Author: Eran
Date: 12:58:22 12/23/01
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On December 23, 2001 at 13:55:59, Jorge Pichard wrote: >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. Except one problem with AMD is that it is getting very hot, no? Eran
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