Contests and Sweeps

[Sam_AMD]

We have another, question for you, Red Team!

“What influences your decision to buy an AMD product? (e.g., price, performance, brand or all of the above? Feel free to elaborate.)”

To enter the sweepstakes, simply click the reply button and answer the question, that’s it!

For August, a Sapphire NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT GPU is up for grabs!

Good luck, everyone!

The August Sweepstakes Entry Period opens on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 12:00 P.M. Central Time. Entries must be submitted by Saturday, August 31, 2024, at 12:00 P.M. Central Time. Read the Official Rules for more information and key dates.

[Boyrian]

The price and reviews.

[Eddieg129]

Performance is big and I haven’t been happier with AMD. They are fast to roll out updates and fixes and that’s what it’s really about. A company that cares about how their product performs!

[Thanco]

I love the longevity that AMD products have, especially the motherboards and cpus. Back when Ryzen 3000 came out I got a nice B450 board and have been using it ever since, even through three cpu upgrades. Its still incredible to see continued releases of new parts  even though there's already a new platform that's been released. 

[ccheetah75]

Price, performance, but also compatibility.  I dual boot Windows and some flavor of Linux.  Historically, I've had WAY fewer issues out of the AMD GPUs and compatibility in Linux. 

[IchibanKenshin]

The performance is key for building my system. Using AMD products that are efficient is a bonus!

[ChaosTanker05]

Performance and then price, I'd rather pay alittle bit more for better performance then just trying to save se money.  I currently have an rx 6750 and ryzen 5 7600.

Zach

[UncaringPhoenix]

Price to performance ratio, 100%

[TheCraftGuide]

I feel that AMD products are just a better price to performance alternative then the other brands and quite frankly the designs of most AMD GPU's are just nicer looking then others and I have mainly only heard good thing about AMD products

[Arkantis]

Usually it's price and performance, but it's also supporting AMD because I've had fewer issues with their products over the years than that other blue company..

[Rom28]

The price and user reviews. When looking parts for my first PC, I stumbled on reviews for an AMD product. I'm glad with my decision and stuck with the brand ever since. I plan to keep with AMD, hoping this can be the upgrade I've been needing for a while.

[NightmarePogg]

Hi!

I am pretty new AMD fan but I love it already!

Before I had experience with a lot of Intel CPUs and only few AMD ones

they were AMD Phenom II X6 which I loved, it was one of the best CPUs I had even when it's already so old

and AMD Ryzen 5700 which I am really happy with

I also had a lot of AMD GPUs but mainly the older ones

I would really like to use AMD GPU again especially now with old GTX 1650 when I want to switch on linux and, let's just say NVIDIA drivers on linux sucks

I would also really like to work in blender which would be super working with GPU like this!

I just really like AMD, its cheap, it has insane power and Open Source drivers

My setup is right now

Ryzen 5700

GTX 1650

[Svenmechine]

It's been a slow and steady shift to value over time with AMD products that have made them so appealing. Products well supported by AMD and community hold more favor in my next purchases.

Resisting corporate overlords classic decisions to axe older products to try and force consumers hands to newer products!

[leofur77]

I've been buying all AMD since Thunderbird 1.0Ghz.

I always believed in AMD!

I now have 9700X installed in Strix X670E-E with 7900XTX Red Devil.

Price & performance of AMD = WIN

[Bonbiller]

I've Decided to go Team Red when it comes to GPU'S for some time now. I really don't need Ray Tracing for the titles that I would play (Halo Infinite, BAR, Space Engineers) Here recently I just Upgraded My GPU to try to Maximize those frames I would get and oh Boy was it a stellar difference, went from a 6600 to a 7800xt and that thing is just crazy. So far my Experience has been pleasant all around with AMD Cards so much so that any system I would build forward is going to include one if needed. 

Price for my 7800xt was beyond exceptional considering it goes toe to toe with a 4070 and that's not something to scoff at. I figure I can throw Some heavy titles at this thing, and it would still handle itself like a champ without the overclock. 

Anyway, this thing is amazing and have recommend AMD for a few years at this point as for most people this would be a no brainer choice.

[cvanguard]

Price, and the quality of AMD’s AIB partners for GPUs. AMD provides good value for budget or midrange GPUs compared to Nvidia, and their CPUs are more power efficient than comparable Intel CPUs while 3D vcache models are much better for gaming. Companies like Sapphire and XFX provide far better warranty and customer support than Nvidia’s AIB partners, which is extremely important with recent scandals around certain companies refusing to honor warranties.

[Scizmz]

It's the value proposition. Performance for the dollar.

