Author: Adam Oellermann
Date: 03:44:23 08/07/01
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>>the 1400 mhz t-bird with one of the top programs can beat some GMs >> most of the time. it cant beat some GMs all the time. >> and it cant beat all GMs some of the time. >> whew---did i cover them all. >> >> these guys will bite my head off if i say that this system would be GM >> level all the time. >> >> what is your purpose for this purchase. server gaming, personal play, >> depends on your purpose. if you plan on playing against your >> program yourself, unless you are a GM, then any of the processors >> are ok, intel or amd. the 800 mhz amd is cheap now. >> if you plan on gaming at one of the chess servers, then you will need >> the most mhz that your budget will allow. >> >> kburcham > > >My true purpose is to get the most feautures and quality and speed possible for >many personal uses, at this time, and would like to see how long I can look >after it without upgrading again (unless a specific reason makes it necesary for >some special business purpose). > I'm particularly interested in chess playing use, which is not enough that it >beats me easily, but that it provides me with the greatest analysis in a short >amount of time for games and positions which I'm trying to analyze. > Also, multi-media qualities should be as good as exists today. >There should not be a quality in an Intel or anything of 1 Ghz. which isn't >atleast as good in the amd 1400 even its weakest point.(for singal CPU, personal >uses). > But if the only difference in the world between AMD 1400 and 800mhz. is speed >alone, and the difference in price is very high, then I'd prefer the 800. > >If you or anyone can answer me all this, then I would consider that quite a >great help. and a mystery buster. > >Thanks > >S.Taylor The benchmarks I read indicate that for multimedia purposes (particularly MP3/Windows Media/MPEG etc encoding/deconding) the P4 is way ahead. Unfortunately, it is well behind the AMD processors in almost all other areas on a MHz for MHz basis, including chess performance. - Adam
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