Author: Brian Katz
Date: 22:42:06 10/25/02
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On October 26, 2002 at 01:35:34, Mark Young wrote: >On October 26, 2002 at 01:07:08, Brian Katz wrote: > >>Does anyone have any strong opinions on the performance of the AMD Athlon 2400+ >>as opposed to the 2200+ and the Pentium 4 2.8 Gig in terms of playing strength >>of Chess engines. >> >>Deep-Fritz 7, Fritz 7 and Hiarcs 8 in particular. >>Would waiting for the next upgrade (perhaps the Sledge Hammer or Hammer)be a >>better suggestion? >> >>Regards >>Brian Katz > >The 2.8 gig P4 is a fast chip as well as the AMD. I own a 2.8 GIG and a 2.53 GIG >P4. I like the P4 chips best, but not having anything to do with how fast >program x or y runs on them as compared to a AMD chip. I will tell you unless >you buy a "deep" program and a dual chip system you will find little elo >advantage between the companies fastest chips. The performance between the best >chips from each company is to small in real terms. > >My advice... buy the latest chip from either company and enjoy it now. Thank you so much. Your advice is greatly appreciated.
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