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Most of your hardware recommendations only offer Intel Offerings when you try and outline parts to build PCs from Budget to High End and here you Say Intel Dominates AMD in all areas except Graphics. Sure The top of the line Intel Processor is the speed king but if you compare processors in similar price ranges and similar configurations dominates is hardly the right word. AMD has now and has had for some time offered the best price to performance value with their processors. When it comes to real world tasks I will put my Phenom II X4 I have at home against the i7 I have at work any day. Maybe on some tasks the intel will perform them a couple seconds faster but truthfully most people will not even notice that. Not to mention if you take the entire computer part for part, specifically the processor and motherboard combo, I find that in most cases a mid-high end motherboard for an Intel processor is more than a mid-high end motherboard for an AMD process with similar features. And if opt for onboard graphics the AMD one will always offer more value. Now if you choose the OEM side the same applies because a similar performing and configured AMD Desktop/Laptop usually comes in cheaper than the Intel. Even if you go for the high end because while Intel may Dominate in this area alone the price to get those bragging rights will cost you.
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