AMD Makes Hay From Intel's Sandy Bridge Slump

Well, i was AMD fan till about Sandy Bridge was released. I was seriously considering my next upgrade to an Intel line after almost 10 years of patronage towards AMD.

After the Sandy Bridge fiasco... i'm still leaning towards Intel. The problem is there, i admit, but its not that large.

On the other hand.... a 6 core cpu for under $200 dollars.... for someone who needs more multithreading than raw power, you cant beat AMD's Value.

I just hope those comparisons are all right. I've seen too many i5's (oc'ed of course) that outperform the phenom II's quad cores, which is a little disappointing.

But, i'm putting off my next budget (~$450 - $600) build till after bulldozer line has made its mark. Truthfully, i just want a basic computer that'll last me more than 4-5 years.... no i'm not a gamer, so meh!

I've actually been chomping at the bit waiting for brazos systems to hit the market. From the few reviews so far Zacate is just what I have been wanting to replace my 8.9" Aspire One. The question is 10.1"or 11.6 for the portability, or do I go bigger with a 15.6?

I have an i7 930 Intel PC, and a Phenom X4 965 Black system, while the Intel machine does perform somewhat better than the AMD, and that percentage of performance difference is really marginal for all real outlooks. The Intel also runs 6Gb of high speed DDR3 where the AMD runs 4Gb of DDR3, both memories are relative speed wise to each other being DDR3 1600 performance memory. So the actual performance difference between the I attribute more to the memory difference, and of course the Intel has a 60Gb SSD which runs the OS and various system class software.

As far as it all goes between the difference as I said the performance difference is basically relative (or not to much). So if you are going for a $450-600 system I am pretty sure I would go AMD largely because you can drop a six core in there, transfer your drives (HD and CD/DVD), I would say grab as much memory as you can, and get a good video card if you don't already have one. Of course use your existing case, and get a a good MB and PSU if you don't already have those as well.

I am also not stating this because I think you do not know anything about hardware. I am just giving a comparison between 2 systems running processors from the two, that sit here together. The big thing here is if you go Intel you pay more for the processor and board, where you can delegate that extra couple of hundred dollars for other needed things if you go AMD. Overall I still think you get more with AMD especially on a budget system.

If AMD can get the Bulldozer's etc out relatively soon they may actually grab an extra share of the business especially if they perform as projected!

I just bought a phenom ii x6 1055t and i love it. I had a intel dual core which did fine for two years, but to me the intel chips and mobos were too much money. I have used it my phenom ii for movie editing, audio production, and gaming. It does all 3 things amazingly well, and it didnt break the bank. I really hope AMD can kick it up in the coming months, it might even help to bring intel's prices down.