Author: Jonas Cohonas
Date: 01:01:17 12/21/01
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On December 21, 2001 at 03:21:57, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >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 >$100. >-Tom (snip) "but for chess p4 is much faster" (snip) If that is not a clear statement i don't know what is. I should have been clear about prices though. Anyway if you are going to compare, the topline XP then you should compare it to the topline P4: AMD XP 1900+ 323$ P4 2.0 Ghz 548$ Regards Jonas
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