last the longest?

Neither, both. Much depends on the motherboard.

> Which would use the least power?

Probably Intel.

> Thank you in advance for all replies.

You're welcome.

--
Graham
Website - http://www.thedeathzone.free-online.co.uk
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