A long time ago around 90’s Intel was king. Sure you can buy Intel-compatible CPUs like AMD, Cyrix, and others but that was mostly a choice for poor people. If you want real quality you will have to pay for it. At least it was the message from Intel.

They and their fans consistently push this message that true quality is only available from Intel and any other choice is a compromise that will lead to strange problems and most importantly to instability. If you want a trouble-free system then you must buy Intel.

To a certain degree, this was the case because Intel systems were more popular and they cost much more. As a result, other systems must cut