Cyrix vs Intel vs AMD vs Motorola, etc...
Jesse Rosenblum
Hmmmmm..... Well, guys, please don't turn this newsgroup into a chip
advocacy forum... but anyway, here's my two cents:
I work for a small company that custom builds machines, and I sell all
of the IBM compatible CPU's. The bottom line: I like 'em all!
The Cyrix/AMD advocates are correct, you get a lot more bang for your
buck with either chip then you get with an Intel. In some applications,
they actually do outperform Intel's chips. I have sold close personal
friends, people I would never, ever sell an inferior product to,
computers based around either chip. It always makes sense to get the
best chip YOU CAN AFFORD. And CPU decision is critical... Once you
upgrade your CPU, you've essentially lost money, because you can't USE
the first CPU... they're not like memory and hard disks. So if you get
a 166 for the cost of an Intel 133, and that's all you can afford, then
go for it and God bless. "But wait, Maximus, what chip do YOU use?" you
ask.
I use Intel. Because, yes, I did have the extra $200 burning a hole in
my pocket. Because the $200 was worth it to me: I have never had to
download a patch to make a game work with my chip (Daggerfall). Because
I want to use Adobe Photoshop and 3D StudioMax, which are both FPU
intensive (and both Cyrix and AMD's FPU's don't touch Intel's). And
because I dread the word "compatibility."
Simply put, I don't believe in it. How many hardcore gamers do you know
that don't use Sound Blasters? Sure, there are a few that use Ensoniqs
and Ultrasounds, but by and large, we all use SB's, not necessarily
because they're BETTER, but because THEY WORK WITH EVERYTHING. Same
with Intel. Not superior. Just standard.
Market inertia, ladies and gentleman. It's what really drives the
computer industry, and it always will. Backward compatibility will win
over technical innovation every time. Otherwise, we'd all be typing on
Dvorak keyboards, instead of QWERTY, and be using turbocharged Amigas.
But in this world, goddammit, I wanna play Quake, and Civ II, and so
forth. Which means Wintel. And yet somehow, we all survive.
Sorry I was so long-winded. Take it easy, my brothers and sisters.
Maximus
CJClark
I agree, plus........ there is nothing like an overclocked Intel on an
83Mhz bus! Very nice for gaming and you feel you did get enough bang
for the buck.
Dennis Keith
I missed the beginning of this post. But ... I'm running a DX4100. Is
the 83 Mhz Overdrive worth it? Can you overclock a DX4100? How did you
overclock the Pentium? What performance are you getting?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. There is no way I can afford a
new system in the near future. Unless my lottery numbers come up.
Thanks, DK
Dennis Keith
Sorry, jumped in on the wrong thread, excuse the intrusion. If you have
ideas, please see the other post under Video Board.
DOH!!!!!!
DK