AW: [vorbis] Are AMDs preferable? [was: Choosing a processor]

[Wilson]

I'd rather have a P3-500 with a Seagate X15 than a 1.33GHz Athlon with any
IDE drive ever built.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jernej Simonèiè" <jernej.simoncic at guest.arnes.si>
To: "fungus" <vorbis at xiph.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 2:40 PM
Subject: Re[2]: AW: [vorbis] Are AMDs preferable? [was: Choosing a
processor]

> Hello fungus,
>
> 30. maj 2001, 20:21:54, you wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > The CPU isn't everything though. I've just upgraded my
> > computer in two stages. The first upgrade was a really
> > fast hard disk, the second upgrade was from a 350mHz PII
> > to a 1 gHz Athlon. I swear the hard disk upgrade made more
> > difference to the general feel of the machine than the CPU
> > did. I only really notice the CPU upgrade when I'm compiling,
> > and I've already forgotton how slow it used to be. If I had
> > to choose between the two upgrades I'd probably take the hard
> > disk over the CPU. 350 mHz is perfectly good enough for editing,
> > surfing, Office, etc. The hard disk will definitely make the
> > apps start up faster than a new CPU will and you'll notice
> > that more.
>
> I agree with that. I just added new disk (IBM DTLA3050 40GB) to my
> computer, and just set my windows swap file to be on that disk. Windows
> works so much faster now...
>
> Jernej Simoncic, jernej.simoncic at guest.arnes.si
> http://www2.arnes.si/~sopjsimo/
> ICQ: 26266467
>
>
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