On 10/28/2012 4:38 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Sb, 27 oct 12, 22:27:30, Stan Hoeppner wrote: >> >> Coming from a 2800+ which is a ~60 watt CPU, and given the fact you'll >> never make use of more than 2 of those 8 cores, I recommend a dual core >> AthlonII X2 @ 3.4GHz. I have the 3GHz model and the 2nd core is pretty >> much always idle, with primary core being idle most of the time as well, >> as is everyone's. >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103953 > > Any opinion on a Core i3 (Ivy Bridge)?
I use and promote AMD exclusively. If everyone buys Intel then AMD exits the x86 processor business. If/when that happens, Intel has no competition and can and will do two detrimental things to the market: 1. Raise prices with impunity 2. Innovate at a lower pace, or stop innovating altogether If enough people buy AMD then Intel has a strong competitor. This keeps the marketplace healthy and keeps Chipzilla from becoming a total monopoly WRT x86. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/508db658.9090...@hardwarefreak.com
