AMD or Intel CPU for Laptop

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An opinion please on which brand of CPU would be best for a notebook,
esentially one to replace my desktop unit. Do the AMD still produce heat
like their desktop models?

Are the dual core in the Intel worth the extra $$.

TIA
 
Haggar said:
An opinion please on which brand of CPU would be best for a notebook,
esentially one to replace my desktop unit. Do the AMD still produce heat
like their desktop models?

Are the dual core in the Intel worth the extra $$.

TIA
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I would definitely go dual core if you can offord it. I don't know
exactly what the competion is like for dual core laptops, but both AMD
and Intel have put together some great desktop chips. Intel have shown
themselves to have good punch for gaming, the AMD chips are better all
rounders.

For single-core processors I would try to get a Pentium M (loads of
cache, and they don't run too hot). Or if you don't mind about the heat
get a AMD 64 bit chip - Althon 64 should be good.
 
Thankyou.....
Scoresby said:
I would definitely go dual core if you can offord it. I don't know
exactly what the competion is like for dual core laptops, but both AMD
and Intel have put together some great desktop chips. Intel have shown
themselves to have good punch for gaming, the AMD chips are better all
rounders.

For single-core processors I would try to get a Pentium M (loads of
cache, and they don't run too hot). Or if you don't mind about the heat
get a AMD 64 bit chip - Althon 64 should be good.
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Haggar said:
Thankyou.....
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Like I said, its only an opinion. If you want further advice, let me
know how you'll use the laptop and I can give you a more tailored
recommendation.
 
....while I am used to having a gamers rig, I am getting away from it. I feel
a 2+ghz cpu 1g ram 80g 7200 rpm hd and a dual cpu and a x1300 cpu is ideal,
but costly.

The argument here is probably why do you need all that...well thats where I
am hung up on "power" where I am basically going to be doing email, browsing
etc. Am I hooked on power? maybe...
 
you have that backwards AMD are touted as the gaming systems nowadays. FX
line is awesome for gaming
 
Jamie said:
you have that backwards AMD are touted as the gaming systems nowadays. FX
line is awesome for gaming
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Oh sure AMD make some hot chips for gaming (no pun intended),
particuarly the FX line.

Just in terms of their dual core chips - the first benchmarks suggested
high end gaming was better dealt with by the intel chip - the Pentium
840. But in ~every~ other aspect Amd's X2 came out on top.
 
I think AMD is better than Intel for its quality and low price. Without
giving details, I suggest you to visit the following links to
understand the differences between Intel and AMD.
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1665&page=6
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_con...27ABD2BC5EDA6521317CB052015BBFC84D709E19B75E0
http://www.planetx64.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=49

As far as I know, AMD processors can perform more floating point
operations than Intel.
AMD64 IC's have inbuilt memory controller, that means, memory can
operate at full core speed and thus reduces memory latency.
AMD64 processors has 1000MHz bus speed and the bus is full duplex. So,
it does not require large L2 cache that Intel processors need. Small
cache means small price.
AMD64 ICs use Cool & Quiet technology. As far as I know, 90nm SOI
technology based CMOS ICs are much cooler than Intel ICs.
For queries about AMD, you can visit http://forums.amd.com/
 
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