AMD or Intel

[IISpII]

I have decided to make a computer. So i am deciding on a motherboard, to get started. I was wondering if i should go with AMD or intel. What is better and faster for the best price, and which is better for ubuntu. also i am going to put in a nvidia card, so which is better for that?

THX

[-grubby]

well CPUs usually work regardlessly in Ubuntu....but intel has the lead on AMD right now

[speedwell68]

AMD. I'm now running on 7.10 AMD64 and it is lovely.

[Pathfinder_]

Could you list the price range you are looking at as that would help out a lot.

[prodigalson666]

well CPUs usually work regardlessly in Ubuntu....but intel has the lead on AMD right now

That's not true, it depends on whose bench mark spec you read, intel for gaming, amd for computing work tends to be the experts split on the two.
P.S. AMD is cheaper, youll get more bang for your buck.

[Sp4cedOut]

Intel's Core 2 Duos crush AMD in both price, performance, and power usage. I haven't seen any benchmarks that show otherwise. I'd get Intel. Intel compatible motherboards tend to be better too.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html

[LaRoza]

Intel's Core 2 Duos crush AMD in both price, performance, and power usage. I haven't seen any benchmarks that show otherwise. I'd get Intel. Intel compatible motherboards tend to be better too.

The newest Intel processors, the Core 2 Duo's, have no comparative AMD processor, yet.

If I were to make a computer, I would get Intel.

[boast]

what AMD cpu is overclocking better than the Q6600?

[IISpII]

looks like intels the winner

[regomodo]

i was a 4years AMD fan until about a month ago. Now, with the way AMD/ATI is atm, intel all the way. Nothing AMD brings out can compare to Intel, raw-speed, benchmarks, price or wattage.