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FanIn80 · 05-07-2008, 09:16 AM

Personally, I always like to stick with Intel processors. I mean, there are valid arguments for both sides of the fence, but I've just found that some of the really cool things you can do out there (like installing OSX (Mac)* on a PC) will really work best with an Intel chip.

I look at it like I'm not building a computer to use today, I'm building it to use for the next 3-5 years. Who knows what I'll want to do during that time, so why shoot myself in the foot for the sake of a couple hundred nanoseconds of processing time (give or take)?

* I know you can install OSX on an AMD box now, but 1) you couldn't when people first started doing it and 2) it runs like crap.

05-07-2008, 09:16 AM	#3
FanIn80 GOAT! Join Date: Jun 2006 Exp:	Personally, I always like to stick with Intel processors. I mean, there are valid arguments for both sides of the fence, but I've just found that some of the really cool things you can do out there (like installing OSX (Mac)* on a PC) will really work best with an Intel chip. I look at it like I'm not building a computer to use today, I'm building it to use for the next 3-5 years. Who knows what I'll want to do during that time, so why shoot myself in the foot for the sake of a couple hundred nanoseconds of processing time (give or take)? * I know you can install OSX on an AMD box now, but 1) you couldn't when people first started doing it and 2) it runs like crap. Last edited by FanIn80; 05-07-2008 at 09:19 AM.