I currently have 2 AMD machines, 1 Intel and Via Mini-ITX machine. One AMD is a 2500 on a ASUS mobo and is my main desktop. It's been very stable. I've been using it for about 2 years. The other AMD machine is a 2600 again on a ASUS mobo. It's my MythTV box. Obviously stability is a huge factor there and it's been great. The MythTV box runs 24x7x365 without a hitch. While Myth occassionally goes down, the box has yet to drop. I don't buy Intel processor anymore. AMD's bang for the buck just wins out.
But since we're talking about stability. My Intel box is a 300A Celeron that has been running stable overclocked to 450MHz for about 6 years now. I don't remember what the mobo is, but the two have been great together. That's the thing, it's the processor & mother board together. I don't think there's any problem with AMD processors, it's some of the cheap POS(not point of sale) mother boards that will kill you. I'm really partial to ASUS simply because I've never had a problem with an ASUS/AMD combo machine. I've also had good luck with Abit. YMMV. Ken -- --------------------------------------------- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."--Benjamin Franklin " 'Necessity' is the plea for every infringement of human liberty; it is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."--William Pitt -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
