Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 10:55:10 12/22/01
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On December 21, 2001 at 19:18:53, Torstein Hall wrote: >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 Yes, but a 1.9GHz P4 is MUCH cheaper than a 2GHz P4 and gives you almost the same performance. Might as well give Intel a fighting chance here. -Tom
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