Author: Don Prohaska
Date: 07:55:01 04/18/02
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On April 18, 2002 at 10:27:17, Ed Panek wrote: >On April 18, 2002 at 10:22:08, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>On April 18, 2002 at 10:07:55, Slater Wold wrote: >> >>>On April 18, 2002 at 09:46:13, John D. Conte, Jr. wrote: >>> >>>>I'm planning to purchase a new computer from a private person who will build to >>>>my specs...question Why are all the one's out on the market run Windows xp, >>>>which sucks as far as I'm concerned. Also, most importantly, will Windows 2000 >>>>pro pretty much take care of running all of the programs such as Fritz, Hiarcs, >>>>Shredder, etc... Anybody have experience with this ofice/home system? Oh, again >>>>any big difference between intel celeron 1.2 ghz vs. Pentium IV. I want to gpo >>>>cheaper at this time, but someone told me the celeron chip is not too god, and >>>>of course I knoe the Pentium 4 is great. >>>>Thanks, >>>>John >>> >>>Windows 2000 runs all those flawless. Windows 2000 is a great OS. >>> >>>Celerons are crap. Don't buy one. >> >> >>It will be more cost effective to build an AMD Athlon XP and it run much faster >>than either Celeron or Pentium IV. >> >>Pichard > >build your own AMD monster Athlon from www.tccomputers.com or >http://www.tufshop.com > >Thats what I did and have had no problems with an OC'd athlon for over 15 >months. > > >Ed I have the AMD Athlon with Windows XP. New computer. Kept old computer. Chessbase 8 does not run well on MY xp and my old Win98 runs circles around the XP. My old Win 98 was AMD 350mh while my XP is 1.72gh. I have all the latest upgrades for CB8. I had heard that the chess programs worked fine under XP. Perhaps I have a problem I am unaware of. But I wish I had stayed with Win98. Well, I still do since I still have my old computer. Anyway, I would suggest trying out your chess programs on a friends XP if possible. CB8 would not switch to Fritz, and it would run very slowly when allowing CB8 to analyze and make a move after the 40th or 50th move. Since others have said they had no problems with XP, it could be something is set wrong on my systemm a VAIO.
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