Wrong. Wrong in the wrongest of wrong ways. I've seen AMD CPUs melt with aftermarket fans maxed, fresh thermal paste and UNDERCLOCKED. Take your fanboy attitude elsewhere chump, hes after facts, not fantasies. If you can show me irrefutable proof that its better, I'll buy one for my next upgrade, on my life I will. But you can't, no one can because it can't be done, so I won't.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I've seen, with my own two eyes, AMD machines clock in at about 70-90% of the performance that magazines and most other media sources rave on about more times than I can count. Yes, fresh drivers, Yes fresh windows, yes to every conceivable possibility of a performance restriciton based on software used.
Yeah mate, I could argue that. I could successfully argue that with my tongue cut out and my fingers cut off, but you're so obviously nothing more than a fanboy that no amount of evidence will make you change your mind. And if you need an example of such a scenario, how about this right here and now: You've conveniently skipped over my post detailing how an i7 with hyper/dual threading is faster than an AMD APU 8 core @ 4ghz is not only just as fast if not faster, but runs cooler and will be infinitely compatible with both current, and future optimizations. I just feel sorry for this guy that he will end up with a machine that can be beaten by something $200 cheaper. I really do.
To avoid quadtripple posting, the following is a reply to sayzel:
the i7 is superior to the i5 at everything. It had damn well better be for an extra hundy stick! I dunno where you heard that but I wouldn't ask them for anymore advice... I'm also a LONG way away from being an expert. I rate myself as a 2 on the 5 star technical knowledge scale over at newegg, cos thats what I am. yeah I build gaming rigs for customers, I know a little and I get by. But on the grand scale of computer knowledge, from programming through to camping out for 12 hours to buy a brand new iphone only to be the first person in the world to smash it, I'm an ignorant 6 year old and the first to admit it.
What I do have, is real world, real time and real money experience with gaming rigs. I won't repeat what I've said above, and I accept with open arms that the majority of AMD customers simply adore their rig, to them I say bravo, I'm happy for them. But I've seen too many go wrong, and underperform when they weren't going wrong. I don't hate the company, I don't even hate their product. If I start seeing them perform consistently and reliably the same or better than their intel counterparts, I will put them on my short list for my next upgrade. But until then, have a serious think about how AMD can manage to produce an 8 core, 5 ghz CPU, and have it RETAIL out of your local store, for about $200? The answer is obvious, to me.