Comments on: Finding the processor that fits you – maybe dual core is jusssttt riiight

By: Don

Don — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:20:13 +0000

I build at least one computer a year,And have always used amds graphics cards I honestly belive they are the best around,I must say the intel I7-920 processors are I must say very fast and good overclockers I do my homework and have always used intel processors and AMD graphics cards

By: Darren Stewart

Darren Stewart — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:13:25 +0000

Hi,
I just wanted to say well done to AMD. While others talk about specific processors, I won’t. You see, the varied and very fine choice available has come about because AMD have reconnected with its users. You’ve delivered ‘the platform’ back to the team. The AM2/AM2+/AM3 platform has presented us with choice. Its kept compatability, and is friendly to the ‘team’. The boards are good, and although you had a dip during the core duo period, and although the I7 leads upper high end, what you offer is complete coverage at the low/medium/high end.

But its not just that, the fact you price competitively, the fact you are lenient towards ‘team’ fun like over clocking, and the fact you seem to have ‘got it’ again. You’ve rediscovered the socket A magic.

I went through the 754, 939, sockets, and you guys broke me. With the AM2/3 basis, you’ve rediscovered the base reasons why people can fall in love with AMD. People can lego block their way upwards while having a lot of fun, not breaking the bank,and you guys have got it. You nailed it. Both CPU and GPU teams seem to really gained the understanding. So long as the products can stay within their competitive envelope (and they must do this, its an absolute requirement) – You’re going to have continued and deserved success.

By: Socketman

Socketman — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:49:28 +0000

“A user of an AMD Phenom II X4 550 processor in my system at home”

It’s x2

I’ve had the A2 X2 250 for a few days now and it’s by
far the best Athlon yet, but some newer games (Arma 2) need more then 2 cores and run better on X3/X4.The cpu utilization (on my x3 710@3.5) is ~90% on all 3 cores,2 cores (even at much higher Mhz) are not enough.

Waiting for the Opterons 138x to hit the retail…..

By: Tataywagi

Tataywagi — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:22:54 +0000

I have at present Athlon X II 7750 with 4 GB of memory, EMAXX motheboard, 320 GB hard drive and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GXT which is very much at a fast pace. I have a number of games in my desktop which includes NFS: Undercover which lagged sometimes especially at high pace. The price of the processor is very cheap as compared to the other brand (you know), I have a very competitive edge because I compared my processor speed with the one at the other brand who has a quad core extreme…. Yuck!! The speed of the quad core is very slow as compared to my only dual core. I’m impressed with AMD. More Power!!! Hope to have more in your notebook series particularly the quad core. I can’t wait but please lay off the steam. It gets hot soon after.

By: xfloggingkylex

xfloggingkylex — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:30:03 +0000

I think AMD shot itself in the foot with the Phenom II X3 720BE, you just can’t make a processor that awesome for so cheap and expect large sales for dual cores.

My friend was looking at the 550, but for 20 bucks more you get an extra core (and since he plans on overclocking, the speed difference per core will be minor).

But anyone making a fast PC on a budget should look at all of the AM3 chips with less than 4 cores… excellent market.

Also, you may want to put a space between the X4 and 955 to avoid confusion.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:52:56 +0000

now that was a nice little blog…I think thats just the kind of breakdown I needed..now if you could just do the same for motherboards I can iron out the new system s[ecs