Goodbye AMD.. Hello Intel

SLK · Post by **SLK** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 11:52 pm

Well.. As we speak im making the switch to intel.

Im going to start out with an Albatron PX845PEV PRO, P4 2.4ghz 533mhz FSB. Ill use the stock cooler for now to see what I get.

Im having too many problems with AMD and Im done RMAing motherboards..Its getting a little insane for me.

Special Thanks to Dean Nottis @ 3dXtreme.org who is selling me the board

SLK

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 11:54 pm

Welllllllllllllllllllllcome...

ub3r_n00b · Post by **ub3r_n00b** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 12:00 am

/cry I are miss you senior

-Preet

SLK · Post by **SLK** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 12:01 am

Bad news though burke... I can't buy your 8500le though.

Sorry.. you can put it back on your for sale list.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 1:10 am

Welcome to the camp.
500 Mhz OC on air.

without even breaking a sweat.

It does get kinda boring though. No boards to RMA, no vaporchills, nothing extreme at all. Just add an ATI card and it friggin rocks out of the box.

I feel for all them AMD folk that put themselves though all that stress

zooner · Post by **zooner** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:53 am

I agree chris, it was tough when I just pnp'ed the whole setup. This was my second p4 setup and both went very smoothly.

what are you running your voltage at? I'm at 3.05 right now, although running at 10% increase on the voltage... I was unstable at 3.15. I might bump up the voltage to 15% and try 3.10, but I"ll have to be careful about the temps.

This setup is sweet though...

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 3:16 am

Continue walking towards the light, you're almost there

hehe, nice looking setup there...dont know much about that board but hopefully it will be a good one for ya.

btw, welcome to the Force...."may the swartz be with you"

dj_tigger1982 · Post by **dj_tigger1982** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 4:13 am

noooooooooooooooooooooooo.... AMD rule

I had a k62, and a k63 and a duron, and an athlon, and now an XP, and i have no issues @ all,

They run everyting, and can cope better with the audio editing that I do, where the intel failed.

Mon the AMD ........ live forever

Loonatic · Post by **Loonatic** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 5:58 am

Tisk tisk.

Oh well, out with the newbs!

To be honest though, if you had to RMA boards now, dont you think you'll be rmaing those on the intel side too? Ya know, most mobo manufactors make AMD AND Intel boards. I doubt they put explosives in the AMD board just for YOU to screw up

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 8:06 am

And now the end is near,
as so you face the final curtain.
You've lived a life thats full, on each and every highway
Once more much more than this
You'll do it Barretts way.

Hey SLK whatever works best for you, just go with it. It's all about getting the biggest bang for your buck, and peace of mind.
Good luck with it.

SLK · Post by **SLK** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 9:34 am

Thanks guys for not giving me too much grief

I am very sick of these buggy motherboards and I want something reliable. My backup system is AMD and probibly will always be as long as intel is pricey.

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 8:27 pm

Good job SLK. You will like the switch. Intel definately has the market at this time for a good reason.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 8:30 pm

Intel ought to do Apple-esque "switch" ads.

Moving between and Intel and AMD platform isn't so bad, since all you really have to do is get a new board and CPU anyway.

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 8:40 pm

Yeah but the only thing IMO that Apple has are their OS (since its unix based

) Steve and Woz. Unless your deep into GD

Loonatic · Post by **Loonatic** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 8:55 pm

Originally posted by Shaggy
Good job SLK. You will like the switch. Intel definately has the market at this time for a good reason.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 8:57 pm

Originally posted by Loonatic

He's likely referring to the fact that if you asked 95% of PC users in the world what name they know, they'd say Intel.

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 9:16 pm

Originally posted by Loonatic

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 12:22 am

Originally posted by Shaggy

Now THAT is pure postcount.

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 12:48 am

Originally posted by Burke
Now THAT is pure postcount.