[fairly off-topic] Re: [vorbis] Are AMDs preferable? [was: Choosing a processor]

[Sylvain OBEGI]

Hello
I'm new to this list and I subscribed because I'm interested in the vorbis
format and now, I have (finally) something to say :-)
I work for a French AMD-oriented website, and even if I never had troubles
with VIA Chipsets (I have one for K7 and one for P2), some bugs have been
discovered in the past weeks.
But not all the chipsets are affected, and these bugs gained a big coverage
because Via is now the leader in chipset market. (Just a precision about SB
Live! problem : the Live! card is an excellent card when we talk about
sounds, but this card is a big shit when we talk about compatibility,
stability, reliability so I don't think honestly Via is the only faulty
company in this case)
Via chipset are used because there are (or, at least were) the best in terms
of performance. In the Intel side : only Intel and Via have good chipsets,
but Intel is now limited to Rambus, Via isn't, so Via provides DDR-enabled
chipset. In the AMD side : there is AMD, who never wanted to be a chipset
vendor, and so who make chipset in waiting for new good chipsets (eg from
Via), and there is VIA...
But, it seems that the next Sis chipset is a very good performer againt the
others (Via, AMD, Ali), so, if Sis make good drivers, this chipset may be
the solution.
May this help you

Sylvain OBEGI
Email : katios at nolabel.net
www.vtr-hardware.com - sylvain at vtr-hardware.com
ICQ : 661913

PS : sorry for my pooooooooooooor english ;-)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Segher Boessenkool" <segher at chello.nl>
To: <vorbis at xiph.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [fairly off-topic] Re: [vorbis] Are AMDs preferable? [was:
Choosing a processor]

>
>
> ndrw mchl grnbrg wrote:
> >
> > Segher Boessenkool <segher at chello.nl> wrote:
> > :
> > : Oh, and VIA is not the only manufacturer of Athlon chipsets, and
certainly
> > : not the best.
> >
> > Who else is making them? Honestly, when I've been looking at system
boards
> > lately it seems like VIA's in at least 85% of them.
>
> AMD itself, of course.  And SIS is/will be making them as well.  And
another
> company, but I forgot who.  At least four companies total.
>
> VIA is used most because it is cheapest.  Cheap and high quality / good
vendor
> after-sales support don't correlate very much...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Segher
>
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