It's kinda annoying having an AMD processor on these forums, since most releases are Intel.

To make stuff easier for newbies and pros alike, I suggest you make AMD and Intel subforums on release threads, in the OSX86 Installation forum. This makes it easier to locate AMD releases, and help people with AMD comps. This also eliminates the need for "this supports amd? thx".

~NUCLEaR

+1 for the AMD Subforums

What happens when stuff is released for AMD + Intel? Is it posted twice in two forums?

more like universal i guess.

Hmm, I'm not sure. Sounds like it would be complicated...

Colonel - change your sig - the image is way too big.

we separated into leopard and tiger, and it wasn't that hard. people just need to post in the right sections. if not, a mod can move the topic.

I like the idea, but things could get too complicated as Sabr has noted. Maybe make 'AMD' a subforum of the Leopard subforum? Intel is getting all the love and will continue to do so.

Tiger is in the past now, so Leopard should get more attention, and adding an AMD forum to Leopard's forum is a good start. If things work out, tiger could get a revival.

Yeah, this could work.....

AMD releases are important to me too. Count me in the support!!!!

I would love to see an amd specific section cause then i could actually get some help with my problem

count me in.. + 1.....

seems that we have enough support.

being an amd fanboy myself.. would be nice to see something like that. but.. but..

think on that.. what changes between an intel and an amd release... is just a couple of files decrypted or patched... other than that it's all identical! and then it's just about driver hunting.. just like it happens for intel(not to mention that several kext DO actually work on both worlds)

so it's kinda pointless in my PoV

+1 For An AMD Sub Forum

+1 for lord muad dib.

makes a good point

this thread isnt deciding the fate of amd... its just discussing a thread dedicated to it.

well some people have no idea how to decrypt the files, and don't have an intel computer (me)
and some just want a quick place to check on what builds are AMD and what builds are Intel.
It's not pointless.

But most (if not ALL) builds specify what platform they will work on anyway (before you download them).

What if we created an AMD subforum within the Leopard subforum without creating an AMD one too?

That way people who in particular wanted to post about AMDs could go there and post or not. Think that would be less complicating there would be no need to split it all up into to.

+1 for Mebster's idea It makes a lot of sense to me.

that was pretty much what i had in mind. too
+1 as well.

and not all releases say [INTEL] in front of the post. they just say the name of the guy who created it, and the version. only some say intel or amd only.

That I Would Have To Disagree With You on. Every build that i have seen always says [INTEL SEE2 SEE3] Or [AMD SEE2 SEE3] On It But I Still Love The Idea

well, as of now, not the iatkos or the kalyway release threads specify what they're for.

+1

Are you serious? http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=77069

In the first line of that post, it states exactly what platform it will work on.

Oh, and check out the 4th subheading here: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=76821 <== Took me 10 seconds to find that...

+1 for AMD. Would make a lot of sense actually.

hecker

that's in the post, not the topic

How bout an AMD sticky, which lists AMD related releases and how to patch and stuff. Of course this would have to be made by someone experienced in AMD OSX Patching.

that would be for more experienced people. and it wouldn't get rid of the "this work on amd? thx." topics

I was hoping we could deal with this asap because if changes need doing then it's easier to do it now than a month down the line.

So staff, what do you think about it?

Sure.

AMD subforums would be good and useful...

So, who will do it? There are too many people to turn this down!

+1 for amd subforums.

someone alert an admin that this exists?

Sabr knows but does not want to, someone, anyone

I just don't understand why people can't be bothered to click a link and read the information on an OSx86 release in order to find out if it's AMD compatible... Instead we need a whole new AMD sub-forum! Then people are going to be like "uhh, where's the Intel forum?" and we're still going to get people asking "does this work on AMD?"...

=/

simple. add a description for it: AMD releases and support requests go here.

and unless one of our users has an IQ of 10, process of elimination means if it's not AMD, it doesn't go in AMD.

Fine then. Make an AMD and Intel sub and lock the root of it. Then move the ones that are compatible with Intel to its sub and to AMD in its sub. Is it really that much work? I would do it if I was an admin!!!
Oh, for both, just make a copy thread.

I'm for it also, I like the lock the root idea.

It's annoying trying to get support for AMD related issues/releases and getting invaded by people asking questions about intel.

Although there may only be a few files different, Intel always get the love, and people on AMD or more or less stuck with the good OLD JaS 10.4.8 DVD. We need to either have more of a dual release or torrents or have our own forum were we can do it ourselfs...

Think Mark

Though i do agree things could get messy

EDIT: +1 for subforum.

+99999999999999999999999 on the Amd subforum.

There's millions of us Amd users, and Hardware and Drivers have really not so useful subforums as Peripheral Devices
for some ancient flatbed scanner or a punch card reader.

Let's keep this thread alive.

OK...It's alive

Good in theory. Hell users post OSX86 topics in the Apple Computer forums.

+1 . Make us AMD users happy, and give us a subforum.

Free AMDela

AMD OSx86 Users? You should try to navigate to the right place :-)

http://forum.infinitemac.com/

I agree and I'm on intel. Help rid my world of AMD questions that I cant answer LOL

Yes, put AMD in a dusty corner until they get off their collective asses and start making decent processors again.

I agree, the only comments that are going to be posted here is completed nonsense rubbish. But this makes me laugh so much, I am literally off my seat right now I have an Intel too, and honestly there is no difference between both Quad versions, lol.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,2226939,00.asp

Yes, I've built systems based on both these processors, so I'm not just posting benchmarks. This link just gives an idea to people who haven't. Stock the Intel chip is noticeably snappier. Overclocked the there is no comparison. The AMD chip is wholly outclassed.