Which is better AMD Athlon 64 or Pentium D?

[iseededpeepl]

I went to both of their sites and several information pages and they keep saying all this mumbo jumbo about the both of them. And knowing most computer hardware companies they can and usually will make a big deal out of something that is not very important. So, I'd like to let all of you (who seem to know everything computer wise) help me figure this whole thing out. Which is actually better. Oh, I almost forgot, the reason for this is because I'm looking into new computers and such and thought it might be wise to get a good processor.

[Albatross]

I personally always vote AMD...

[l33tw00t]

ummm

did you mean to compare the amd 64 x2 series with the pentium d which is a dual core chip....

the amd athlon 64 does come in a single core model....

my vote goes to the amd64x2 series....

just found something interesting....

AMD and Intel sign their first comprehensive cross-license agreement, where AMD and Intel both agree to license to each other all patents each company holds. ......taken from
here

I wonder since amd launched the 64 bit single and dual core chips first, did intel have a little help???????

[aentekhabian]

I use pentium D and no care about.
I did't have any problem with it in use.
you can test, too.

[Albatross]

[quote="l33tw00t"]ummm

did you mean to compare the amd 64 x2 series with the pentium d which is a dual core chip....

the amd athlon 64 does come in a single core model....

my vote goes to the amd64x2 series....

just found something interesting....

AMD and Intel sign their first comprehensive cross-license agreement, where AMD and Intel both agree to license to each other all patents each company holds. ......taken from
here

That has got to be the most ridiculous thing ever. I can see a merger, but from a business aspect, how does this benefit either company. If this is true, I foresee them merging in the near furture.

[andrew247]

I would like to use an AMD 64, but at the moment I only have a crappy 32 bit thing I'm wanting to upgrade it in time for the release of Windows Vista

[zima]

Right now the wise thing is to go with AMD.

We will start to see some real competition when Intel will drop Netburstentium 4 line and launch their new processors based on Pentium M architecture

[l33tw00t]

[quote="Albatross"]

Originally Posted by l33tw00t

ummm

did you mean to compare the amd 64 x2 series with the pentium d which is a dual core chip....

the amd athlon 64 does come in a single core model....

my vote goes to the amd64x2 series....

just found something interesting....

That has got to be the most ridiculous thing ever. I can see a merger, but from a business aspect, how does this benefit either company. If this is true, I foresee them merging in the near furture.

found that on amd's press release site....doubt it is still in effect.....

AMD is simply the choice for me. I have my Athlon 64 3500+ for about 2 months and its given me top notch performance in evey aspect. I personally hate Intel, their proccesers are more expensive and give lower performance, when Vista comes out i definatly get it.

[dauodwa]

Originally Posted by matt90

AMD is simply the choice for me. I have my Athlon 64 3500+ for about 2 months and its given me top notch performance in evey aspect. I personally hate Intel, their proccesers are more expensive and give lower performance, when Vista comes out i definatly get it.

im not gonna get vista. have you seen the speculation about what the system requirements will be. massive requirements. ill stick with windows xp thanks.