Author: Randy Schmidt
Date: 08:40:00 01/15/01
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On January 15, 2001 at 10:00:30, stuart taylor wrote: >For chess, it is surely good speed, but is it also best in other aspects? >I'm thinking of getting it, but only if a different Athlon (or Thunderbirds, >Duron, Mustang etc.) isn't better, or just about to come on the market and >better. Anyone know about it? >Thanks! >S.Taylor I wrote an article on this board which I think might answer your questions from my point of view. And...if you cannot find it, yes, TBird 1.2 is the best for chess, business, and games, but for video editing, the P4 is better. If you are going to wait for the next thing about to be released, you will NEVER be at a good purchase point. The next thing to hit will be 266-DDR-RAM. Expect that in about 2-3 weeks. After that we have USB 2.0 (twice the speed), 1.4-1.5 Athlons, dual processors etc. etc. If you are trying to buy a machine that will be right, buy now...if you are trying to have the best thing available so that when you register on ICC as a computer (C) you have the most processing power, you will never have the best for more than 4 weeks. To anticipate another question, for most if not all chess programs, the pecking order for single processors in the PC world, is 1.2 Athlon, P3-1000, P4-1.5, and then the best Duron chip, followed by the best Celeron chip. This will also hold true for 99% of anything else you might do. Video editing is the lone exception.
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