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PC Discussion - Intel or AMD - View Post

Garcian Smith on 18 January 2010
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Soleron said:

Less than ~$180: AMD.
More than ~$180: Intel.

Buy CPUs based on price/performance of the platform and power consumption. Nothing else. Certainly don't ignore or favour either company's products when making a decision.

Quoting this for truth. At $180+, Intel offers the i5-750 (which makes for powerful gaming rigs) and the i7 line for CPU-intensive tasks like A/V editing and game development. Lower than that, AMD has the best offerings: the Athlon II X2 240 has the best price:performance for an HTPC or workstation build, and the Athlon II X3 435 is your best choice for gaming on a budget.



"'Casual games' are something the 'Game Industry' invented to explain away the Wii success instead of actually listening or looking at what Nintendo did. There is no 'casual strategy' from Nintendo. 'Accessible strategy', yes, but ‘casual gamers’ is just the 'Game Industry''s polite way of saying what they feel: 'retarded gamers'."

 -Sean Malstrom