You say Pentium vs AMD, but you don't say a specific version of AMD, AthlonXP, Duron, Athlon64, FX... There are a lot of threads about the same topic, you may want to search through them.

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One thing to point out aboutthe two processors is that you see intel's processors usually run at a lot more higher speeds that the AMD, but if you use an AMD you can actually notice that the comuter will run smoother and faster, than with Intel.

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Yeah, they seem pretty reliable. My old Pentium III would run fast sometimes, then horribly slow other times. Now my AMD would run evenly fast at good speeds all the time.

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i've always bought AMD just because its been cheaper, but the next cpu i'm buying is going to be a pentium. for games when they first start up you'll see "Works best with Nvidia" or "Runs best on Pentium IV" and i'm starting to see why. higher end games if you want to completely max them out need are going to need a pretty good Pentium processor, but for AMD you would need one of the best to render the same game graphics.... so that is my view on this whole shindig

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I like pentium much more, although over that I would pick XEON, I'm a fan of Xeon processors, they are cool and good...

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somehow I don't see a processor being "cool" at all

and unless you are a server technician they are kinda pointless. I'm really hoping the next generation of Intel CPU's are NOT going to be called Pentium, that trademark is getting out of hand, six generations have passed and they still didn't find a better and original name...

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you can find all the technical stuff you want online, but the newest intels are very fast and expensive, where as the AMDs arent' as dear.... the other very interesting part is that the intels support a faster FSB - so you can have seriously fast RAM, which is always very handy.... in that regard, the intel motherboards (and chips) will probably give you better performance...

the other thing when thinking of working on a lappy is that 3d work is power hungry, so your nice little battery is going to get sucked dry in no time,,, plug it into a wall and not use the battery....

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I am not sure about the Pros and Cons, but I have to say that I am an AMD fan. I just like their processors a lot better, for some unkown reason. But the one thing that I do like about them is that they are a LOT cooler than Intel's chips (at least the Athlon 64 vs. Pentium 4). But, other than this, I am not sure about the pros and cons.

But, I have always used AMD, and until Intel creates something amazing with amazing NEW features, I am going to stick with AMD.

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The reason AMD chips are cheaper than Pentium chips is simple.
They are made cheaper.

I agree that some AMD chips are faster than some Pentium chips but the way you look at it is if you want a fast cheap computer and you don't care how long it last then buy a AMD.
But if you want a computer that will last a long time even if you have to pay a little more for it then buy a Pentium.

Have you ever heard that old saying that you get what you pay for?

Trust me I run a computer repair shop.

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I know of hundreds of people who run computer repair shops, computer store or other computer related endeavors and have no clue what they are doing/talking about.

Athlon being cheaper is purely based on the fact that Intel owns the market, has relations with large corporations, and has the name. Its all down to capitalism, not the production of CPUs. If you really knew what you were talking about, you would also know that both chips get produced in the same factories in Taiwan.

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