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Subject: Re: INTEL or AMD/AMD or INTEL, thats the questions?

Author: Ramón Martínez

Date: 06:37:09 12/14/99

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On December 13, 1999 at 18:59:23, Manuel Rodriguez Blanco wrote:

I have been an AMD user since 1997. I have run a lot of chess programs and,
until now, I 've had no problems. Leaving chess programs alone for a minute, I
can tell that the k6III that I use at home is somewhat faster that the PIII I
use at work.  I realy trust AMD.

>Hi, thanks very much to all here in CCC who help me with my last question,
>really this INTERNET thing is WONDERFUL.
>
>
>Now i have other big doubt.  I have to upgrade my PC this month, but i am not
>sure what procesor, board and memory i most choose.   I read that AMD k6-2, or
>AMD athlon, or AMD k6-3 have problems running chess software and other type of
>software, is that true?.   Now i have Intel pentium MMX 200 MHZ.  Of course the
>price matters :), but mi first priority is that my PC run with out problems.
>Now i like the AMD K6-2 450MHZ (is cheap), but if this will produce me problems,
>then i prefer to pay for a PIII500MHZ.  Have some advices?
>
>Any information about procesors, boards and type of memory will be apreciate,
>Thanks a lot for your great help,
>
>MRB.-



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