Author: Frank Quisinsky
Date: 05:13:08 12/12/04
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On December 12, 2004 at 07:58:58, Sandro Necchi wrote: Hi Sandro, >Well, since 8 years I stop buying Intel processors mainly for chess as the AMD >processors were, in my opinion going to get better (cheaper and faster) than >Intel ones. Which became true recently. The Intel ones I used where only at >work. Faster isn't OK in my opinion. The Athlon system are fast (also clear for me) but 10% more or less isn't important for the most customers. The new PIV generation is very fast, I have here different programs which are faster on my Pentium IV Mobile Notebook with 2.67 if I compare only with Athlon 2.8 Barton. But look on your latest sentence :-) I must daily work on my PC systems (of course, not only chess for the freeware area) :-) Cheaper: That is a big, a very big point! AMD are not so expensive and a good reason why younger persons like Athlon processors. This is a new generation and a big problem for Intel. Intel must go the right way and have to make the processors more cheaper or Intel have a generation problem! >Well, I must say that I never had problems with AMD even if the computer where >placed in a warm room especially in summer. The combination from all what have to do with the temparature. Not only problems with the processors, thinking on harddisk, cooler other things. >Considering that all my computers are going all the time I was quite satisfied >with them. > >Recently my company hardware expert told me that he is now buying only AMD >processors as more quiet and reliable. This is due to the high frequency of >Intel last processors which make them less reliable if one uses them several >hours every day. Oh, we have totally different computer experts :-) Same in the user selection we can read each day :-) My computer expert sayed (have the same opinion) I build each system and I have to look for the best hardware constellation that booth systems works fine for the customers. If a company with 20 systems for a network room with Athlon processors (never heard this, but posssible, why not) the expert I know for sell 20 Athlons and try to find a good hardware combination. In my live I working in more as 30 network rooms, more as 10 machines are here. All of them are Intel systems the most easy Celeron systems. >It seems to me that only the latest Centrino processor is worth for Intel, so it >is hard for me to understand who is pushing for Intel processors recently. Not for me Sandro! But I sayed it ... the Athlon processors are now clearly better if I compare with the older Athlons, like 1.2, or 1.4 with a lot of problems. Just my opinion and experience. > >Sandro Best Frank
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