Steve, Thanks for you thoughts but is there any reason why a tech guy would say to run CF on a Pentium rather than an AMD?
rob -----Original Message----- From: Steve Soars <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: CFAussie Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, March 07, 2003 3:03 PM Subject: [cfaussie] Re: OT: Pentium 4 2GHz vs AMD Athlon XP2100 for running CF >Rob, >Im all for AMD processors, > >we run them on most of our boxes now - heat can be an issue so protect them >well. > >there is no noticable performance difference between either brand (imho) > >consider the upgrade path (if thats an issue) a few years ago now we bought >new motherboards with duron 800's >- the same socket config is still available, there has been 6 changes with >intel sockets since then, we subsequently only upgraded our motherboard >bios, processors & cooling. > >the other point is the price amd 20% or abouts cheaper. > >often its like holdens & fords, some like one & not the other > >just an opinion >steve > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rob McLennan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CFAussie Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 11:32 AM >Subject: [cfaussie] OT: Pentium 4 2GHz vs AMD Athlon XP2100 for running CF > > >| Hi Guys, >| >| Just a quick OT >| >| Tech guys have recommended Pentium 4 rather than AMD Athlon if running CF >| yet have said AMD Athlon is good if doing Graphics stuff >| >| Any ideas on which is best or are they just spinning it >| >| Many thanks >| >| Rob >| >| >| >| --- >| You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >| To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >| >| MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/ >| > > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/ > --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/
