Thread: Amd

**Gingermick** · 20th November 2008, 08:04 AM

I'm thinking of buying a new puter that has an AMD5200 dual core processor. Was wondering if anyone had one of these (or similar AMD) and what their experiences have been. I use an intel core duo for work and it hums along very nicely but I cant get a puter for $600 with an Intel processor.
(for 600 I get the box, mboard, 2Gb ram, 320Gb HDD, 512M video card, the processor and dual layer dvd burner.)

**damian** · 20th November 2008, 11:42 AM

Meh. I always buy amd in preference to intel just to stick it to the evil empire, but the jesture is ultimately pointless because intel owns a slab of amd anyway.

AMD were demonstrably superior a few years back but intel have once again snatched the upper hand. In a practical sense you won't notice any difference, especially with a low end machine.

AMD have always been cheaper, your paying for a bigger advertising budget with intel.

**Gingermick** · 20th November 2008, 05:38 PM

it'll sheet all over my p4 2Ghz machine though. I like the disk shop in Brisbane (that's where it's from). It was here and in Townsville for a while but they closed down and just have a distributor, I think.
(I'm sick of my sons puter being better than mine)

**damian** · 21st November 2008, 09:29 AM

There have traditionally been 4 shops in Brisbane that are demonstrably cheaper than the others. Computer alliance at Mt Gravatt have an online configurator, or did last time I looked. The others I forget. Anyway this 4 are within about $10 of the cheapest prices you'll get but have been around a long time so if anything breaks there is someone to take it to. 2c.

**Sapling** · 21st November 2008, 07:46 PM

Check out umart online. They have three shops in Brisbane, one on the Sunshine Coast and one on the Gold Coast. Very competitve pricing.

**damian** · 25th November 2008, 12:33 PM

Yep that's one of them.

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