Never did. Look at ATi as the perfect example. Getting stomped on by nVidia for at least two years, then BAM. Surprise, we own. Things can change that fast. Nothing to worry about really.
AMD Going under NEVER!
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i have a q6600 stock and it runs everything flawless i could only understand the i7 if your running a p4 or maybe some dual cores or your a enthusiast
Originally Posted by Murlocke Worse case would be that AMD stops making gaming processors and high end processors. They still have a large market for normal consumers. Processors are fast enough now that we really don't need anything faster though. I mean what does the I7 have over my Q6600 @ 3.6 in games at 1920x1200. 2FPS at most. Probably alot faster at encoding but thats not something i care about. |
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most sites show the 920 matching the qx9770 at the same clocks by a 5 fps gain or something (i forgot) but it looked like it was worth an upgrade. although now intel is limiting voltages. which is stupid. i'm waiting for denebs to come out before i can say amd lost. btw, amd has the best processors for around 100-150. after that, intel wins. you can get a black edition X3 8750
that can oc to 3.1-3.2.
Originally Posted by Murlocke Worse case would be that AMD stops making gaming processors and high end processors. They still have a large market for normal consumers. Processors are fast enough now that we really don't need anything faster though. I mean what does the I7 have over my Q6600 @ 3.6 in games at 1920x1200. 2FPS at most. Probably alot faster at encoding but thats not something i care about. |
that can oc to 3.1-3.2.
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I guess if your going DDR3 i'd probably jump up to i7... but still.... its a waste of money for anyone with a Q6600 or better.
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5FPS gain at 800x600 or 1280x1024. On those resolutions processors are used more. At 1920x1200 or 2560x1600 I bet there are little to no gains.
Those benchmarks are tricky
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You'll show big gains in benchmarks, but overall gaming, unless your on a old monitor with a max res of 1280x1024.. Your not going to notice a diff.
Originally Posted by techie2 i have a q6600 stock and it runs everything flawless i could only understand the i7 if your running a p4 or maybe some dual cores or your a enthusiast |
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Originally Posted by venom55520 most sites show the 920 matching the qx9770 at the same clocks by a 5 fps gain or something (i forgot) but it looked like it was worth an upgrade. although now intel is limiting voltages. which is stupid. i'm waiting for denebs to come out before i can say amd lost. btw, amd has the best processors for around 100-150. after that, intel wins. you can get a black edition X3 8750 that can oc to 3.1-3.2. |
Those benchmarks are tricky
You'll show big gains in benchmarks, but overall gaming, unless your on a old monitor with a max res of 1280x1024.. Your not going to notice a diff.
Of course AMD won't go under. Someone will buy them if it ever gets that bad
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There's also a need for competition
There's also a need for competition
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I don't think via will ever enter into the mainstream cpu line I know they have their low power cpus and their cpus for palms and crap but do you think you will ever see via enter minstrream cpu market i would say 5%chance in 50 years lol.
Originally Posted by timw4mail Of course there is always VIA...but Intel likes AMD better. |
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LOL omg as soon as I read cyrix old memories pop up... cryix 233mhz i used to play ultima online on... befor ea fugged it all up!
AWESOME!!!
Originally Posted by alwaysAMD Cyrix will arise from dark alleyway and kill everything. One day... |
AWESOME!!!
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Correct me if I am wrong, but that would violate Intel's licensing agreement with AMD and they would have to start the processor from scratch without ANY Intel related IP.
Originally Posted by sLowEnd Of course AMD won't go under. Someone will buy them if it ever gets that bad
There's also a need for competition |
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i7 is fail if you are primarily gaming, overclocking or both. If you do alot of rendering or things of that nature, however, i7 is pwnsauce, expect a large amount of i7's to show up at game developer and 3d modelling places worldwide.
For my intents and purposes, i7 is a flop and I'm not even going to consider it. I overclock, I game, and most importantly I don't have a very large budget. I don't have 1500 bucks to blow on mobo, cpu, ram when I can spend that much with AMD and get mobo, cpu, ram, hdd, odd, case, fans, coolers, gpu and OS, and still be able to overclock. :\\ Sorry Intel...If you want my money, shove a Core 2 under my nose...
Originally Posted by techie2 i have a q6600 stock and it runs everything flawless i could only understand the i7 if your running a p4 or maybe some dual cores or your a enthusiast |
i7 is fail if you are primarily gaming, overclocking or both. If you do alot of rendering or things of that nature, however, i7 is pwnsauce, expect a large amount of i7's to show up at game developer and 3d modelling places worldwide.
For my intents and purposes, i7 is a flop and I'm not even going to consider it. I overclock, I game, and most importantly I don't have a very large budget. I don't have 1500 bucks to blow on mobo, cpu, ram when I can spend that much with AMD and get mobo, cpu, ram, hdd, odd, case, fans, coolers, gpu and OS, and still be able to overclock. :\\ Sorry Intel...If you want my money, shove a Core 2 under my nose...
lol, thank you for this rant, I was terrified AMD was a goner
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i agree with ya especially about price OMG and the gaming with sli and crossfire scaling i hear is amazing with i7 of course I don't use more then 1 graphics card just can't jsutify the money been spent!
Enthusiasts still want a i7 even if it was crap just to play with it and see what they can do with it. For them an i7 along with any new tech is like gold!
Originally Posted by TestECull i7 is fail if you are primarily gaming, overclocking or both. If you do alot of rendering or things of that nature, however, i7 is pwnsauce, expect a large amount of i7's to show up at game developer and 3d modelling places worldwide. For my intents and purposes, i7 is a flop and I'm not even going to consider it. I overclock, I game, and most importantly I don't have a very large budget. I don't have 1500 bucks to blow on mobo, cpu, ram when I can spend that much with AMD and get mobo, cpu, ram, hdd, odd, case, fans, coolers, gpu and OS, and still be able to overclock. : Sorry Intel...If you want my money, shove a Core 2 under my nose... |
i agree with ya especially about price OMG and the gaming with sli and crossfire scaling i hear is amazing with i7 of course I don't use more then 1 graphics card just can't jsutify the money been spent!
Enthusiasts still want a i7 even if it was crap just to play with it and see what they can do with it. For them an i7 along with any new tech is like gold!
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Nvidia? I think you mean AMD
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Originally Posted by noobdown nvidia will never go under. if they did intel would be the only cpu maker and would have a monoply, which is against the law. |
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