waaaahhhhttt? you calling me a user of capalang ayam brand?!?!? WTH!?!?!

FYI I have a Duron 1.2ghz rig. Sempron 3000+ rig. Sempron 2800+ rig (file/print sharing) Athlon 2800+ (no rig yet, looking for buyers), LE1100 (waiting to setup), X2 3800+ rig (with SLI), X2 5200+ rig (for work) and a dead X2 3600+............... and i think i have 1 or 2 spare AMD rigs that aren't running.

capalang brand you say? AMD bad you say? hrm..........

note my emoticons.

btw those items i listed are for real.

of course! you guys better read more reviews on AMD processors.

don't listen to stupid people who always look down on AMD stuff.

want to talk about socket change AMD also what, in fact AMD change socket more la of recent years.

it went from S462, then S754, then S939, then AM2/AM2+, then AM3.

compare that to Intel that went from LGA775 to LGA1366.

chipset changes. LGA775 of few years back can't support LGA775 processors of today. and LGA775 boards of today may not support the older LGA775 processors too.

so either way this socket or chipset thing is not a valid point for us to say bad about any processor brand.

from what i see, 1st link is a HP related matter.

2nd link you posted was hardware related when your post was about program compatibility.

3rd link you gave shown there's a fix, so it's not a problem. (just as what you posted)

4th link was dated 1999. not a worthy article to quote.

so far my experience with using AMD for past 10 years is

1. Windows i have no problem
2. Games i have no problem
3. Adobe softwares no problem.

so tell me, how often is it that people face problem using AMD rig? my work rig is AMD powered, never had problems.

4 links you quoted. 1 is HP related, 1 is hardware related. 1 has fix (which actually shoots your own point since there's a fix) and 1 is outdated.

if your 4 links can't even support you correctly, i don't see how your claims after that holds water.

bus driver analogy doesn't work quite well here.

anyway IMO you're just exaggerating the matter, AMD has all the while been one of the cost-effective options out there.

so are you saying you're willing to pay more when you could actually consider paying less, knowing that the chances of problems happening are slim and in most cases, solvable just by a simple download.

I've been using AMD platform for work and games, and over multiple Windows generations and I rarely face problems. those that have, well they're fixed in the end.

btw i would support your point if AMD options would

a) cost my a lot of $$$ in the end
b) cost my life, or put me in danger

but so far it isn't so. AMD option has all the while been cost-effective for me and have not been causing any problem. cases are really isolated.