Look how old this is! I post at SearchCommander.com now, and this post was published 18 years 9 months 10 days ago. This industry changes FAST, so blindly following the advice here *may not* be a good idea! If you're at all unsure, feel free to hit me up on Twitter and ask.
Find out right from AMD themselves at the following event:
OCCA Monthly Meeting (free and open to the public)
Title: When to Choose Which AMD Processor
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Time: 7:00-8:30PM (No-host dinner at 6:00PM)
Speaker: An AMD Field Application Engineer
Place: Rheinlander German Restaurant
5035 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland OR 97213-1941
AMD coordinating with Equus Computers will send a Field Application Engineer to discuss their line of Server, Desktop and Mobile CPUs. Topics will include:
– The advantages of 64 bit CPUS. Is there any advantage with 32 bit operating systems?
– Dual core/Dual processor technology
– Heat issues.
– Turion Laptop / mobile technology and how it compares with Centrino (heat, speed, battery life, wireless stability).
– Hyperthreading or hypertransport? Are they really hyper or just hype?
– How is memory accessed and how is speed optimized?
– Virus protection in the CPU? How does that work?
– Why choose AMD (in terms of benefits to the clients, not features)?
– When is the added cost of the more expensive processor type worth it?
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) NYSE: AMD is a manufacturer of integrated circuits based in Sunnyvale, California. It is the second-largest supplier of x86-compatible processors, and a leading supplier of non-volatile flash memory. It was founded in 1969. Their philosophy is customer-centric innovation, and they strive to provide real solutions for real customer problems that exist in the real world today.
