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This is as always interesting. There was a time when AMD was worse than
Intel. Now is the time when Intel is worse than AMD. But the memory of the
old days reamins in memory a long time. The corresponding deabate, not more
than 5 years ago, maybe even three years ago, would have been not the
processor, but the hardware reseller.
Do you really dare to buy a non IBM computer when reliability is important?
Of course you do today, but if you asked the question 5 years ago, then
answers would have been similar to what is given about AMD.
It is almost like with the trading system, go with what you believe in.
Whatever you select, you will get problems now and then. If you are certain
you have a good solution, you will get over them. If you are in doubt you
did the right thing, you will keep asking yourself what is the problem.
Someone even answered he did not have to reinstall the program after crashes
now when he is ruinning Intel instead of AMD. That, is a real proof of fate
meaning more than knowledge.
If you look at those who have switched to AMD from Intel, you will find a
lot of heavyweight knowledge and heavyweight applications. There is no
technical reason, or economical reason, to buy Intel anymore. But if you are
uncertain, buy what you believe in, because believes is what will keep you
going even when disaster strucks.
And remember:Ö Whatever processor you select, the motherboard and memory is
really important, do not go for cheap stuff, do not set it up past the
specifications.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Bronke [mailto:jvbronke@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: den 29 juni 2001 16:10
> To: Jack Griffin; Dale Andren; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: time to compare processors again
>
>
> This is the response that I think everone needs to think
> about. Win 98 was a total dog and things are much much better
> with Win2000 and more memory, but, AMD is an issue that has
> to be thought about by everyone. I work at Honeywell as a
> subcontractor, 2 years ago I worked on a commercial aircraft
> LAN program. The engineer responsible for installing the
> software on our servers said he wouldn't waste his time with
> AMD. It's worth considering his point of view. He had seen
> too much flakiness.
>
> Another important point is just how much demands are we
> placing on our system. When I talk about my system
> occasionally hanging I'm thinking about running 2400 stocks
> in a radarscreen and a personal indicator. Not exactly light duty.
>
>
> Jim Bronke
> Phoenix, AZ
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Griffin" <jack_2231@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Jim Bronke" <jvbronke@xxxxxxxx>; "Dale Andren"
> <dale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 6:59 AM
> Subject: Re: time to compare processors again
>
>
> >
> > --- 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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