which platform is best for vista? INTEL or AMD?

[will]

I have been testing vista as a CPP participant since may this year and
have always kept an eye on this newsgroup in order to keep myself up to
date on any issues that may arise while running vista.

I can say that I've probably been pretty lucky seeing that in all this
time I haven't had a BSOD and vista has run very well on my pc

However I'm thinking about building a new pc preferably a 64 bit system
I have seen quite a few posts on this Ng about people having probs with
the 64 bit vista builds

Which would vista be more stable on? an INTEL or AMD 64 bit system I don't
really have a preference between INTEL or AMD I'd just like to hear some
balanced opinions

my system specs are
intel P4 3.0 Ghz prescott core cpu
asus p4p800s-x mobo
1 GB ddr 400 ram
Nvidia 6200 256Mb agp
western digital 40Gb Ide Hdd
western digital 250Gb Sata Hdd
500 Watt antec tru power Psu

 

[Yeff]

However I'm thinking about building a new pc preferably a 64 bit system
I have seen quite a few posts on this Ng about people having probs with
the 64 bit vista builds

Trust me, you really don't want the 64 bit builds, unless you want to go
to driver hell...

 

[Jim]

Trust me, you really don't want the 64 bit builds, unless you want to go
to driver hell...

I'm running it on an Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 in 64-bit mode. The
drivers I am missing are for my scanner; everything else is either
built-in to Vista or available from the manufacturer.


Jim

 

[Tim Draper]

yeff is right about driver issues, but if there are drivers available,
then use 'em.
if you got drivers available for ALL hardware, then go 64bit imo.

speaking of which, i need the g95 network drivers from HP.... i wonder
if they work with vista :S

 

[Mark Gillespie]

I have been testing vista as a CPP participant since may this year and
have always kept an eye on this newsgroup in order to keep myself up to
date on any issues that may arise while running vista.

I can say that I've probably been pretty lucky seeing that in all this
time I haven't had a BSOD and vista has run very well on my pc

However I'm thinking about building a new pc preferably a 64 bit system
I have seen quite a few posts on this Ng about people having probs with
the 64 bit vista builds

Which would vista be more stable on? an INTEL or AMD 64 bit system I
don't
really have a preference between INTEL or AMD I'd just like to hear some
balanced opinions

my system specs are
intel P4 3.0 Ghz prescott core cpu
asus p4p800s-x mobo
1 GB ddr 400 ram
Nvidia 6200 256Mb agp
western digital 40Gb Ide Hdd
western digital 250Gb Sata Hdd
500 Watt antec tru power Psu

Personally, most non-Intel systems I have put together have been flakey,
ranging from once in a blue moon driver crashes, to frequent problems on
my last AMD64 with A8V board. Constrast that with all my Intel based
systems, which have always worked very well(my Core 2 Duo E6600 and P5B is
rock solid), I would say go Intel, they have the performance, they have
the relibility you have to pay a little more for it thou...

 

[Bill]

However I'm thinking about building a new pc preferably a 64 bit
system
I have seen quite a few posts on this Ng about people having probs
with
the 64 bit vista builds

The problems are not related to AMD or Intel, but rather to the
support hardware and peripherals. There are not enough 64-bit drivers
available yet, in my opinion. My printer, scanner, webcam, and a few
motherboard components are not yet fully supported, so I won't run the
64-bit edition until the drivers are ready.

Hopefully now that Vista is "ready", the manufacturers will get their
drivers ready soon.

Which would vista be more stable on? an INTEL or AMD 64 bit system I
don't
really have a preference between INTEL or AMD I'd just like to hear
some
balanced opinions

If you're deciding between the dual-core versions, the Intel is the
better for overall performance right now. A year ago AMD was the clear
price/performance leader especially with DDR memory and dual channel
support. The two companies compete constantly and the advantage
switches back and forth.

My current rig uses an AMD x2 setup, and my previous rig was an Intel
P4. I switch to whichever company has the best price/performance ratio
at the time. I've never had compatibility issues with either AMD or
Intel. AMD is the underdog and they try harder than Intel, so I tend
to have a slight bias for them. The rest of the system components are
often far more important to overall performance than just the CPU
anyway, so which CPU you buy is usually not the critical factor.

Buy whatever makes you feel good, and keeps your wallet happy.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

The cpu won't matter. The BIOS may. Advice: Don't buy a system with a
mobo that just came out last week. Get something a bit more tested and
refined. Better yet, wait until HP, Gateway, etc have Vista systems ready
to deliver so you get full driver and hardware support.

 

[Travis King]

The question always comes down to this when you're building or buying a new
computer. What are you going to use your computer for?