will i run into problems with my amd k-6?

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I just got this back from one of those "tech" guys at midiman, so it must be true....he he :)
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Our cards work just fine with the AMD.
We have no issues with the AMD K-6 processors...enjoy!

Best regards,
Tony
 
To Slackmaster 2k:
You could of gone a little easier on me, but...Learn something new every day. I'm not trying to spread rumors about AMD being better. I just don't think they should be discredited. Where would Intel be if they didn't have AMD. They would be heartlessly pushing 300mhz or less for about a thousand dollars. You sound pretty much narrow minded yourself. I started a thread under newbee's titled "Athlon for a DAW" but I didn't get much response.
I was writing in this thread to point out the fact that AMD's limitations are mostly due to other manufacturers not making compatable products.
I'm not partial to AMD or Intel, esp... just because I happen to own an AMD.I would like to thank you for the input on the subject though, obviously something isn't going right with my DAW or I wouldn't want to upgrade. I wish your opinion was stated in my thread, ANTI AMD PEAPLE PISS ME OFF. :D

To Middleman:
Thanks for the link, it was very useful, celeron...who would have thought that would be the way to go. I would have thought P-III or Athlon.

Rich


[This message has been edited by Torpid-x (edited 06-26-2000).]

[This message has been edited by Torpid-x (edited 06-26-2000).]
 
OK look lets put this to bed once and for all.

1. Do AMD chips have compatibility Problems with soundcards? YES
2. Do AMD chips have known problems with 3D games? YES
3. Do AMD chips have problems with running photo Aplications? YEPPER

So with that said why in gods name would someone recomend one to somebody else? I run a AMD 700 on my home PC and Only problems i have are with gaming and photo apps, but I would NEVER EVER EVER run an AMD on my DAW. I repeat the word NEVER!
I dont care what people testify to but there are way too many problems to even think about it right now.. On my Digital Workstation i run a P-III 800 with Logic Audio Plat. and Layla. NO problems at all.
So people with amd systems just be happy your shi* works period but dont recomend your system to everyone cause it WILL NOT work for most, or at least those who do serious audio recording. I hope this finally makes some points and people let it to bed.
 
yeah, Ive got a cyrix 233 in my closet.. can I use that to record?

xoxox
:)
 
Hi

signal2112 so your systems and s/cards gona be ok??

camm I started recording audio with a 486 SX33 and then a cyrix P-166+ no probs :)

dont expect to run any plugins with the 233 though :D

Tony
 
Hi
Theres good and bad in both chips you know
and as for PII or PIII I will NEVER buy another one to run in a DAW after what the Fuck Ive been though.... :mad:

nuff said....

Tony

[This message has been edited by tutton (edited 06-27-2000).]
 
Torpid,

Ya man I'm sorry if I got a little nasty. There are a lot of people who get very defensive over their systems...AMD, Macintosh, Linux, anything non-Microsoft non-Intel, blah....so I probably over-reacted, expecting a nasty backlash.

I figure every tool has its place. This system or component has strong points here, that system has strong points there... I never like to claim that one particular system is the best at everything though.

Don't know where I'm going with this. Sorry bout that.

Slackmaster 2000
 
Thats A good point Slack
I figure every tool has its place.

thats where your going with it Perfectly said

Tony
 
Are you guys going to suck each others dicks or something?
The AMD just plain rubs.
I bought one a month ago and cant record dick on it. Of course I didnt plan to... Still it would have been a nice surprise if it could have pulled maybe 12 tracks with 2 DX FX...
What exactly CAN you do with that 500 mhz???
 
I hate to reserect the dead, Slackmaster no problem, this is my 50th post so I'm a senior member now, I can bitch slap the Ignorant now too...

S8-N can you give me a link to the thread where the rake thing started, I tried a "RAKE" search and only got the new's flash that you got the rake. Kill em all

Rich
Got weed?
 
Yeah were gona suck each others Dixks :)

but SN-8 your not running an Athlon ....and im not havin any trouble with 16 track audio and at least 11 plugins at a time...

Tony
 
Okay...in the battle between AMD and WIntel...who's comes out on top? Intell more often than not. Why? Because not only are hardware manufacturers slow to produce AMD compatable products, but Microsoft has sabotaged AMD from the get go...because they and Intel are corporate bed-fellows.

Bull, you say? In Windows 98, there is a line in the code which makes the OS lock-up if one uses a USB type-mouse and an AMD chip. A 14-year-old kid found this flaw and notified the local tech-journals, and posted it on the internet. When the issue became public, Microsoft published a fix in 24 hours (if I remeber it correctly).

The question I have is, when has Microsoft ever been so swift? Something rotten in Denmark? Micrososft even canceled the deal with AMD to supply the X-Box with AMD chips not even an hour before the anouncement was made public. AMD's people at the showing didn't even know about it. But, whatever...

The thing is, the processor is not the only limiting factor in performance, the motherboard's capabilities have a great deal to do with what a proc can achieve...that's partially the reason why over-clockers are more fixated on motherboard variations than on different chips. If there are few, stable and fast MB's out there for AMD chips, what do you expect?

I've built enough systems to have seen what both AMD and Intel can do, I've seen and old AMD 233 outperform a Pentium 300, and I've seen a Pentium 450 crush and AMD 500...

But I have yet to see any Pentium beat an Athlon. Quite an amazing feat considering the lack of stable support for AMD chips.

The problem associated with Athlon chips are with the VIA MB's...not enough plys on the original referrence boards for VIA chipsets...it limits how stable the AThlon can be.

It's a funny thing...I've seen an Athlon work in Linux, and it blew every performance number I've seen for comparable chipsets on Windows straight out of the water...

I think maybe testing the K6-s might be in order...

The problem is not always the actual harware, the software and peripherals often have a detrimental effect on processors and performance...

But, wither way, you can have my Athlon or my K6-2 when you pry it out of my cold, dead hands...

BTW...no problems what-so-ever running any games or apps...and performance is stellar on both accounts.
 
Some games wont even Install on my Athlon
but the same ones would Install on my Intel

Tony
 
Well, I would find it safe to assume that you weren't using the same MB, now were you?

And you were running Windows I suppose...
 
I work at a computer store, and me and my colligues are able to get ALL of the new games for free, just as they hit the shelves. also we are all pro AMD, and all own athlons or k-6's.
we have NEVER! found a game that isn't compatible with these chips! we get together on weekends and have lan parties beetween our stores, and have had nothing but smooth, easy going.



[This message has been edited by signal2112 (edited 07-04-2000).]
 
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[This message has been edited by tutton (edited 07-02-2000).]
 
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[This message has been edited by tutton (edited 07-02-2000).]
 
tuton...calm down!! I wasn't directing the full force of that comment towards you.

and no, I can't spell, never could.
I noticed nither can 90% of this bb either?
face it, us musicians just can't spell.....

don't mind me,
I just hate it when the whole AMD game compatability thing comes up, cuse it's just not true.... it's a myth!!!!!
I see it NOT be true every day!!!!

peace...now lets get back to recording music :)

[This message has been edited by signal2112 (edited 07-02-2000).]
 
tony had one too many fosters and got cranky... :)

- eddie -
 
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