First post, by sgt76
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Bit of a background story. I've got 2 projects running right now, namely rebuilds of my Core 2 and Phenom II systems. Since joining Vogons, I've spent so much time playing with old hardware that 2 1/2 years have just passed. The latest stuff and knowledge I have seems stuck in 2009. Seems like I've forgotten so much post A64 era.
So I've been surfing the internets, to refresh my mind and get some ideas for both Intel and AMD projects, mainly overclocker's galleries, that sorta thing.
What did I find? The contrast between Intel rig building and AMD couldn't be more pronounced. Almost ALL the high end rigs are intel nowadays, and most of the AMD ones looked like they've been put together by a 9 y.o. (probably the truth).
I remember back in the Athlon, Athlon XP and A64 era, AMD rigs were some of the finest around. Pros used to build them with such skill and dedication.
So, my initial reaction to this was to abandon my Phenom project and just sell whatever and use the money for an upcoming X79 rig.
Then I remembered that I got into this whole hobby because of an AMD rig back when (s939 era). I felt guilty about abandoning AMD now when it's in the pits. And maybe AMD might bounce back like 3 years ago when they released Ph2 to replace Ph1.
If I get rid of my Ph2 and abandon this project, I will have no representative system from this era - something which might not matter now but which might bother me 5 years or 10 years from now. Also, there's tremendous sentimentality attached to AMD and not forgetting every dollar to help the underdog survive prevents the total dominance of Intel.
On the other hand, does AMD deserve our hard earned dollars now? Being sentimental is gonna cost me and definitely push back other plans I have.
Hmm...what to do, what to do?
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