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To: Night Writer who wrote (86227)	10/28/2000 12:28:15 AM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

OK, Intel vs. AMD. 1. There is always the compatibility question, i.e., will new software of any and all kinds run right out of the shrink-wrap on AMD as well as on Intel. Well, Intel is the standard, and the one that new software developers will always test on first, last and always. After that, they should also validate their stuff on AMD based PCs. Then again, x86, which is the CPU chip architecture both Intel and AMD are based on, goes back so many years that the odds are AMD has got it right now, even up against new software. Still, if you were an IT buyer at a company, you'd never be criticized for buying Intel. The next area is reliability. For most of the years Intel and AMD have been producing microprocessors, Intel has had the better yields, which experts say, results in chips with better long term reliability. Athlon reportedly has good yields, and Intel supposedly had some problems with the Coppermine version of the PIII. They are fixed now, I believe. Probably a wash here. Price is very close, but you can price PCs yourself with either AMD or Intel chips, and all the same everything else - memory, hard drive, CD ROM, etc. Compaq website, of course. I personally always buy Intel, but I'm a known Intel bigot around here. Bottom line? Buy Intel. You never know with the compatibility thing. Do the software developers really validate their new stuff, whether it's Windows Me, or a new version of Quake, on all the different clock speeds, chipsets, DRAM types, and all else that make for all the different models. Also, 9 years out of 10, Intel has had the better reliability numbers, probably by quite a lot. Tony

To: Night Writer who wrote (86227)	10/30/2000 11:04:23 AM
From: Senator949	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

I've had an AMD K6 233 Mhz system for 3 years and I've never once had any kind of compatibility issue. I'm currently running running Windows Millenium with the complete Office 2000 Professional suite and I also have the complete WordPefect Suite installed. I've had no problems. My kid is a heavy games user and installs any game he can get his hands on. He has used them all with no problems. As we're now seeing more and more games that need more power and better graphics to run at optimum performance I'm currently looking at upgrading as well, and will buy the best bang for the buck which appears to be AMD with the newly announced 760 chipset. I'm going to wait until I can get the 760 and will probably go with the 1 Ghz Athlon initially and a motherboard capable of faster chips once the prices come down on the 1.3 Ghz or higher. Robin