Char Ell Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 According to reports from mutiple hardware websites, Intel's Core 2 Duo has taken over the performance and performance/watt lead from AMD. Tom's Hardware Guide CNET News Anandtech It's about time Intel got its act together and started competing with AMD. I feel to thank AMD for kicking Intel in it's posterior. Perhaps AMD vs. Intel will morph into something along the lines of ATI vs. NVIDIA, with the competing companies playing a heated game of leapfrogging oneupsmanship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerd_Annhilator Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I'll wait till AMD comes out with something similar. Intel always seems priced so much higher here. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Meh, I'm AMD for life. Intel stuff always seems more expensive, and for less. Also, I'm confident that AMD will get something else to beat it. I just love that Intel is probably gonna market the f*** out of this, and AMD has basically no marketing and lets their power and word of mouth do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWally Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Yeah, I would be AMD for life too, but I'm thinking my next computer is going to be a G5 Mac OS X Leapord running on an Intel chip with Windows and Linux also installed on seperate Hard drives hahaha the picture on Tom's Hardware is priceless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Ell Posted July 16, 2006 Author Share Posted July 16, 2006 Meh, I'm AMD for life. Intel stuff always seems more expensive, and for less. Also, I'm confident that AMD will get something else to beat it. I too think AMD will eventually trump Intel again. And while Intel processors have been more expensive than comparable AMD processors in the past I think the pricing is now relatively even between the two. Intel is going to launch Core 2 Duo on July 27 and also reduce prices on existing processor lines. I believe AMD will also counter with price reductions of their own at that time so if anyone is looking to buy a CPU in the near future it's adviseable to wait until the beginning of August to get better pricing. @ MrWally - Yeah, that pic from THG is quite amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Blerg, I just want a new swanky AMD/PCI-E computer really soon. 2 gigs of ram and I'll be locked and loaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Hardware Secrets: Core 2 Duo E6700 and Core 2 Extreme X6800 Review Hot Hardware: Intel Core 2 Duo & Extreme Processors and Chipsets Legion Hardware: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 & Core 2 Extreme X6800 - Pentium: A Thing of the Past! Legit Reviews: Intel Unleashes Conroe: X6800 and E6700 Reviewed MadBox PC: Review Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CONROE E.S. Overclockers Australia: "NetBurst" Leaves, "Core" Arrives PC Magazine: Falcon Northwest Mach V with Core 2 Extreme Phoronix: Intel Core 2 Duo Family Preview SharkyExtreme: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 & Core 2 Duo E6700 Processor Review The Tech Report: Intel's Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors - Conroe at last Trusted Reviews: Intel Core 2 Duo 'Conroe' E6400, E6600, E6700, X6800 TweakTown: Core 2 Duo is here – could it be Intel's day to shine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samnmax221 Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I'll probebly still buy something with an AMD Dual Core Job just to help foster alittle competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Intel seemed to lose the lead because they tried to innovate (which of cousrse costs more) whereas AMD have stuck with tried technology and therefore managed to keep prices down. However at some point the innovation tends to pay off and AMD gets overtaken. I've had AMD for the last few years simply because they are cheaper... though I think my next PC may actually be a Mac Laptop.. so i'll be on intel by default. But I have no real preference, I'll just use whatever is the best value at the time i need a new PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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