Who Has Swapped To Intel Since CD2 release??

Changed To Intel?


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yes, this time last year.

I bought a 6600 for £195. to get equivalent performance from AMD at the time would have cost me £650 (FX62)!
 
Still have my Opty 175 but built a 2-quad core server with intel. FB-Dimm sucks.:D
 
I have both Intel and AMD systems, but when I bought my C2D I replaced an AMD system..only because that was the oldest system still in my possession, which made it the most logical choice to replace.
 
No need as of yet. Still on AMD skt 754 on both work and home systems. I'm looking at the AM2 X2 5000 Black Edition as it seems to be a pretty good bargain atm, but to go AM2 will require mobo, cpu, video card (for work system) ram and psu. I'm going to continue to hold out a bit longer since my 3700+ Clawhammer at work is chugging along at 2.6ghz and my 3400+ Venices are doing 2.7 and can go faster still if need be.
I have an Intel 2.2 Celeron in my Dell laptop (2 yrs old or so) which is just fine for what I need.
Its all good.
 
When my Opty 170 stops doing what I want it to I'll take a step back look at both and see which one fits my needs better and go that route. I going to newegg and looking at the IP-35 and the E6750 and then I stop and go what do I do right now that my comp can't handle the only thing I would be gaining is a few extra FPS in a couple games. Not worth it right now. I'm going to wait till Phenom Launches and then look real hard at Quad Core.
 
my previous computers were

1.33 t-bird
1600+ athlon
3000+ athlon-64 s754
3400+ athlon-64 s754



now I just have a 2ghz c2d macbook.
 
AMD 3700/754
AMD X2/4600/939

Still have them and use them for other purposes.
Primary rig is now a QX6700.
 
Yeah, I mean, I still use my Winchester 3000+ as a HTPC, but not primary anymore. Didn't think that was what they were asking.
 
I just switched a few weeks ago after seeing the new AMD release's #s and because i wasn't too impressed i figured i'd switch now. Bought a nice e6300 capable of 3.5 on air from a Opteron 165 that maxed out a bit before 3 ghz but obviously slower mhz for mhz! :D
 
Haven't changed any of my desktops yet, but I replaced an A64 3400 laptop w/ a C2D T7400 convertible tablet. However, if the current trend doesn't change, my next desktop build be probably be a C2Q
 
I was using a dual Opteron 254 setup then switched to an E6600 and finally a Q6600.
 
not had an intel since my 286. but depending on phenom vs 45nm c2d, i may switch!
 
I spent a lot of money on my 939 board then the switch to AM2 pissed me off seemed pointless since they could make dualcore just fine on 939s so I couldn't justify an upgrade to a AM2 which is an upgraded 939 that is 20% slower than a c2d. I didn't spend much money on the switch as u can see but I'm happy. My next upgrade will hopefully be back to AMD if they don't do anything that annoys me. I'm sad my Barton 2500+ rig just died too that was a champ but now my 939 is my htpc chip
 
I just bought my new Intel box last week.

I was using a Barton 2500 till then. My 9700Pro croaking made me finally go and buy a new box.

For CPU have used about 50% AMD/Intel. I don't really have brand loyalty, I just buy what makes the most sense at the time.

I had never bought a Nvidia Graphics Card until my 9700Pro croaked though.

So far I am liking my new machine a lot. The upside of long upgrade cycles is the massive jump in performance when you do. I purposefully bought low end on the CPU/GPU planning for one CPU upgrade to Quad-Penryn and one graphics upgrade when I feel constrained, something like the 8800GT, or equivalent in the next generation. Even though these are the "low end" components, they are still super fast to me.
 
I switched from an FX55 to a Core2 E6750 end of July. AMD screwed the pooch when they killed off 939 so damn quickly. I did not want to spend 350 bucks on an Opty 185 and still be running DDR ram, so ....... I gave Intel a shot after being an AMD man for years. Loving every minute of it. :D
 
I'm still using my Opteron 170 on my Socket 939 platform. It's a rock-solid stable machine, even running at 2.6 GHz. Combine this with dual Radeon x1950GT cards, and you have a system that can still run all of today's and tomorrow's games respectably.

The day that I can't use this rig anymore, I'll move it to my office, and replace my old Athlon XP 2400+ system with it. That should be great for molecular modeling.
 
I switched because of performance. I could care less who's name is on the CPU as long as it gives me the best price for performance.

I see no sense in being a brand fanboy for technology.

I believe in this as well! Well said!
 
I'm a backstabber. Evil empire go go go on your blazing chips of fury!

On a side note, I just saw my 2100+ crying... what a OCer she was. :D
 
Been on socket "940" for several years. I had quad core 2.6ghz last november =)
 
Well, here is the history..

Intel Celeron 300A==> AMD Duron 800mhz==> Intel P4 3.0C==> E6600 :rolleyes:
 
Pure AMD fan here, still running a S754 and a S939 system.....will wait for AMD Quad core prices to fall before upgrading again. Why should I spoonfeed more money into Intels profits.
 
I believe in this as well! Well said!

No it isn't, the expression "I could care" less is wrong.

I switched because of performance. I could care less who's name is on the CPU as long as it gives me the best price for performance.

I see no sense in being a brand fanboy for technology.

You mean you "couldn't care less"?
 
I have no brand loyalty. My loyalty is to myself. I want to give myself the best performance for my money.

See sig.
 
No real brand loyalty here. Had a few P4 Intels, went to an Opteron 144 @ 2.75 for a year or so. Now, I am on to the E6750 @ 3.2 and love it. If AMD comes out with something great, I will switch in a year or so. It doesn't matter to me, I am just a big fan of price vs. performance and I think the C2D's are the answer at the moment. It might be AMD again soon...
 
I don't see a need to upgrade. My Opteron 170 runs everything fast and fine.
 
Someone was interested in buying my X2 rig and I wanted to go Quad.

I probably would have stayed AMD if there was a consumer level quad available.
 
That's what mine was. I switched for the fun of it really. I wanted to overclock more than anything. Socket 940 overclocking options are pretty limited.
True, on the motherboard there's nothing you can do, but software-wise there's a significant OC potential. My 280s are running at 2.8GHz, a 400MHz OC. Not bad but I realize a Q6600 OC above 3GHz will make my system seem slow. I just don't want to undergo the hassle and expense of motherboard+CPU+RAM+OS+apps install for a performance increase I don't really need ATM.
 
I upgraded from an X2 4200+ because I could, not because I needed to. It takes a lot of willpower every day for me to not buy a Q6600. It's made easier by the fact that I know I wouldn't benefit from the extra cores yet, and Penryn is right around the corner.
 
That's what mine was. I switched for the fun of it really. I wanted to overclock more than anything. Socket 940 overclocking options are pretty limited.

Heh, I switched for OC'ing, too.
 
I agree it is quite even, there must be a lot of AMD fanboys that are sticking with them or genuine Intel haters. I go for bang per buck and AMD were champions until C2D. AMD pricing has also been a little erratic! I recomend not being an early adopter of any technology prices are way to high at first :)
 
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