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Subject: Re: Building a dual for chess, which way to go???

Author: Mike Kelliher

Date: 07:15:36 02/26/02

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On February 26, 2002 at 10:09:48, Slater Wold wrote:

>On February 26, 2002 at 09:23:09, Mike Kelliher wrote:
>
>>I'm thinking of buying or building a dual processor machine. Any help would be
>>appreciated. I am thinking of Intel or AMD but am not sure which way to go. I am
>>not sure what processor is stronger for just chess. I know AMD edges out Intel
>>in some Apps but chess is another story. The amount of memory would also be
>>helpful, as I don’t want to waste my money buying too much memory.
>>The tax man has been very, very good to me this year :-)
>
>AMD is king in chess.
>
>Memory's cheap.  Get as much as you can afford, or as much as your MB can
>handle.  I got a GB, on a 2xAMD 1.6Ghz.

What MB did you use? another important question.



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