|
It's not really the chip I have a problem with, cuz AMD has fixed that issue, however you won't see the new revisions come out for another couple to few weeks (mind you, the average person won't have an issue with the current chip, so it's just fine for most people). My problem is with the boards. Out of all the people I've talked to that has a Phenom system, one, and only one out of 20 people has a stable system. The chip runs just fine, but only one guy can keep his system running smoothly all because of boards that shouldn't be on the market. Just because it says it's "compatible" with the Phenom doesn't mean it should've be sold as such.
Personally I'd stick with Intel. The price of the Q6600 has come down, and it is the Phenom 9600s direct competitor. In a lot of tests the Q6600 beats the Phenom 9600, is only about $10 more to buy the Q6600, and there are a ton of stable chipsets and boards out there to choose from. Ya, I know, it sounds like I'm an Intel fanboy, and I may be one, but that's not how I operate when giving advice to people. If the Phenom was the better choice I'd tell you, but it's not right now, and won't be for a couple more months. That's when the new revisions of the Phenom come out, and more stable boards will start surfacing at the same time too. Until then I'll keep telling people to buy Intel.
__________________
>>  << |