Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 16:18:53 12/21/01
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On December 21, 2001 at 16:58:09, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >On December 21, 2001 at 04:01:17, Jonas Cohonas wrote: > >>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 >>>$100. >>>-Tom >> >>(snip) >>"but for chess p4 is much faster" >>(snip) >> >>If that is not a clear statement i don't know what is. > >I misread. Sorry. > >> >>I should have been clear about prices though. Anyway if you are going to >>compare, the topline XP then you should compare it to the topline P4: >> >>AMD XP 1900+ 323$ >>P4 2.0 Ghz 548$ >> >>Regards >>Jonas > >I don't see why it necessarily makes sense to compare top of the line to top of >the line. > >-Tom I think most people will see it as quite reasonable when the Athlon XP 1900+ is superior to the P4 2.0Ghz for nearly every chess program! So if you go for a Intel P4, you pay $225 extra for less chess performance! Torstein
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