Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 16:51:10 12/22/01
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On December 22, 2001 at 13:55:10, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >On December 21, 2001 at 19:18:53, Torstein Hall wrote: > >>On December 21, 2001 at 16:58:09, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >> >>>On December 21, 2001 at 04:01:17, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >>> >>>>On December 21, 2001 at 03:21:57, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >>>> >>>>>On December 21, 2001 at 01:26:05, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On December 21, 2001 at 01:22:44, jamal wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On December 20, 2001 at 23:08:23, Robert Wilkins wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Howdy Folks >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have read that the AMD chip is better at running chess programs than >>>>>>>> the Intel chip. Is there any truth to this or are people just blowing their >>>>>>>> horns because they own an AMD system. I just bought F7 and need to upgrade so >>>>>>>> would like some advice. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> TIA >>>>>>>> Robert Wilkins >>>>>>>P4 now days is cheap its runs faster amd if you are useing it for 3d games then >>>>>>>buy amd its a lil faster but for chess p4 is much faster also it runs much >>>>>>>cooler then the amd chip which tends to freez some time. For me spending 50 buxs >>>>>>>more is worth it. >>>>>> >>>>>>P4 does not run faster than AMD for chess!! >>>>>>50$ try 100$ atleast. >>>>>> >>>>>>Regards >>>>>>Jonas >>>>> >>>>>He didn't say it runs faster for chess, and the price difference depends on what >>>>>clockspeeds you're comparing. AMD 1900: $246, Intel 1.9GHz: $257, diff: $11, not >>>>>$100. >>>>>-Tom >>>> >>>>(snip) >>>>"but for chess p4 is much faster" >>>>(snip) >>>> >>>>If that is not a clear statement i don't know what is. >>> >>>I misread. Sorry. >>> >>>> >>>>I should have been clear about prices though. Anyway if you are going to >>>>compare, the topline XP then you should compare it to the topline P4: >>>> >>>>AMD XP 1900+ 323$ >>>>P4 2.0 Ghz 548$ >>>> >>>>Regards >>>>Jonas >>> >>>I don't see why it necessarily makes sense to compare top of the line to top of >>>the line. >>> >>>-Tom >> >>I think most people will see it as quite reasonable when the Athlon XP 1900+ is >>superior to the P4 2.0Ghz for nearly every chess program! >> >>So if you go for a Intel P4, you pay $225 extra for less chess performance! >> >>Torstein > >Yes, but a 1.9GHz P4 is MUCH cheaper than a 2GHz P4 and gives you almost the >same performance. Might as well give Intel a fighting chance here. > >-Tom I think the one who need a fighting chance is AMD. Not because of performance vs price, but because Intel has such a strong name. They even came up with a add like Intel inside. It feels just as natural to me as someone had put a badge on my car writing, Ford inside. Torstein
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