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Re: PPC is bad bad bad
« on: May 03, 2002, 03:18:28 PM »
CD32Freak said that processor speed is marketing by Intel/AMD, but AMD have themselves dropped the GHz if thier line of Athlon's now. The dastest 2000+ is only about 1.6GHz but runs circles around the P4 2GHz (For the most part P4 is better in somethings)

But for a CPU running 400MHz slower the AMD does well.

Just something I thought about!
 

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Re: PPC is bad bad bad
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2002, 02:48:33 AM »
All I want (as a consumer) is a computer that will allow me to do some word prosessing, few spreadsheets, surf the net, and maybe watch a few DVDs, oh an play a few games. I don't need (as most people in the world don't) a 2GHz+ machine.

The other thing I want is a computer that doesn't sound as if it is about to take off by pumping more air through it then a jumbo jets engine.

When Intel/AMD can make me a CPU that doesn't need all that cooling (even at 600MHz an Intel/AMD CPU needs active cooling), I will be happy to buy another of thier products. Hopefully AmigaONE will take off with OS4.0 enough that some people will start to produce/port software and I will be happy. If it falls flat on its face then I will take a long hard look at an Apple. Don't get me wrong, the x86's are good CPUs, but in a home enviroment you don't need something in the corner making enough noise to rivial your vacum cleaner.
 

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Re: PPC is bad bad bad
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2002, 08:13:47 PM »
:lol: I think that this thread has gone on long enough!

It started off as a "my cpu is better then yours" type of thing, now we have an english lesson!

What next? I wait in anticipation :-D

Come on people! Lets not get dogged down in bitching with each other, just have some disscussion and a bit of fun!

And I am sorry if my bad spelling offends anyone ;-)
 

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Re: PPC is bad bad bad
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2002, 08:39:52 PM »
6,

I don't mean any offence, all I mean is the subject was about an opinion that x86 is better then PPC. Then it got into something completely irelivent which could be insulting to people who may not have english as thier first language. Hell I am english and I can't spell (no doubt you can tell from this very paragraph! :lol:)

I just feel that some folk take this all a bit too seriously and need to take some things with a pinch of salt and move on.

IMHO anyway