Author: Sally Weltrop
Date: 08:28:37 06/23/03
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On June 23, 2003 at 10:54:24, Aaron Gordon wrote: >On June 23, 2003 at 09:07:34, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On June 23, 2003 at 07:44:42, Sally Weltrop wrote: >> >>>On June 22, 2003 at 20:15:10, Terry McCracken wrote: >>> >>>>On June 22, 2003 at 17:32:51, Dan Andersson wrote: >>>> >>>>> Nice way of spreading the DIY spirit in chess. But one can only wonder what >>>>>made him go Xeon. The reasons would be interesting to know. >>>>> >>>>>MvH Dan Andersson >>>> >>>>Why does Amir and Shay? Why does Bob.....etc....maybe there is something >>>>better..over say a few hundred nodes per sec? >>>> >>>>Better parts? Better support? Got to be something?;-) >>> >>>maybe it's just emotion. What are comparisions for Dual Athlon & Intel in chess. >>>I am seriously thinking about getting a dual setup. Intel costs a lot more is >>>the first thing I noticed. >>>> >>>>Terry >> >> >>No...believe it or not you get what you pay for, as a rule. >> >>I would trust Intel over AMD, albiet you'll get maybe a bit more speed for the >>top duel Athlon, it will make little or no practical difference how well an >>engine will play. >> >>It may make no difference at all. I've seen an engine play the same moves with a >>50% speed up....so what will 10% do? Probably nothing. > >Get what you pay for? More like if you buy Intel, you DON'T get what you pay >for. If you check AMD/Intel history, Intel has had more cpu bugs, problems, >recalls and etc. over AMD by far. That is a fact, I'm sure many of the >progammers here know this. I agree with u here for sure. Only reason Intel has reduced their prices is because of AMD nipping at their heels & AMD has just the same if not better performance is some areas. I remember paying $1,670 USA dollars for a Pentium Pro 200 when they first came out and then it died on me a year later. After that I went with a Cyrix chip and then it's been AMD all the way baby. BOTH Intel & AMD have to keep pushing it as they help each other out by not slacking off. We the consumer benefit. > >Just because something is more expensive doesn't mean it's better.
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