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You are correct. I have always used AMD and as long as they are in
bussiness, will continue to use AMD.
As far as crashes go. Most are cause by cheap memory or low memory.
Also the OS. The new XP? Should fix that.
At 04:01 PM 6/30/01 EDT, Sigstroker@xxxxxxx wrote:
>How ridiculous. Application software is written for Windows, not a cpu.
>Windows is written for x86 assembler or microcode. It doesn't matter what
cpu
>is used. The only time it matters to application software which cpu is used
>is for games that use the various 3d extensions.
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>In a message dated 6/29/01 7:00:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>jack_2231@xxxxxxxxx writes:
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>> 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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