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To: AK2004 who wrote (59756)	10/23/2001 4:03:16 PM
From: hmaly	Respond to of 275872

Albert Re..Several month? They have been saying that for years now or at least as long as I can remember. <<<<<<<<<< True, but we haven't heard it much lately, until Gateway, and Ibm, coupled with Q3 losses. That is why I bought back in at 8.5. Because AMD wasn't nearly as bad as these guys are saying, and the P4 isn't that great; according to the reviews. I have a lot of reasons to believe AMD will do fine. While AMD may have gotten shut out of GTW, AMD has made great progress in the Gov. and small bus. sections; areas where price/performance is important. And while we are at it; one should consider how many big business don't do a lot of business with gov. and their AMD computers. ONe more reason for big business to say, " I want compatability, and our largest customer, (gov.), switched to using AMD, we should also. BTW, an interesting review in Sharkeys, our old Intelabee, has turned. http://www.sharkyextreme.com/theguide/high_game_pc/ CPU: OEM AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1.53 GHz - 266)<<<<<<<<< Current Cost of CPU: $219 Months on list: New Price Change N/A Company Web Site: www.amd.com Timing is everything; and with the Athlon XP debuting this past week, we are now free to select it for our High End Gaming PC. This is exactly the kind of tonic AMD needed, since the Athlon 1.4 GHz was at such a low price point that it virtually made the best sense all the way from entry-level up to high-end gaming systems. We are choosing the AMD Athlon XP 1800+, which actually runs at 1.53 GHz, and is currently the fastest Athlon XP model available. This chip can smoke the Pentium 4-2.0 GHz in most benchmarks and its SSE enhancements mean you no longer have to gaze longingly at the Quake 3 scores of the Pentium 4. Let's not even go into the Athlon XP marketing or naming, and just buy it for the raw speed. As an added bonus, the chip seems to be an overclocking demon, so you may get more speed than you bargained for. <<<<<<<< And this Conclusion Both the AMD and Intel systems look very impressive this month, and the addition of the Athlon XP to the AMD line-up pays off in some immediate performance benefits. No more are we automatically limited to the Athlon 1.4 GHz, while having the pick of the Pentium 4 litter. This helps bring both systems to relatively equivalent performance levels, though the nod should go slightly in the Athlon XP's favor. This faster performance, combined with the higher-end Klipsch speakers, make AMD the prime High End buy this time around. The Pentium 4 configuration isn't exactly a shrinking violet, and coupled with the GeForce3 Ti 500, it will not disappoint in the performance area. Both are exceptional high-performance PCs and are setting off upgrade alarm bells with the particular gamer. <<<<<<<<< This is what I am talking about. Good press like this will kick start Amd again.