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Why Pentium?
Hello,
I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. |
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Why Pentium?
Talal Itani, 7/3/2006, 10:45:00 AM, M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04
wrote: Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. I believe most businesses purchase computers in lots. They buy the exact same computer and configure it the same way. In order to buy these kind of quantities they purchase their computers from computer companies such as Dell or HP. Until these manufacturers drop the Intel chips and move over to AMD-based computers you will continue to see most large companies staying with Intel. It is really more of an economic consideration than technical one for the buyer. -- "Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made." ~ Otto von Bismarck |
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Why Pentium?
Recentl HP has dropped Intel Xeon'sa For AMD' Opertrons ( 280, 285, 290
Chipsets) in the Mid and high level server market. Also Oracle Data servers come with AMD only. "badgolferman" wrote in message ... Talal Itani, 7/3/2006, 10:45:00 AM, M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04 wrote: Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. I believe most businesses purchase computers in lots. They buy the exact same computer and configure it the same way. In order to buy these kind of quantities they purchase their computers from computer companies such as Dell or HP. Until these manufacturers drop the Intel chips and move over to AMD-based computers you will continue to see most large companies staying with Intel. It is really more of an economic consideration than technical one for the buyer. -- "Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made." ~ Otto von Bismarck |
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Why Pentium?
"Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. Most businesses buy the cheapest workstations they can from Dell, and Dell usually uses Intel processors. In other words, the businesses aren't choosing the processor. BUT, last I checked, Intel processors were actually cheaper. That happened because AMD has been kicking Intel's ass for years, performance wise, so AMD chips are in great demand. Plus, AMD has not ramped up production capacity to match Intel, yet. -Dave |
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Why Pentium?
"Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. I own two PC's I put together myself, one with the Athlon 2600+, the other with the Intel Pentium D dual core. The latter actually runs a bit faster(even though both PC's have the WD SATA Raptor drives running at 10,000 RPM). But it also runs at a higher temp and after nine months was beginning to overheat a bit. So I applied some thermal compound the other day which has corrected the problem. |
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Why Pentium?
In article . net, Mark
Mandell says... "Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. I own two PC's I put together myself, one with the Athlon 2600+, the other with the Intel Pentium D dual core. The latter actually runs a bit faster No, really? I wouldn't ever have guessed a processor, a generation newer than the other, with dual cores and twice the L2 cache of the other would run faster. -- Conor Sig under construction. Please check back when Duke Nukem Forever ships and/or Windows Vista is released. Cashback on online purchases: http://www.TopCashBack.co.uk/Conor/ref/index.htm |
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Why Pentium?
"Mark Mandell" wrote in message
ink.net... "Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. I own two PC's I put together myself, one with the Athlon 2600+, the other with the Intel Pentium D dual core. The latter actually runs a bit faster(even though both PC's have the WD SATA Raptor drives running at 10,000 RPM). But it also runs at a higher temp and after nine months was beginning to overheat a bit. So I applied some thermal compound the other day which has corrected the problem. You know every time we installed a heat sink on IC chips, we ALWAYS used thermal compound. It was a requirement. So you put that between the heatsink and the processor? -- George Hester _________________________________ |
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Why Pentium?
Hi there !
You mean you assembled the Intel Pentium WITHOUT thermal compound in the first place ????? Putting thermal compund on is one of the BASIC requirements when assembling ... no wonder it ran HOT !!!!!! One thing Intel do that AMD don't ... that is thermal protection ..... If a Intel processor gets hot it slows down... If a AMD processor runs got ..... it BURNS OUT ! I know what I prefer ... as cooling fans on heatsinks, cases and powers supplies DO sieze up ! Steve On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 15:14:23 GMT, "Mark Mandell" wrote: "Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. I own two PC's I put together myself, one with the Athlon 2600+, the other with the Intel Pentium D dual core. The latter actually runs a bit faster(even though both PC's have the WD SATA Raptor drives running at 10,000 RPM). But it also runs at a higher temp and after nine months was beginning to overheat a bit. So I applied some thermal compound the other day which has corrected the problem. |
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Why Pentium?
On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 07:18:10 +0100, Steve
wrote: One thing Intel do that AMD don't ... that is thermal protection ..... If a Intel processor gets hot it slows down... If a AMD processor runs got ..... it BURNS OUT ! That sounds like extremely outdated (by a couple of years) information about the state of modern AMD thermal management. -- A Lost Angel, fallen from heaven Lost in dreams, Lost in aspirations, Lost to the world, Lost to myself |
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Why Pentium?
On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 07:18:10 +0100, Steve
wrote: Hi there ! You mean you assembled the Intel Pentium WITHOUT thermal compound in the first place ????? Putting thermal compund on is one of the BASIC requirements when assembling ... no wonder it ran HOT !!!!!! One thing Intel do that AMD don't ... that is thermal protection ..... If a Intel processor gets hot it slows down... If a AMD processor runs got ..... it BURNS OUT ! Utter rubbish. I know what I prefer ... as cooling fans on heatsinks, cases and powers supplies DO sieze up ! You "prefer" to live by ancient folklore too? Steve On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 15:14:23 GMT, "Mark Mandell" wrote: "Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. I own two PC's I put together myself, one with the Athlon 2600+, the other with the Intel Pentium D dual core. The latter actually runs a bit faster(even though both PC's have the WD SATA Raptor drives running at 10,000 RPM). But it also runs at a higher temp and after nine months was beginning to overheat a bit. So I applied some thermal compound the other day which has corrected the problem. -- Rgds, George Macdonald |
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