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Subject: Re: Athlon 1900+ vs Pentium 4 2.0 GIG

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 10:55:59 12/23/01

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On December 23, 2001 at 13:10:49, Michael P. Nance Sr. wrote:

>On December 23, 2001 at 12:20:02, Brian Katz wrote:
>
>>I understand that the Athlon 1900+ seems to be better for Chess Programs than
>>the Pent 4 2.0 gig, and that the Athlon is outperforming the Pent, but I have
>>also heard that in some cases, certain chessbase features do not work properly
>>with the Athlons.
>>I have also heard that the chessbase programs are written with instructions
>>exactly with the Pentiums in mind and not the Athlons. In some cases there were
>>functions that did not work properly with the Athlon, but when the Pentium
>>processor was taken out and an Athlon was put in it's place, the Chessbase
>>feature which was having trouble worked just fine.
>>Any information on this will be greatly appreciated.
>>Yes someone shed some light on this.I'm a phone call away from ordering a Pentium 4, 2 gig to run Chess Programs.Does Athlon work better for Chess Programs?Should I wait for Athlon to surpass the Pentium 4 before I buy My next one?Also what other Bells and Whistles should I look into for consideration for My Computer for playing Chess Programs?>>>>Mike

Mike, even an Athlon XP 1800+ performs better than a Pentium IV at 2 GHz, and
there is no such thing as chess programs features no working properly with an
Athlon.

Pichard.



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