[nanoyaki]

I have exclusively bought AMD in the past and still do now. It's definitely a mixture of familiarity, price-performance ratio, and compatibility. My 6650 XT has served me really well over the past few years and works amazingly well in tandem with my 5800X3D.

Another big thing for me is definitely the linux drivers as AMD is currently the most compatible with a wide variety of compositors and distros in general.

also Nvidia is just not affordable at all for the performance you get in rasterization with AMD

[xLAZERx]

My appeal has always been performance and thermals. The performance has always been better for my CPU needs, and usually at much lower thermals!

[tredeuce]

Price and performance for sure, but probably past experience is the most important factor. There are probably arguments all over about what to choose and why. If I have never been let down, why should I change what I am using?

[TheLastPandalord]

More performance for less money!!!

[Binong20]

My 1st pc build was i74790k with 980ti, now I wanna try team red, price and performance. Just waiting for sales to start my part list.

[retartedroman]

I love AMD Processors they are WAY ahead of the game of both Intel and Nvidia. Great job guys! 

[retartedroman]

I love AMD Processors they are way ahead of the game. they are way better than Intel and Nvidia processors. Great job guys!  

[ShamefulTunic]

Got into AMD on first gen ryzen and never looked back. Currently have 5800X3D. My my wife on AMD, my sister on AMD, my folks on AMD, and all my friends. I'm the PC builder in the group so I get to choose a lot of parts haha. 

[Alkemist]

My decision to buy is never based on just brand, it's mostly the value I get for the money I spend. AMD tends to have a higher price to performance for both CPUs and GPUs so I buy them from AMD more often.

[Swiegje]

For me price and performance is the decisive factor.

[Zieg]

I’ve had an AMD gpu for an over a decade now and they’ve never let me down. They’re great at cost to performance, features, and reliability.

[Mr_Overlord]

Simply the price to performance ratio. And I kinda prefer the design choice as well.

[GrahamV221]

The price to performance ratio has always made it an easy choice to make.
I started with a Ryzen 5 2600X and a RX 580 8 GB and every upgrade has been AMD.

[weirdaVID]

Thank you!

[TwigGlenn4]

I started my desktop with a Ryzen 5 3600 + Radeon 5500XT for the great prices, but I've stayed with AMD for the amazing gaming performance of the 7800X3D while also loving the price to performance of Radeon graphics cards (now running a Radeon 6700XT) along with the great Linux support!

[DiabloMonk]

I love me some VRAM!

[SirDevonn]

Price and performance are the big issues, plus stability, features, ease of use, all that fun stuff!

[BoukiBoi]

Hello!

The biggest influence behind my decision to go AMD is reliability/ease of use, along with the competitive pricing offered! Been using AMD over competitors for 2+ years now and I’ve loved it!

[youkoi]

Price to performance for sure! Definitely want to get the most for my dollars

[PaladinX74]

Have been a fan of AMD for a very long time . 

cpu  AMD Ryzen 7800x3d

gpu : ASRock Steel legend 7900Gre 

love the performance I get from the combo 

[GreyMatterGamer]

When I started building PCs in the early 2000s, money was not particularly abundant. Couple that with the idea, I wasn't sure what I needed in PC parts. I set out to research the biggest players in the industry. So after much consideration, I landed on AMD and never looked back. The price to performance of AMD products is outstanding and worth the coin. It's not even a matter if I had more money I would go with the other guy. AMD products are just that good, especially when you consider they are used in some of the top gaming consoles of today. It is difficult to go with anyone else. Go team Red!      

[Electronics_Rocks]

AMD is my go to supplier for Speed & value for money for a very long time (35 years)!

Not just that but also innovative moving technology forward!

One of the biggest interest is the lower power consumption AMD gives!

[olds442_hurst]

Hopefully this is real because I really need a new graphics card mine is on its way out it's having serious artifacting and stuttering even though my temperature readings area really good. I think it's just tired of playing Rust lol. Sooooo many hours of play on it.

[sarrett1204]

I've been a die hard amd fan for the past 10 years or so of building my own pc's their processors are easy to overclock along with the graphics cards. The price point of amd parts is doable. doing my benchmark test on my computer running the ryzen 9 5900x processor and the 7800xt shows almost no bottlenecking to either the cpu or gpu. Overall AMD has just always been the superior company because of the prices offered for the quality of their parts. I have a full tower case and my card barely fits inside (had to reroute practically all of my cables to fit it XD) even with it being in tight proximity in my case its a very nice card that doesnt overheat or stutter in anything that isnt clearly made for a card thats state of the art and required.