Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 15:56:14 03/05/01
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On March 05, 2001 at 18:38:11, Terry McCracken 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?) Depends on the processor!;) Motherboard etc. >> >>2. Packard Bell ....Forget it! >> >>3. Dell This is a good brand name...at or near the top. Although I own an IBM Aptiva. HP is also a top brand name. > >Should I buy only Pentium III 1000 MHz or faster? If yes,why? If you want HP, >get at least an Intel PIII 1GHZ or even better an AMD 1.2GHZ. If you choose a >PIII get at least 128MB of SDRAM and a 133MHZ FSB; If an AMD Athlon then get a >266MHZ DDR (FSB). >> >>Is Pentium 4 not worth for the strongest chess software? The Intel P4 is not >worth it period for chess. It is designed for graphics, and right now comes with >below standard configurations even to shine at what it was made for! >It _IS_ slower than a PIII at equal clock speeds. A 1.5GHZ is not as fast as the >PIII 1GHZ for chess. >Check with http://www4.tomshardware.com/cpu/01q1/010130/p4system-02.html Sorry for making a small correction Terry, but you found the right Website! Pichard >>Do Deep Fritz, Fritz6, Junior6, and other ChessBase friends always run on >>Pentium III faster than on Pentium 4? Yes! >> >>I will use a new PC for both playing and analyzing in chess, of course. >> >>Please advice me. Right now I would give the AMD Chip the nod for the time being. >> >>I would appreciate your help a great deal. :-) >> >>Thanks in advance, >>Eran > >Terry
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