help me make a choice

[derfist]

Well, i was plannin on getting an AMD 64bit S939 CPU+MSI K8N Neo2 Plat. mobo. But i've heard that AMDs CPU lifespan is short. Is this true? u guys have experienced AMD CPUs rite? Any probs? I heard that Intel has a longer lifespan. what do u think i should get?

 

[dhw200]

I have never heard anything about AMD having a shorter lifetime than Intel. Even if intel is a few hours longer than AMD, the average lifetime is something ridiculously long like 1 million hours. ull be fine. besides, by the time it dies, it'll be obsolete and its time for another one.

 

[gaara]

Guy above me got it right, any CPU lifespan is estimated at something around at least a million hours, so even AMD only had 800,000 hours I really wouldn't concern yourself mate.

 

[kboy]

I've never heard of that either. I've always used AMD chips & I've yet to have one Expire. The only problem I had with AMD was when I didn't plug in the CPU fan & that really wasn't AMD's fault....Heh Heh...

 

[macdude425]

I did the same thing.

Maybe its a curse

 

[derfist]

alrite guys, thanks 4 the info.

 

[diabloII]

the cpu will last millions of hours (literally)

 

[Counter-Strike]

Even if it did have a shorter lifespan, it can't be by much. If your a gamer, go AMD. Like D2 said, it is something ridiculous like 1,000,000 hours. So I wouldn't worry about it. Now if you want to brag about your comp, and how expensive it is, then get an Intel.

 

[derfist]

Another reason maybe is that the AMD CPUs supplied to us are from a different country than the 1 supplied to u guys. So maybe the quality control might not be as good as the 1 supplied to u guys.Its just another doubt. I'm not too sure of that either.

Anyway, what's the advantage of LGA775 CPUs and Mobos over the Socket 478?

 

[VIII]

775 are the newer cores. Like the EE's and the 64bits.

As for lifespan, trust me, you will have a new computer LONG before your current one dies out.