On Mit, 2004-04-07 at 15:18, Hans du Plooy wrote: > > > > I have no first-hand experience, but from stories I heard it seems that > > Intel has some benefits over AMD.
[...] > /rant on > > I should have said this in my first reply. It's common knowedge that AMD > based systems has, compared to Intel based systems, a reputation of sometimes > being unstable. No one ever bothers to explain why. [...] The same sources as above (hearsay alarm!) suggested not actually the CPU as a reason, but rather the policy regarding boards. While Intel comes with ready-made chipsets and reference designs to the market, for Athlons the approach was more like "here's the chip specs, now it's up to you". Personally, I haven't followed development too closely for a few years, being content with what I have. I only woke up recently when Opterons came out, here AMD shows something that looks like a reasonably coherent plan. cu, Schnobs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
