Re: Intel's High-End CPU Problem

On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 07:26:46 +0200, "Werner P." <werpu@gmx.at> wrote:

Have been running on AMD CPUs now since the first Ryzen Gen... what
compatibility issues?
AMD really pulled it off with the ryzen design and left Intel in the dust!
(not speedwise though, but technically)

I have to stick with Intel, because in the music production world we
are often connecting expensive devices to the computer and there are
known compatibility issues between AMD processors and certain popular
products, certain audio interfaces like UAD Apollo product line comes
to mind.

In my case I never buy a PC just to run DAW software -- when I retire
a gaming system, it becomes my new music studio PC, where it gets
another 5-7 years of life (the hardware demands of DAW software are
typically lower than gaming PCs).

Most of these software and hardware vendors in the music business seem
to QA their products against Intel for their PC compatibility, so even
if AMD is just as compatible and maybe even better bang for the buck
for gaming specific needs, my purchases are based on gaming need in
the short term and music studio use in the long run and that makes AMD
a risky purchase.