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Hi there,
  Okay, I'll be the first to admit that I don't know everything about
computers.  I've built a number of systems over the past few years
(actually, one system that has been rebuilt numerous times).  When I
started out, I went for AMD (K6-233) because of the price/performance
ratio.  I have since stuck with AMD, since I have been very pleased
with the results (to be fair, I've used Intel as well, but they tend
to be more expensive).  I've gone through the original 233, a K6-2
350, 500, and currently an Athlon 750 (vanilla), as well as
installations of 3 versions of Win95, 2 versions of Win98, NT4 (every
service pack), and now Win2K.
  Over the course of working with these systems, I have had my share
of problems.  I can fairly attribute at least 90% of them to my own
lack of experience and mistakes.  Thankfully, I have managed to learn
from all of them
  From reading newsgroups (and getting plenty of help from folks
therein - thanks everyone) I have heard of tons of problems that
people have had with AMD based systems, as well as Intel based
systems.  Much of the time the solutions were found in peripherals,
not with the processor itself.
  Bottom line is, there are problems with any system setup.  All too
often (IMHO) they are blamed on the processor when in fact it is not
the processor that is the culprit.  People tend to get very touchy and
defensive when they spend a fair amount of money on a system, and
don't like to be told that someone has a problem with it.  
  Now my current system is an Athlon 750 running Win2K.  I'll spare
you the details, but suffice to say that since installing all the
appropriate drivers and updates,  it's running faster and more stable
than anything I've run before (and believe me, I can crash a
computer).  I play a number of games, both current and some older
ones, and by and large have had little to no problem getting any of
them to work.  In fact, I have had fewer problems than I had under 98
(doesn't crash as often).  I've said goodbye to dual-booting, and
couldn't be happier.
  Anyway, if you've read this far, thanks for hearing me out.  I just
think that the continual Intel-AMD wars (look, I put Intel first in
that phrase :-) are pointless.  They both make good processors that
perform well, and both have problems.  It's a fact of life with
computers.  So if you're an AMD person, don't get upset when someone
says they've had problems with AMD, and likewise for Intel

+ mark

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On Mon, 13 Nov 2000 17:48:22 -0800, "Mark Borton"
<MarkBorton@DEEPSPACENINE.COM> wrote:

>> Why not AMD?  I have a Thunderbird 800 games machine running 2k,
>> and it's great!
>>
>>
>
>Then your in the minority, everyone i know with AMD systems jumped straghit
>back to intel systems after nothing but agro....
>
>However i am about to build a new gaming rig, and i was thinking of using
>(if they exisit) a Socket 370 AMD chip (Around 800mhz) on a Slocket..to see
>if it works