上大學時，我媽跟我去附近的賣電腦的地方，跟老闆說我要讀大學，是讀資訊工程。老闆聽了之後，說，好，如果是文組就一般電腦就好，讀資訊科系需要好一點的電腦。

於是老闆就開始選CPU、記憶體…來組一台電腦。組好之後，興高采烈的帶著我的電腦進入宿舍。然後開始每天開機打遊戲的日子。

我永遠記得，我的電腦主機外殼上 ，貼著的AMD標籤，CPU是AMD Athlon 64。對AMD的印象是，CP值高。雖然不如當時的intel Core 2 Duo，但讓我在打魔獸地圖時游刃有餘。

比較容易當機的時候，是在打地圖遊戲，兵都快滿出來，幾乎把整個地圖塞得滿滿的，然後就有很高機率跳出記憶體不足提示，逼得我只能在凌晨的宿舍把電腦關掉，不得已上床休息。

開始工作1年後，開始iOS app開發，都一直是用mac。從intel CPU到Apple晶片，AMD就再也沒出現在我的使用範疇。感謝AMD出現在我的青春，陪伴我度過大學無數的黑夜。

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The most vivid memory I have of AMD dates back to my college days. When I was about to start university, my mom and I went to a nearby computer store. She told the store owner that I was going to study computer science. Hearing this, the owner said, “Alright, if it were for a liberal arts major, an average computer would suffice, but for a computer-related major, you’ll need something better.”

He then began selecting components like the CPU and RAM to build a custom PC. Once it was assembled, I excitedly brought the computer to my dorm room, marking the start of my days of booting up the machine to play games every day.

I’ll never forget the AMD sticker on the case of my computer. It was powered by an AMD Athlon 64 CPU. My impression of AMD has always been that it offered great value for money. Although it wasn’t as powerful as the Intel Core 2 Duo of that time, it handled my gaming needs, like playing custom maps in *Warcraft*, with ease.

The only times it struggled were when I played map games where the screen was almost entirely filled with units, practically overcrowding the map. At that point, there was a high chance of encountering a “memory insufficient” warning, forcing me to shut down my computer in the middle of the night in the dorm and reluctantly go to bed.

After working for a year and starting iOS app development, I switched entirely to using Macs. From Intel CPUs to Apple chips, AMD has since disappeared from my tech usage. Still, I’m deeply grateful to AMD for being part of my youth, accompanying me through countless college nights.