Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 15:46:59 03/05/01
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On March 05, 2001 at 18:05:43, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >On March 05, 2001 at 16:35:05, Eran wrote: > >> >>I plan to purchase a new high-end personal computer in the near future. I want >>to acquire the best personal computer for playing chess seriously, but I have >>been having a hard time deciding which one is the best to buy. Buying a very >>good personal computer is no easy task. Besides, I already own Fritz6, Junior6, >>and Hiarcs7.32. Also, I consider about Deep Shredder5. >> >>I consider several brands of personal computer - IBM Compatible - as follows >>below: >> >>1. Compaq (Is CPU very fast?) > >Good quality, but Compaq makes use of proprietary construction and should be >avoided for this reason. Also, avoid IBM and Hewlet-Packard for the same reason. > >I'm talking computer systems here and not components. For instance, IBM makes >excellent hard drives, which I can recommend without reservation. > >> >>2. Packard Bell > >I associate this brand with cheap low quality constuction, but this opinion may >be dated. No...they are CHEAP!:) > >> >>3. Dell > >Good machines, but if you are interested in an athlon, you are out of luck. Dell >is Intel only. Also, price is on the high side, but in compensation you get good >service and support. I bought a 166mhz Pentium from them a long time ago and it >was a good experience. > >> >>Should I buy only Pentium III 1000 MHz or faster? If yes, why? > >If you want fast, go with a 1.2Ghz Athlon. It is also relatively inexpensive. > >> >>Is Pentium 4 not worth for the strongest chess software? > >I haven't heard anything good about this processor chesswise. My understanding >is the Pentium 4 is fine for SSE2 optimized applications (very few), but a dog >otherwise. In addition, it is relatively expensive. From where I sit, it is a >mistake. > >> >>Do Deep Fritz, Fritz6, Junior6, and other ChessBase friends always run on >>Pentium III faster than on Pentium 4? >> >>I will use a new PC for both playing and analyzing in chess, of course. >> >>Please advice me. > >Gateway would get my first look, since they do offer athlons, but I'm not up to >date on the reviews on quality, service and support. Last time I checked (a long >time ago), it was good. Gateway in the last few years has dropped in quality, I'd _Strongly_ recommend against it, for the time being. > >My current machine is an 800mhz Athlon with an Asus motherboard. I put it >together myself with components I researched and hand picked myself. All the >components I used were the best at the time. This is the best way to go *if* you >are computer hardware literate. I do *not* recommend you go this route, however. >It is not for everybody. If you don't know how to diagnose hardware problems, it >could be a nightmare for you. Some people get lucky, but do not count on it. I >used to be a system integrator, so this was a no brainer for me. > >> >>I would appreciate your help a great deal. :-) >> >>Thanks in advance, >>Eran
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