----- Original Message ----- From: "Jose M. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 3:01 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] AMD system question
> > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lyvim Xaphir > |Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 2:17 PM > |To: NewbieMandrake-List > |Subject: RE: [newbie] AMD system question > | > | > |I say to P4 advocates, ignore > |the smoke and mirrors and look at the man behind the curtain; > |click your heels together three times and go home to Athlon. > | > > I've been to OZ thank you. The AMD's "wicked witch" drove me back to > P4's. > > What am I talking about? Surely not the wondrous AMD processor itself? > > No. It's a fine beasty in and of itself, primarily due to it's cache. > > Sadly the support chip manufacturers (Via, Ali, etc.) have a serious > uphill learning curve to overcome. > > So if you want to say use 3D Gaming glasses, TV cards, many peripherals, > the AMD's are problematic thanks to these people. > > Huh? You grunt. What does this fool pretend to know? > > The clock timer problem with motherboards using Via, Ali, etc. causes > both DMA and video problems. (Linux complains about it if you enable > debugging in the logs). > > TV cards will not work as they must perform DMA "push" transfers, which > are upset by the clock timer bug. This same sporadic timing causes > "flashing" when using 3D glasses and NVIDIA's wonderful drivers. > Both problems go away when the same hardware is transferred to P4/Intel > boards. Low latency audio cards are also affected, as are WinModems > (heh, heh, heh... Winmodems are EVIL!) > > Similarly Creative and other manufacturers have also had to issue > workarounds for identical problems. > > Professional level audio software producers (such as Native Instruments, > etc.) also caution users to stay away from the AMD processors for the > same reasons. > > Too bad, because this is really NOT AMD's fault. > > (Though I'd like to see AMD mimic Intel's thermal protection circuitry, > which is sadly lacking on their CPU's.). > > I clicked my heels together and awoke back in Intel Land, sigh. > Though I'm still rooting for AMD, things are still not ready for prime > time. > > My $.02, and worth every penny! > > -JMS > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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