PHENOMenal scores! Not. - Page 3

Carl Martin · November 19th, 2007

Has anyone read the reviews at Tom's Hardware? I don't know enough about these things to evaluate their findings, but found it an interesting read, especially:

Quote:

In the end, if you're looking to make the most of a long-term investment, AMD is without a doubt the better platform choice.

Phenom 9700, AMD's 1st Quad-Core CPU | Tom's Hardware

The bottom line for me is that I'm still ticked off after they abandoned all of us skt 939 owners.

Carl

Athildja-x64 · November 19th, 2007

Tom's also said that the XE840 (an old Intel P4 CPU) was a better performer than the Sk939 CPUs that were out at the time despite the fact that the XE840 rebooted several times durring the testing on its own and failed to beat AMD in every test but Video Encoding.
I would not trust Tom's as far as I could comfortably spit out a dead rat.

**gvblake22** · November 19th, 2007

That is a pretty dumb blanket statement, I disagree with that quote. An AM2+ processor is no more a long term than a Penryn. Both Intel and AMD are coming out with a new socket with the next generation of processors. Sure AMD plans a revision before AM3 and I don't think Intel does, but that's about it. If anything, the Intel would be the better long-term choice because it performs better and has the same life expectancy.

EDIT:
I just discovered that AM3 processor will feature DDR2 and DDR3 support and will be compatible with AM2+ and AM2 as well.

**Capper** · November 19th, 2007

Sorry, but Tom's Hardware lost all credibility a very long time ago.

polobunny · November 19th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capper

Sorry, but Tom's Hardware lost all credibility a very long time ago.

Ditto. To the point that to some "enthusiast" clients I'm easy with i'll straight tell them that "it is shit".
Most of those people take it easily, and they even have personal experiences where their conclusion and Tom's conclusion mismatch...
Pretty poor.

onebxr · November 19th, 2007

S939 FTW!
Just kidding, I knew they shoulda stayed with that core, but nooooo had to follow and flounder with ati. This is all jokes, but I did shed a tear about them halting production on the 939.
-1

**Capper** · November 20th, 2007

Secret look into AMD Executive Offices

YouTube - Monkey commercial

Jokerswild · November 20th, 2007

Thats a look at most executive offices, just a continuation of college. Kind of like the White House executive office.

**Capper** · November 20th, 2007

I know, just trying to have a little fun and wake you guys up

Jokerswild · November 20th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capper

I know, just trying to have a little fun and wake you guys up

And here I'm trying to live my life in a drug induced stupor and you keep bringing me back to life.

November 19th, 2007	#22
Athildja-x64 Infinite Improbability Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Insanity Clause--- Do you believe insanity clause? Posts: 197	Re: PHENOMenal scores! Not. Tom's also said that the XE840 (an old Intel P4 CPU) was a better performer than the Sk939 CPUs that were out at the time despite the fact that the XE840 rebooted several times durring the testing on its own and failed to beat AMD in every test but Video Encoding. I would not trust Tom's as far as I could comfortably spit out a dead rat. "For the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead..." "Keep on trying till you run out of Cake." -GLDos "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the first" - Albert Einstein

November 19th, 2007	#23
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,366 Blog Entries: 1	Re: PHENOMenal scores! Not. That is a pretty dumb blanket statement, I disagree with that quote. An AM2+ processor is no more a long term than a Penryn. Both Intel and AMD are coming out with a new socket with the next generation of processors. Sure AMD plans a revision before AM3 and I don't think Intel does, but that's about it. If anything, the Intel would be the better long-term choice because it performs better and has the same life expectancy. EDIT: I just discovered that AM3 processor will feature DDR2 and DDR3 support and will be compatible with AM2+ and AM2 as well. Last edited by gvblake22; November 21st, 2007 at 05:20.

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November 19th, 2007	#26
onebxr resident headbanger Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 1,156 Blog Entries: 3	Re: PHENOMenal scores! Not. S939 FTW! Just kidding, I knew they shoulda stayed with that core, but nooooo had to follow and flounder with ati. This is all jokes, but I did shed a tear about them halting production on the 939. -1 I would rather read a NewEgg review than a [H] review

November 20th, 2007	#28
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,063	Re: PHENOMenal scores! Not. Thats a look at most executive offices, just a continuation of college. Kind of like the White House executive office.

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