Originally posted by 404
what i like form AMD:
AMD don't have that much of computer/TV/newspaper ads promoting 'How Good and How Fast our Processors are'.
But they let hardware sites, PC magazines, IT experts, and normal home/network users to test and experienced their processors and witness the true 'AMD inside' of AMD's K7 line of family.
this is where P4 failed from the first time of it's birth. they only rely on Intel's Big name as the King of Processors but they forgot what make them to be a King.
Yeah, but remember that the vast majority of computers are sold to the average, ignorant consumer who don't go to hardware sites. All they see are megahertz, and big brand names like IBM, HP, Intel, etc. Marketing is very crucial to success and AMD doesn't seem to be doing any of it. They let their CPUs do the talking but there's only a small handful of audiences to hear it. I mean, why do you think Microsoft is investing so much money into promoting Windows XP? It's to create consumer awareness. Also, companies like SNK made good, solid games but their poor business strategies resulted in them getting bankrupt.
Congratulations on your new system, chp, you just bought the fastest CPU available on the market. May your Athlon bring you computing happiness for years to come. And you won't have to worry about instabilities, the K7 core is much improved over the K6 core.
Hmm, the Athlon 1900+ should be much faster than a P4 1700, especially with the VIA KT266A chipset. Maybe it just needs a little optimizing
. The Athlon processors run much hotter than the P4 but more heat is not necessarily better. In fact, you should try to keep your CPU as cool as possible.
