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Subject: Re: Which is the best AMD XP 2600+ or 2700+Motherboard Combo ?

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 20:23:55 12/30/03

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On December 30, 2003 at 22:14:38, Aaron Gordon wrote:

>On December 30, 2003 at 18:13:35, Rick Rice wrote:
>
>>Some time back, there was a competition between a chess program (Fritz - same
>>version) on two machines, one Intel and the other AMD. Intel narrowly won. Does
>>anyone have results for the current Intel and AMD processors?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Rick
>
>From what I heard AMD actually won that.
>
>Today is the same as then, AMD is faster. The Athlon XP is still quite a bit
>faster than a P4 for chess and the Opteron/Athlon 64/Athlon FX is MUCH faster
>(32bit or 64bit). If you'd like an extremely fast chess box without paying an
>arm and a leg, try the Athlon 64 3200+. If you'd like the fastest dual go for a
>dual Opteron 248 setup.


I am planning to upgrade my computer by getting an XP 2600+ or 2800+ Motherboard
Combo from Pricewatch.com.  Which is pricewatch best AMD XP 2600+ Motherboard
Combo that I can get for less than $150.00. Is Asus one of their best or I can
get a better one.

Jorge



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