▲ 606 ▼ Gamers desert Intel in droves, as Steam share plummets from 81% to 55.6% in just five years (www.club386.com) submitted 10 months ago by Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 115 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 53 points 10 months ago* (7 children) Intel until they realized that other companies made CPUs, too permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Dettweiler42@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 10 months ago (3 children) They also bring a "dying transitor problem we don't feel like fixing" to the party, too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] burrito@sh.itjust.works 20 points 10 months ago (2 children) And a constantly changing socket so you have to get a new motherboard every time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) Honestly, not a big deal if you build PC's to last 6-7 years, since you will be targeting a new RAM generation every time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago Upgraded from a 1600 to a 5600, same mobo permalink fedilink source parent [–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 13 points 10 months ago (2 children) With no multi threading permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I mean the i7s had SMT. You had to pay extra for SMT, whereas AMD started giving it to you on every SKU except a few low-end ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 1 point 10 months ago Is it true that all of them had SMT but they just locked it away for lower tiers processors and some managed to activate it despite Intel's effort? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dettweiler42@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 10 months ago (3 children) They also bring a "dying transitor problem we don't feel like fixing" to the party, too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] burrito@sh.itjust.works 20 points 10 months ago (2 children) And a constantly changing socket so you have to get a new motherboard every time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) Honestly, not a big deal if you build PC's to last 6-7 years, since you will be targeting a new RAM generation every time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago Upgraded from a 1600 to a 5600, same mobo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] burrito@sh.itjust.works 20 points 10 months ago (2 children) And a constantly changing socket so you have to get a new motherboard every time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) Honestly, not a big deal if you build PC's to last 6-7 years, since you will be targeting a new RAM generation every time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago Upgraded from a 1600 to a 5600, same mobo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) Honestly, not a big deal if you build PC's to last 6-7 years, since you will be targeting a new RAM generation every time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago Upgraded from a 1600 to a 5600, same mobo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago Upgraded from a 1600 to a 5600, same mobo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 13 points 10 months ago (2 children) With no multi threading permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I mean the i7s had SMT. You had to pay extra for SMT, whereas AMD started giving it to you on every SKU except a few low-end ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 1 point 10 months ago Is it true that all of them had SMT but they just locked it away for lower tiers processors and some managed to activate it despite Intel's effort? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I mean the i7s had SMT. You had to pay extra for SMT, whereas AMD started giving it to you on every SKU except a few low-end ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 1 point 10 months ago Is it true that all of them had SMT but they just locked it away for lower tiers processors and some managed to activate it despite Intel's effort? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 1 point 10 months ago Is it true that all of them had SMT but they just locked it away for lower tiers processors and some managed to activate it despite Intel's effort? permalink fedilink source parent