Author: David Dahlem
Date: 09:40:24 02/24/01
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On February 24, 2001 at 12:08:25, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >Mr. Dahlem, > >I am going to be getting a 1.2 Ghz AMD with 256 MB RAM with a nice 22 inch >monitor sometime this year. There is no hurry because the front side bus speeds >on the newer machines will soon be up to and past 800 Mhz. > >The best route is to get a nice monitor and be frugal with your CPU. If you get >a nice jumbo multisync monitor that runs on both PC or MAC platforms then you >have a nice investment with maximum flexibility. The NEC 6020 is a nice big >monitor with a five year warranty. Big monitors with dot pitches of 0.22mm will >let you run two or three screens at the same time without eyestrain. > >If you really want to be cheap then just get a used PII 333 for about $100.00 >and put a big 20 to 60 Mbyte hard drive on it. > > >Tim Frohlick > Thanks Tim. I really don't want to go the cheap route. Hopefully i can get a suitable system in the $1000-$1500 price range. I've been told a Pentium 3 is better for chess that a Pentium 4. Dave > > >On February 24, 2001 at 03:43:44, David Dahlem wrote: > >>I am thinking about purchasing a new system just for chess programs. Is there a >>web site that discusses the merits of various systems for chess programs? >>Thanks >>Dave
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