How are AMD's Phenom cpus compared to Intel's?

I have had this Asus M2N-E motherboard for going on 3 years now and it now supports the AMD Phenoms.

Would it be safe sticking with AMD or should I just get a new Intel cpu and mobo for it?

phenoms actually offer more bang for buck than teh entire intel lineup EXCEPT for the E8000 series. if you can get an intel mobo and an E8400 for about $170, you're gonna be good to goshakmaster13

The Q6600 offers best bang for buck of any quad core right now.The cheaper phenoms are crap for games that dont support 4 cores which is pretty much most.The cheaper phenoms are only good for a multi-tasking non-gaming PC.

Heck an overclocked $70 E2xxx CPU will beat most phenoms out there.:lol:

[QUOTE="shakmaster13"]phenoms actually offer more bang for buck than teh entire intel lineup EXCEPT for the E8000 series. if you can get an intel mobo and an E8400 for about $170, you're gonna be good to goSpybot_9

The Q6600 offers best bang for buck of any quad core right now.The cheaper phenoms are crap for games that dont support 4 cores which is pretty much most.The cheaper phenoms are only good for a multi-tasking non-gaming PC.

Heck an overclocked $70 E2xxx CPU will beat most phenoms out there.:lol:

now i know you are an intel fanboy. you have been added to my enemies list lol. intel has to die, or become very weak, for there to be true competition and not a monopoly in the pc hardware sector. and last i checked even a phenom 9550 came very close to a q6600 performance, with the 9850 beating it at a lower price. q6600 is a waste of money. a $170 e8400 will outperform most cpus out there

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[QUOTE="shakmaster13"]phenoms actually offer more bang for buck than teh entire intel lineup EXCEPT for the E8000 series. if you can get an intel mobo and an E8400 for about $170, you're gonna be good to goshakmaster13

The Q6600 offers best bang for buck of any quad core right now.The cheaper phenoms are crap for games that dont support 4 cores which is pretty much most.The cheaper phenoms are only good for a multi-tasking non-gaming PC.

Heck an overclocked $70 E2xxx CPU will beat most phenoms out there.:lol:

now i know you are an intel fanboy. you have been added to my enemies list lol. intel has to die, or become very weak, for there to be true competition and not a monopoly in the pc hardware sector. and last i checked even a phenom 9550 came very close to a q6600 performance, with the 9850 beating it at a lower price. q6600 is a waste of money. a $170 e8400 will outperform most cpus out there

So he's an Intel fanboy cause he prefers the superior product.

I think you are the fanboy here sir.

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[QUOTE="shakmaster13"]phenoms actually offer more bang for buck than teh entire intel lineup EXCEPT for the E8000 series. if you can get an intel mobo and an E8400 for about $170, you're gonna be good to goshakmaster13

The Q6600 offers best bang for buck of any quad core right now.The cheaper phenoms are crap for games that dont support 4 cores which is pretty much most.The cheaper phenoms are only good for a multi-tasking non-gaming PC.

Heck an overclocked $70 E2xxx CPU will beat most phenoms out there.:lol:

now i know you are an intel fanboy. you have been added to my enemies list lol. intel has to die, or become very weak, for there to be true competition and not a monopoly in the pc hardware sector. and last i checked even a phenom 9550 came very close to a q6600 performance, with the 9850 beating it at a lower price. q6600 is a waste of money. a $170 e8400 will outperform most cpus out there

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[QUOTE="shakmaster13"]phenoms actually offer more bang for buck than teh entire intel lineup EXCEPT for the E8000 series. if you can get an intel mobo and an E8400 for about $170, you're gonna be good to goSpybot_9

The Q6600 offers best bang for buck of any quad core right now.The cheaper phenoms are crap for games that dont support 4 cores which is pretty much most.The cheaper phenoms are only good for a multi-tasking non-gaming PC.

Heck an overclocked $70 E2xxx CPU will beat most phenoms out there.:lol:

now i know you are an intel fanboy. you have been added to my enemies list lol. intel has to die, or become very weak, for there to be true competition and not a monopoly in the pc hardware sector. and last i checked even a phenom 9550 came very close to a q6600 performance, with the 9850 beating it at a lower price. q6600 is a waste of money. a $170 e8400 will outperform most cpus out there

AMD released a 16core CPU, (Yes! a 16core!) and intel released an 8core.
The 8core performed better than amd's 16 cores. The only reason amd is still alive is because of ATI that keeps pulling them out of the hole.

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[QUOTE="shakmaster13"]phenoms actually offer more bang for buck than teh entire intel lineup EXCEPT for the E8000 series. if you can get an intel mobo and an E8400 for about $170, you're gonna be good to goopamando

The Q6600 offers best bang for buck of any quad core right now.The cheaper phenoms are crap for games that dont support 4 cores which is pretty much most.The cheaper phenoms are only good for a multi-tasking non-gaming PC.

Heck an overclocked $70 E2xxx CPU will beat most phenoms out there.:lol:

now i know you are an intel fanboy. you have been added to my enemies list lol. intel has to die, or become very weak, for there to be true competition and not a monopoly in the pc hardware sector. and last i checked even a phenom 9550 came very close to a q6600 performance, with the 9850 beating it at a lower price. q6600 is a waste of money. a $170 e8400 will outperform most cpus out there

So he's an Intel fanboy cause he prefers the superior product.

I think you are the fanboy here sir.

how am i a fanboy im reccomending an intel card too

learn to read before you post. and intel has a superior products, just not the q6600, and the superior quad cores cant even compete to the 9850 in performance/price.

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[QUOTE="shakmaster13"]phenoms actually offer more bang for buck than teh entire intel lineup EXCEPT for the E8000 series. if you can get an intel mobo and an E8400 for about $170, you're gonna be good to goSpybot_9

The Q6600 offers best bang for buck of any quad core right now.The cheaper phenoms are crap for games that dont support 4 cores which is pretty much most.The cheaper phenoms are only good for a multi-tasking non-gaming PC.

Heck an overclocked $70 E2xxx CPU will beat most phenoms out there.:lol:

now i know you are an intel fanboy. you have been added to my enemies list lol. intel has to die, or become very weak, for there to be true competition and not a monopoly in the pc hardware sector. and last i checked even a phenom 9550 came very close to a q6600 performance, with the 9850 beating it at a lower price. q6600 is a waste of money. a $170 e8400 will outperform most cpus out there

true, but not all people overclock. has that ever occured to you? but there is a phenom cheaper than a q6600(both stock) that performs better. a person who starts a topic about how phenoms compare to core2's is obviously not an enthusiast and will probably not over clock.

this is proof of my statement:

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3344&p=15