Re: AMD vs. Intel
On Mit, 2004-04-07 at 15:18, Hans du Plooy wrote:
> >
> > I have no first-hand experience, but from stories I heard it seems that
> > Intel has some benefits over AMD.
[...]
> /rant on
>
> I should have said this in my first reply. It's common knowedge that AMD
> based systems has, compared to Intel based systems, a reputation of sometimes
> being unstable. No one ever bothers to explain why.
[...]
The same sources as above (hearsay alarm!) suggested not actually the
CPU as a reason, but rather the policy regarding boards. While Intel
comes with ready-made chipsets and reference designs to the market, for
Athlons the approach was more like "here's the chip specs, now it's up
to you".
Personally, I haven't followed development too closely for a few years,
being content with what I have. I only woke up recently when Opterons
came out, here AMD shows something that looks like a reasonably coherent
plan.
cu,
Schnobs
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