Author: Wayne Lowrance
Date: 18:38:57 03/24/00
Forgive me, this is mostly off topic. I need help/advise. Thank you.
Topic 1) Probobly discussed by Dr. Bob Hyatt humpteen times, but i cannot find
the archives here. I can afford to buy 1 more computer in my life time (I just
turned 70 and my family already thinks I am off base, after all they say You do
have a 400 mhz pentium 256 mb ram etc etc.) but I want one more computer
upgrade. I am weighing my option of a dual at say 500 mhz (celeron I guess)
verses a 750 mhz PIII. I was hot to trot for a Athlon 800, but posts here and a
visit to my favorite computer systems house discouraged me on the Athylon. They
(the system house)will no longer sell systems incorporating the Athlon 800
because of temperature problems. (for now at least)
If I remember what Dr. Bob has stated here before, crafty ( I guess Jr as well)
play around 75 percent for dual's. So that puts a dual to the equivalent (chess
equivalent) of 750 mhz, comparing identical with the single pentium III. Am I
correct ?
So to the point: The following system was quoted to me: and I have a few
questions in this regard.
CPU-------------- Pentium III 750D--------(Cyber III-750) what is that mean ?
133 MHz AGP VIA Is that good ? Is this the coppermine thing ?
256k advance transfer cache. Is that the same as L2 Pipeline if not
Which is better for chess.
256 MB PC 133 SDRAM
Hard drive-------10 GB UA66 7200 RPM
CD-ROM/DVD-------8x DVD/CD-ROM
Video RAM--------32 MB ATI EXP 2000 AGP/D
Fax/Modem--------56k Diamond V.90
Sound System-----Yamaha Audio PCI 64 Voice
The rest is keyboard, mouse, windows 98 operating system and 250 Watt Power andh
a 5 year parts & labor guarantee for the system.
my cost---------$1,614.00 Plus tax.
What you all think ?
Topic 2) For Amir Ban and Dr Bob if they had the interest of reading my post and
are willing to respond, briefly if they wish and if they dont have data, please
make your best guess. Other opinions are very worth while to me as well.
Crafty: How would you compare the performance of crafty in the above computer as
compared with 500 mhz dual cpu's.
Junior6: Same question, how would you compare the performance of Deep Jr with a
dual 500 mhz cpu's against Junior6 in the above computer system.
Lastly (at last you say) Any suggestions as to a better computer system in that
price range or something close (very) to it.
Whoops, PS: The graphic accelerator 3d capability is very important for apps
running Flight Simulator 2000 etc. Is the above one excellent for this app.
I am done
Thanks for all especially if you got this Far
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