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by gigaflop 1552 days ago
Are there still software features exclusive to Intel's chips? I remember my dabble in Android Studio was painful, since the 'simulated device' functionality was only available on Intel, while I had some FX-8??? AMD chip.

I'm not in the market for a new gaming PC quite yet, but it's also going to be a personal workstation, so I don't want to deal with anything like above if it can be helped.
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scns 1552 days ago
Get a Ryzen. Intel is restricting many features like ECC, overclocking or virtualization (important for emulators/android development) to certain processors/chipsets. If you want to save money, get a used workstation.

ECC -> Xeon/C

OC -> K/Z

Virtualization -> Xeon&non-K/C&H

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sliken 1552 days ago
Intel caved a little, alder lake consumer chips have ECC ... if you use the right chipset:

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-enables-ecc-on-12th-...

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gigaflop 1552 days ago
Looks like it's time to update the fantasy roster on pc part picker. A shame, since it had such a nice aesthetic! The Vision D looks so clean and well-featured

By the time I get around to actually building it, there may be some similarly-styled mini-ITX AM4 motherboards, so not all hope is lost.

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