For my requirements it has mainly been AMD in the past (and ATI when it still existed), because usually, intel and Nvidia charge you much more money and don’t really delivered that much more benefits for what I was looking for. They charge more, because they can, as they are dominating their respective markets.
However, there might sometimes be factors which would still lead to a higher benefit compared to AMD. All depends on your requirements and how much you would benefit by the respective device.
Always buy the best stuff you can get for your money, don’t give a fuck about the companies.
I’d add to this but just performance per dollar … but also things like:
performance per watt
how it works as part of the overall system you’re building (e.g. if you’re going to run Linux does it run well there)
will this decision hurt my ability to reuse other hardware in a timeframe I care about (a compelling point for AMD to me is you can reuse the motherboard much much longer than Intel)
what does warranty/repair look like for this? Is that something I need to worry about?
You can (if you’re in a comfortable position to ask this) also ask:
Where is it made?
Does that country have strong labor laws?
Does that country have strong environmental laws?
How does the company treat its employees?
How does this compare to the competitors?
If we collectively decide to punish bad companies by not buying their product just because they made their product a slightly better deal … I think we’re all a bit better off.
First thing everybody has to learn about computers: Don’t get attached to a brand/company.
2015 the core i7 gave me the most performance for my money. Last year it was the 7800x3D.
I had mostly AMD GPUs, but last year I got a 4700 because it’s power consumption was unbeatable for the performance it has.
Always buy the best stuff you can get for your money, don’t give a fuck about the companies.
Yes. Look at cost-benefit-ratios.
For my requirements it has mainly been AMD in the past (and ATI when it still existed), because usually, intel and Nvidia charge you much more money and don’t really delivered that much more benefits for what I was looking for. They charge more, because they can, as they are dominating their respective markets.
However, there might sometimes be factors which would still lead to a higher benefit compared to AMD. All depends on your requirements and how much you would benefit by the respective device.
I’d add to this but just performance per dollar … but also things like:
You can (if you’re in a comfortable position to ask this) also ask:
If we collectively decide to punish bad companies by not buying their product just because they made their product a slightly better deal … I think we’re all a bit better off.