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>INTC has 90% of the market....
Compare the weekly AMD and INTC charts. Makes me
wonder if the Athlon has something to do with
that picture over recent months.
BW
>From: Jack Griffin <jack_2231@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: Jim Bronke <jvbronke@xxxxxxxx>, Dale Andren <dale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: time to compare processors again
>Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 06:59:28 -0700 (PDT)
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>--- Jim Bronke <jvbronke@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > but that isn't my question. Is AMD really reliable
> > now? Some people are
> > having to reinstall their SW.
> >
>
>I am using an AMD chip and my system crashes too
>often. The fastest TS processor you can buy is an AMD
>1.4 GHZ. However, INTC has 90% of the market, and
>everything is designed to work with it. AMD cpus need
>a special power supply and cooling system to be
>stable. Engineering tolerances (voltages, temps,
>etc.) are smaller. Even if you want to spend the time
>to get your cards working correctly, AMD systems are
>not stable enough for trading purposes IMO. But if
>you do go with AMD, get IWILL --- avoid ABIT
>motherboards. Let me know if this does not answer
>your question.
>
>Jack
>
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