Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 00:21:57 12/21/01
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On December 21, 2001 at 01:26:05, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >On December 21, 2001 at 01:22:44, jamal wrote: > >>On December 20, 2001 at 23:08:23, Robert Wilkins wrote: >> >>> Howdy Folks >>> >>> >>> I have read that the AMD chip is better at running chess programs than >>> the Intel chip. Is there any truth to this or are people just blowing their >>> horns because they own an AMD system. I just bought F7 and need to upgrade so >>> would like some advice. >>> >>> TIA >>> Robert Wilkins >>P4 now days is cheap its runs faster amd if you are useing it for 3d games then >>buy amd its a lil faster but for chess p4 is much faster also it runs much >>cooler then the amd chip which tends to freez some time. For me spending 50 buxs >>more is worth it. > >P4 does not run faster than AMD for chess!! >50$ try 100$ atleast. > >Regards >Jonas He didn't say it runs faster for chess, and the price difference depends on what clockspeeds you're comparing. AMD 1900: $246, Intel 1.9GHz: $257, diff: $11, not $100. -Tom
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