The era of Quad-Core is upon us!

re: The era of Quad-Core is upon us!

shellp — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:07:58 GMT

I have what Hp said is the newest m8120n, & Vista Home Prem., with this installed. Have already started having issues.

Intel Alert Service.exe, stopped working

Mp telemetry/ COM surrogate,And it really hates Flash Player9...I'm a Newbie, so can't tell if its me or the system.

re: The era of Quad-Core is upon us!

Hurricane Andrew — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:14:50 GMT

Not sure of the need for Quad-Core on the desktop, but it will definitely be a boon in servers. In tha arena, I think that AMD is the clear winner. Independent memory controllers, a true quad-core CPU, dual dynamic power management, all make Barcelona an excellent choice for a server platform.

On the desktop side, it's far more an issue of bang-for-the-buck. I'm not sure how much of a difference AMD's architectural advantages will really have in the desktop space, though it still is likely to be the "better" chip from a technical perspective. Real world, jury's still out.

re: The era of Quad-Core is upon us!

hen770 — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:00:05 GMT

AMD for desktop PC they are cheaper and performance per price ratio are great.

but for mobile platforms i would prefer the Intel rig , because they are less heat , and they are platform (CPU,Wireless,MCP) that good for troubleshooting.

re: The era of Quad-Core is upon us!

Brytown — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:56:55 GMT

ill always and forever be amd. But ill wait till 09 to build again my computer is fine for now. Transformers was a gre8 movie They made the new starwars movies on AMDs as well as many popular Xbox games too. That vid of how they broke it down DEFINATLY is cool. Hope its on the dvd. I wonder if theyll make robotech with amd too :) oh and ahem "Each has its own merit"

re: The era of Quad-Core is upon us!

newscientist2000 — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:22:23 GMT

That Transformers movie was cool, my favourite part was when Optimus had the fight on the freeway.

As to which cpu is better well thats a decision for each person to make based on their own harware requirements, Im sure Brandon has a preference for one or the other right now.

For me its whoever provides the fastest processor for the cheapest price :-)

One thing is for sure though having Intel and AMD fight out for the top spot, has been a major driving force that has given us the powerful PCs we have today. I have both a Intel and a AMD machine, both work great for my needs.

re: The era of Quad-Core is upon us!

marshall — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:50:13 GMT

So what's the verdict? Intel or AMD better? No diplomatic response like "Each has its own merit" type please.....