Blackstaff_McCoy

Awesome! That's exactly what I needed to know! Thanks buddy!

I'm getting this Corsair case: https://www.corsair.com/ww/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Super-Tower-and-Full-Tower-Cases/7000D-AIRFLOW-Full-Tower-ATX-PC-Case/p/CC-9011218-WW For the USB headers, I can't tell if I need one USB 3.2 a and 1 type c, or 4 a's and 1 c. I tried looking through the specs, but can't be sure. The board I have picked has 2 type a's, and if it needs one of each, I can get an adapter, but if I need more, I have to research a PCIE solution. Thanks in advance

I know you aren't, I am! Acknowledgement of ignorance is the first step to education! If I ever get into nifty cooling rigs, I will keep your offer in mind. For right now, my interest is purely theoretical.

So what I'm hearing is I'm ignorant, and it *is* doable. That one was more of a curiosity than actually pertinent to my paper, but thanks for the info all the same

May check that out once I'm out of the woods with this paper

So...quality over quantity, or at least it *was* that. So following that to its logical conclusion means that if AMD was focused on more cores, and now each of their cores compares to Intel's, that would sound like an objective standard on how AMD is taking over...if I'm understanding you correctly. Also, if their cores are becoming more comparable, I still fail to understand why multiple cores are a hinderance. Using your metaphor of the two people making a paper airplane, cant one person make one airplane and tell the other person to do something else, or nothing?

Here's a stupid question: So processors work better in cold environments, why hasn't someone made a crazy contraption for using something like liquid nitrogen as a cooling agent? For non-consumer application, obviously, Lord knows I wouldn't trust someone with my skill level with liquid noble gasses.

It *would* be my goal, if my paper was allowed to only be 10 words long, lol. So I am gathering. The prompt I was given only says for business application... but what business?!? If I'm buying computers for a media compiling startup I'm not going to recommend the same thing as if I'm buying for a company comprised of mostly boomers wanting to check their email and read the Times online.

Intel has released the i9...so what you're saying is that the most current Intel still lags behind AMD from...what was it, 2016 when Ryzen came out? Blame your tires, not your car dude

So this is interesting, since I'm still fuzzy on the single/multi core thing. From someone on the outside looking in (me), one would assume that if a single core does something well, that a multi core processor will do the same thing faster. But this comment is making me rethink that. Do multi core processors allow for independent operations to run simultaneously? Or rather it allows for it better than a single core? I'm running Chrome, Spotify, Word, and have a few games updating in the background on Steam, but I've just always assumed that any decent current computer can run all of that as matter of standard business. I will definitely start researching that. But if they are licencing the tech to one another, that more or less answers that question I was going for. They're both starting with the same 'sand'. Neither of them is running of some radically different alien tech to give them a competitive edge. So then does one company favor running product geared toward one consumer over another? I get your metaphor, but to follow that same logic, GM focuses more on making trucks over cars, which caters to a different clientele than say, Toyota, who makes trucks, sure, but they are more known for cost-efficient cars. So general consensus is AMD is more cost effective... though my guess is it would depend on application as well, as Mini said. This is great info folks, thank you again! I'll keep this tab up while I'm working

Hey all! I was hoping to find some help here. I'm currently taking a class to prepare for my A+ certification, and learning how little I know. I know that AMD and Intel have butted heads since...however long, and that currently AMD is (subjectively) on top. I'm trying to write a paper doing a compare/contrast between the two. So I'm hoping you wonderful lot could help me answer a few questions: 1. Are there any fundamental physical differences between the two processor technologies? As in, I understand that some processors are PGA and some LGA, and made to work with various sockets, but is there a fundamental difference that radically separates AMD from Intel? Or is it simply two competing companies? 2. I've been told that AMD works better for graphically intense system needs, such as gaming. How accurate is this? I'm currently operating on an i7, and played through Doom Eternal with minimal issues. 3. On the inverse side of #2, would that mean Intel is a better choice for more business/research minded applications? 4. Is there a price point difference, i.e. is AMD or Intel wildly different in pricing? I'll be researching these questions on my own as well, but since i've come to find Linus' YouTube to be an excellent source of info over the past few years, I thought I'd stop in here and get some expert advice as well. Thanks in advance!