not an opinion... the answer - go with AMD
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all the smartest ppl iv heard from, about any amd vs intel? have always went with AMD.
i believe the answer goes something like this....
-although AMD is slower in GHz, it still gets the same or more work done then its Intel counterpart, because Intell never expanded there pipelines. so AMD can finish more instruction sets per cycle, running at a lower frequency(power efficency/less heat).
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To Gl\l0m!$h -- u know how ignorant ur comment sounds? there is more then just a proccessor that works inside a pc... maybe ur system works better then ur friends, cause ur friend is just as smart and informd as u are, so ur system ended up only a little less fuxxored then his.(no offence, its just, iv been in kevin's position, hes asking a seriouse ?, and ppl who dont know the answer shouldnt be posting unless thy have info)