RE: [TCLUG:18492] AMD vs. Intel

[<Nick.T.Reinking@supervalu.com>]

No, no.  The issue was that the AMD 750 (Irongate) chipset
didn't support NVidia cards at more than AGP 1X, which cut into
performance quite considerably.  AMD provided a fix to certain
OEMs, but no nobody else.  The whole deal was kind of shady.
The VIA KX133 chipset does support the NVidia cards at AGP
4X.

Nick Reinking





ehillman@cccu.com, on 06/01/2000 11:41:41 AM
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Subject: RE: [TCLUG:18492] AMD vs. Intel

> If you're big into 3D, I still recommend Intel, because 3D card drivers tend
> to support SSE a bit better than 3dNow! instructions.  However, for a
> nice powerful machine that won't break the bank, go with Athlon.


Speaking of 3D: I don't know if this is still an issue, but a while back there
were some problems with AMD cards & mobos not supporting AGP at high bus rates -
2x or 3x...  I'm a little fuzzy on the details, unfortunately.  AMD was being
awfully quiet about this issue at the time.

In my experience, Intel has always been the more stable & high-performance
gaming/3D platform, Mhz for Mhz.  For a plain ol' boring vanilla workstation,
AMD gets you a little more bang for the buck, though.

This is all, of course, barring overclocking, dual-Celeron setups and other
kinkiness.


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