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Subject: Re: P4 Vs Athlon 64 bits

Author: Mathieu Pagé

Date: 08:26:43 08/15/05

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>As Andy pointed out it is partly upgradability (there won't be new cores for the
>Sockel 754) but mainly less heat and less energy consumption (considerably). Of
>course an Athlon 64 3500+ (which is for chess speed comparable to your one) is a
>bit more expensive but I would choose the latter one.
>
>regards Joachim

Hi Joachim,

I usually upgrade my computer every 2 - 2.5 years. So I think I can buy a system
base on socket 939 and buy a completly new system when I upgrade in 2 or 3
years. Anyway the MB are really not expensive : ~125$.

However my decision is not yet taken.

Thanks for the input.

Mathieu Pagé



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