Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 04:33:42 11/12/01
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On November 11, 2001 at 22:20:54, Terry McCracken wrote: >On November 11, 2001 at 19:04:45, Torstein Hall wrote: > >>On November 11, 2001 at 18:40:46, Terry McCracken wrote: >> >>>On November 11, 2001 at 16:53:59, Dan Andersson wrote: >>> >>>>Thera are no AMD heating problems. On purely technical merits a top of the line >>>>AMD system is superior to an Intel system. The main reasons can only be for >>>>marketing reasons. >>>> >>>>MvH Dan Andersson >>> >>> >>>I think you need to back that up with proof, and I will say that Intel DOES run >>>cooler at equal and even higher Mgh. also they are probably more advanced than >>>the German Manufacture AMD! >>> >>>Let AMD run a test of 1.5 Terahertz! Hah! >>> >>>http://www4.tomshardware.com/cpu/01q3/010917/heatvideo-05.html#download_the_first_toms_hardware_test_lab_video >>> >>>Did you even read the article? >>> >>>Terry >> >>AMD has solved this issue. If you want to pay more money for less PC, then thats >>your Intel option! :-) >> >>Torstein > >If it's fixed, and I read the rest of the report, it still isn't ready for mass >marketing. > >That's the only reason that IBM and Co. have moved with the P-4. > >Tell me Torstein, exactly how many rating points to you expect to achieve >with an AMD at 1.8Ghz over the P-4 at 2.0 Ghz? 30 pts. maybe? I expect to have a faster PC in general, if l also get 30pts extra its fine with me! > >Also, for what the P-4 was designed for does an excellent job, I know I've seen >a 1.4Ghz model and it's better than a P-III in most respects. > >I'm not saying the P-4 is faster or as fast as AMD in chess calculations but >it's far from a "Primitive" CPU! Of course it is not a simple CPU, its just not best value for money at the moment. > >Next year Intel will introduce the Northwood core starting at 2.2Ghz. > >The processor is still under developent and in the near future may outpace >AMD even for chess programming. > > >It's a brand new design, so Intel will continue to improve the processor. When PlV is clocked higher than say 2.5ghz its probably better thañ what AMD can do with the Athlon. But that's in the future, we have to look at what we can buy now! Torstein Posted from my pocket PC > >It's too early to say AMD is "Superior" in all respects. People hate Intel, they >own 80% of the market! > >I own an IBM, people who didn't cut it down, people who knew something about >IBM, other owners had a different story. > >IBM is a well made PC period. Intel does make quality processors, and you can >take it to the bank:) > >Terry
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