Why does linus use intel?

[Dabombinable]

TBH this would be more of a valid question in 2011-2012. AMD screwed up the FX line badly and as a result, they no longer sold CPU that were good for gaming.

[Dabombinable]

Ok, So now that makes me think should I get a intel cpu when I rebuild my computer?

 

I would need to get a $200 i5 or a super low end i7

Depends on the budget. A locked i5 will be fine for quite a while.

[msvelev]

Even AMD would send intel CPUs with their GPUs for reviewers. Intel is better for gaming at this point in time. They are also their sponsors so win win there. Let's hope Zen is good enough.

[FizzyFantom]

I think that most people who know about building PCs will choose components that work best for the specific use case. In almost all of Linus' builds Intel makes more sense at the price point he is targeting.

 

When a reviewer builds a GPU test bench they want to take out any potential "bottlenecks" to the GPU so that they can compare it's full performance. Intel CPUs make more sense for this use as they have a greater IPC, therefore limiting single threaded games less than "equivalent" AMD CPUs.

 

As for editing and rendering of course Linux would go Intel. He is looking at a very high price range and AMD doesn't have anything to compete with Intel's X99.

 

There are a few places AMD does belong, but it isn't necessarily in budget builds. For example I bought an AMD FX chip for encoding and rendering. Intel couldn't at the time (and still can't) beat it in terms of price to performance in that task. Additionally I don't have a very powerful GPU and most of the games I play use multiple cores. I haven't seen CPU related slow-down in my games because my parts are pretty well matched.

 

I hope that Zen gets AMD back on track with their promise of better single core performance, but their recent marketing and the way they handled Fury hasn't filled me with confidence.

[Wishiwasdead]

1st - yes as many ppl have already stated they are sponsored by intel... if you watch alot of their videos, look at who is sponsoring that specific video and you will see that brand somewhere later in the same video (not a coincidence)... but that being said i dont think Linus / LTT Team would purposely direct you to buy a bad product just because they are sponsoring them. 

 

2nd - alot of LTT videos are higher end PC build guides, and Intels high end CPUs are just better then AMDs high end CPUs... AMD is more competitive in the $100-$200 price range... so if you watch some of his budget build PC guides that are using CPUs in the $100-$200 price range there will be... some AMD processors but even then they are mostly Intel...

 

3rd - Intel is just a more popular brand and more ppl are searching on youtube for intel cpu installation guides and comparisons or what ever... so it only makes sense that he would have more videos about a more popular product then the less popular one...

 

4th - the same is true with ASUS mobos, 90% of his PC build guides have ASUS mobos in them... personally i would like to see some more EVGA mobos / GPUs... 

[BrightCandle]

4th - the same is true with ASUS mobos, 90% of his PC build guides have ASUS mobos in them... personally i would like to see some more EVGA mobos / GPUs... 

 

Asus I believe is also a corporate sponsor of Linus media group, they provide the motherboards for their editing workstations as well motherboards for a lot of the builds they do. They are a major sponsor so its no surprise to see a lot of Asus product placement on LTT as a result.

[Kick]

Because Intel is the best.

[Prysin]

like many said, it is mostly because intel perform better. but also becuse Linus does not do budget builds, which is where AMD shines...

most of the stuff Linus and the others do is high end, bleeding edge stuff. Stuff that most of us spend half a year or more hardcore saving money to buy...

It is a shame thought, that even in budget ranges were AMD would make sense and perform equally or better, they still choose intel. There is some bias towards Intel when it comes to how LTT acts, but not enough to call them out on it IMO.

FX is old, it is not irrelevant just yet! remember that.

[Guest trucker2]

He had some awesome Kavari videos, some pretty long and an excellent one on dual graphics on Kaveri.

Of course his budget A10 build was 2 to 3 times more expensive then mine. No one has done a review of the new 68 chipset MB's that came out with the A10, just 88's.

[Gwersebe]

Intel is higher end and for right now the ipc on intel is way better. Intel also sponsers them alot.

[Vozella]

It's funny because Linus said multuple times that he used to be a huge ATI fanboy.

[Vozella]

1. Sponsor...

2. They are Windows peasants! (Windows cannot use cores properly!)

Can the Apple software use cores better? If so, I'm jealous.

[typographie]

There aren't a whole lot of tasks where an AMD desktop CPU is truly the appropriate tool for the job. "Low-budget professional video editing" is about it, and that's niche to the point where I'm not sure it exists. AMD's FM2 CPUs do okay at the very low-end, but otherwise it's hard to justify their use.

[i_build_nanosuits]

I love all the people who says it's because of Intel's sponsoring LTT. They recommend them because they're the obviously better choice, anyone who thinks otherwise is ill-informed or delusional.

lol yeah here i think is the last time linus really took time to look at AMD CPU's...bulldozer launch...and AMD have not progressed since in CPU division so that's why:

SOME of these CPU's mentionned where kick ass though, some of them where really ahead of anything available on the market then...those where AMD's great days, now i feel it's forever gone.

[Nena Trinity]

Can the Apple software use cores better? If so, I'm jealous.

Should be able to if it does not thermal throttle lol :3

[LinusTech]

lol yeah here i think is the last time linus really took time to look at AMD CPU's...bulldozer launch...and AMD have not progressed since in CPU division so that's why:

SOME of these CPU's mentionned where kick ass though, some of them where really ahead of anything available on the market then...those where AMD's great days, now i feel it's forever gone.

 

I remember that. Jim was a good guy. Laid off a few years ago due to AMD's CPU team not being able to stay competitive and keep revenue/profit up..

[i_build_nanosuits]

I remember that. Jim was a good guy. Laid off a few years ago due to AMD's CPU team not being able to stay competitive and keep revenue/profit up..

yeah unfortunately AMD hasn't been brilliant those last few years...let's hope they can bring some good stuff with Zen.

I think it's the first time you quote one of my post, and since i think you'll read this I'll tell you i really enjoy what you do and what you did...i wish you all the best!

[anticeon]

WHo say intel bad in low-end ... my core i3-4130 beat the shit out of FX-6350 with Half TDP.

[Wishiwasdead]

WHo say intel bad in low-end ... my core i3-4130 beat the shit out of FX-6350 with Half TDP.

i dont think anyone said intel is bad at the 'low end' just that AMD is actually more competitive at that price range...