I’ve been on AMD CPUs for all my recent PCs, generally cheaper and just as good.
Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
Well, looks like PC I build in the future will feature AMD chips.
dan1101@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
I left intel once Ryzen came out and reviewed well, since their motherboards were going to be supported for multiple generations. It paid off since after a CPU upgrade I don’t see myself upgrading until the next gen consoles come out and drive up system requirements. Which won’t be for a few years.
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 4 days ago
My next build will probably be ARM but I’m hoping for risc-v.
felbane@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I’m happy to see ARM gaining enough traction these days to be a solid alternative to x64. I’m happy to run it for server workloads but I’m skeptical it’s ready to replace my AMD PC desktop.
Granted, I haven’t been paying super close attention to the state of the art for the past few years, but from what I gather Apple was a major catalyst in the uptake of ARM for the desktop. Ironically, we have Intel’s abysmal Skylake QC to thank for that 😅
How is Linux ARM support these days? Any particularly outstanding distro that shines on ARM?
ozymandias117@lemmy.world 3 days ago
There aren’t any ARM manufacturers that upstream their drivers, and no SystemReady support from any manufacturers
This means ARM effectively requires a special build for every PC
RaspberryPi has worked on upstreaming their Broadcom SoC, Collabora had worked on upstreaming the RK3588 SoC…
None of Qualcomm’s recent chips are very usable (always missing something like audio, or other basic functionality)
Asahi Linux worked on Apple M1/M2 support
Unless a new ARM manufacturer comes along, general use ARM PCs are a long way away
highball@lemmy.world 1 day ago
discourse.ubuntu.com/t/…/66277
Maybe not that far.
sheogorath@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Hopefully that’ll keep AMD from being complacent so they won’t end up being Intel 2.0
scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I’m looking at thread ripper now for my rebuild.
MBech@feddit.dk 4 days ago
I’ve been looking at building a new pc for my wife, and unless I’ve completely misunderstood everything, Intel’s newest CPUs don’t really seem that good anyway.
felbane@lemmy.world 4 days ago
You understand it fine.
Intel thought they could get away with their usual MO of “make a leap forward in technology and slowly meter it out over time” forever. Now that we’re running into physics limitations, AMD has fully caught up and even sprinted past Intel for certain workloads.
I used to prefer Intel+nvidia for pc builds, but when the last generation of the Core lineup fell a bit flat I built a Ryzen+Radeon setup that’s been kicking ass for years.
I’m content to just let Intel hang themselves with their own rope.
MBech@feddit.dk 4 days ago
That’s in line with what I’ve been able to figure out from benchmarks, so thank you for confirming that. Also, fuck Intel for coming up with a new, and even dumber naming scheme for their newest CPUs, when the old way worked fine (Not that I’m a fan of how AMD names their CPUs…)
Addv4@lemmy.world 4 days ago
They’re not really that great compared to AMD for the most part. Plus rumor is that AMDs next gen is a lot further ahead of Intel. Then again, it depends on how good of a deal you get on them and if power efficiency is a priority (I’ve heard that Intel still is pretty decent in that regard). That being said don’t get any of their 13th or 14th gen CPUs, that’s part of what has led to their current state of affairs.
BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 3 days ago
My 13700K is still going strong for now, but it sucks to know it’s probably on a timer. I’m definitely jumping ship for AMD in my next rebuild.
Attacker94@lemmy.world 3 days ago
My 6700k isn’t showing any signs of slowing down, so your timer is probably a ways away
Buffalox@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Intel has been clearly less reliable than AMD the past few generations, and from what I’ve seen on current gen, for similar performance in gaming Intel uses twice the power.
If you can get Intel dirt cheap, it may be an OK option, if you are on a tight budget. If it’s for gaming, the focus should be mostly on the GPU.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Anandtech had a great saying:
Performance wise, Intel CPUs are just fine at the right price, no matter what manufacturing drama is going on. Don’t get me wrong, all my recent CPU purchases have been AMD, but not because of brand loyalty or anything; it’s because they were on sale and great for the price.