Making the switch to AM2

[Chai]

Being a smart consumer, I always switch camp which ever offers me more value for money.

Outdated? Why should I worry? Evidently, I'm already using A64 for the past 2 years, which proves that I always try to keep up-to-date, and ready to switch to C2D in the near future. When K8L is released, and as good as you said it will be, I can always switch back. No big deal.

[CALLOFDUTY05]

Originally Posted by Chai

Being a smart consumer, I always switch camp which ever offers me more value for money.

Outdated? Why should I worry? Evidently, I'm already using A64 for the past 2 years, which proves that I always try to keep up-to-date, and ready to switch to C2D in the near future. When K8L is released, and as good as you said it will be, I can always switch back. No big deal.

O.K. u seem to have understood my point.Best of luck for ur C2D purchase.Hope u'll share ur experience with us when u get it.

[Papercut]

Originally Posted by CALLOFDUTY05

Why do u think the world's best Graphics chip manufacturers like Nvidia & ATI use to integrate their graphics chips only for the AMD mobos.Why didn't they make integrated Graphics chips for Intel ?

Because Intel wouldn't let them. Simple as that. Not everything is based on merit, my friend. Being a fanboy, I thought you would understand that pretty well

Btw, technically there are integrated Nvidia/ATI chips in many Intel-based laptops.

[Chai]

Originally Posted by CALLOFDUTY05

O.K. u seem to have understood my point.Best of luck for ur C2D purchase.Hope u'll share ur experience with us when u get it.

FYI, I've already made that choice LONG before you started posting here.

[The_YongGrand]

Originally Posted by Chai

Being a smart consumer, I always switch camp which ever offers me more value for money.

Outdated? Why should I worry? Evidently, I'm already using A64 for the past 2 years, which proves that I always try to keep up-to-date, and ready to switch to C2D in the near future. When K8L is released, and as good as you said it will be, I can always switch back. No big deal.

I agree with your statements, Chai.

I, as a very budget-concious user, will choose which one will give me the best bang for the buck. If the Core2Duo haven't cut their prices down yet on next year, maybe the X2s might be taking a huge price cut. Or they might be launching out some dual-core version of Sempron. If the X2 prices are very attractive, maybe I'll go and get them for sure. If I really want performance, I'll just directly choose Core2 Duo without any 2nd thoughts.

Still the customer wins.

edit: Remember, the Cores are targeted towards heavy multitaskers and very extensive multimedia applications and more gaming. I doubt I might make full use of a Core 2 Duo for that because I'm only using a PC for a medium-level gaming and more internet and some other stuff. Currently I use only 80% of a Pentium 4 531 I'm owning right now. A smart buyer will buy what he/she needs actually.

[Max_87]

Originally Posted by CALLOFDUTY05

Then u go 4 ur Intel but with the advent of K8L ur machine will become extinct 4 sure.Enjoy till that,but not after that.I'm gonna prove myself invincible when that K8L comes in the next year.

I'm talking about building a new system now. You can continue using your old and slow AXP and continue waiting for proves-me-invincible K8L while the others are enjoying the much faster C2D at the moment. By the time the oh-my-gawd-it-proves-me-invincible K8L is released, if it appears to be faster than intel, then they will switch to K8L, but if it appears to be slower than intel...oh noes, they will still go back to intel and you will have to wait for the next gen AMD OMGWTFBBQINVICIBLE chip.

or you will just purchase a oh-my-gawd-it-proves-me-invincible K8L even if it is slower than intel, being such a loyal AMD fanboy?

AMD is not going to award you anything for being such a fanboy...

[The_YongGrand]

I choose any of Intel or AMD if it fits my budget or my needs.

[CALLOFDUTY05]

Originally Posted by Chai

Being a smart consumer, I always switch camp which ever offers me more value for money.

Outdated? Why should I worry? Evidently, I'm already using A64 for the past 2 years, which proves that I always try to keep up-to-date, and ready to switch to C2D in the near future. When K8L is released, and as good as you said it will be, I can always switch back. No big deal.

I couldn't get ur point pal.U've written previously that u r using A64 & ready 2 switch to C2D inn the near future but in ur last post, u've written that, u've made that switch over b4 my posting here.Please clarify, r u using C2D or A64 currently ?

Originally Posted by The_YongGrand

I agree with your statements, Chai.

I, as a very budget-concious user, will choose which one will give me the best bang for the buck. If the Core2Duo haven't cut their prices down yet on next year, maybe the X2s might be taking a huge price cut. Or they might be launching out some dual-core version of Sempron. If the X2 prices are very attractive, maybe I'll go and get them for sure. If I really want performance, I'll just directly choose Core2 Duo without any 2nd thoughts.

Still the customer wins.

edit: Remember, the Cores are targeted towards heavy multitaskers and very extensive multimedia applications and more gaming. I doubt I might make full use of a Core 2 Duo for that because I'm only using a PC for a medium-level gaming and more internet and some other stuff. Currently I use only 80% of a Pentium 4 531 I'm owning right now. A smart buyer will buy what he/she needs actually.

I agree with u in that.Chai can u tell me how many people buy PCs for gaming & multimedia out of total PC purchases in the world ? I think only 20 to 30% at max.Other people still need to find a budget CPU to do the work & casual gaming.Do u think they need a C2D for that ? U r talking only about the performance lol which according to gamers is just right but Price/Performance ratio is the utmost preference to these people (rest 70-80%) who don't wanna play games or play occasional .These people will simply go for the Sempron 64 or the Athlon 64 way coz they don't actually need a Dual core for their studies,official work & occasional gaming sessions.So, C2D is great only for gamers & who
do a lot of rendering stuffs but the rest of the market still won't pay the high premiums for neither
C2D nor Athlon X2.They will stick to the old & slow ( as Max_87 has referred ) CPU coz not everybody has got the money for these fancy things.These things r simply a luxury to them.So, I agree on that, both Dual cores have to come down from wherever they r, so that common people can afford that.

AMD isn't paying ne money 2 me for supporting them.I'm only taking the side of the majority of the market for whom
the changing/upgrading of PC parts every year is simply wastage of money & who thinks these things as luxury.

[PsYkHoTiK]

Originally Posted by CALLOFDUTY05

I couldn't get ur point pal.U've written previously that u r using A64 & ready 2 switch to C2D inn the near future but in ur last post, u've written that, u've made that switch over b4 my posting here.Please clarify, r u using C2D or A64 currently ?

Errr. Read properly...

He said that he's using an A64 but has already MADE the decision to go to C2D when the time comes....

[CALLOFDUTY05]

Originally Posted by PsYkHoTiK

Errr. Read properly...

He said that he's using an A64 but has already MADE the decision to go to C2D when the time comes....

Oops.... sorry,now I understood.Thanks.