Re: [Gimp-user] hardware

2003-02-18 Thread PL O'Smith
On Tuesday 18 February 2003 04:20 am, Shawn Lindsay wrote: > Thanks for the feedback. I'll definitely take another look at dual > Athlons. > > I still have some questions, though. > > Is Intel's 533 MHz fsb a real advantage? Or only with certain kinds > of RAM? Some benchmarks show the Athlon is

[Gimp-user] hardware

2003-02-18 Thread Shawn Lindsay
Thanks for the feedback. I'll definitely take another look at dual Athlons. I still have some questions, though. Is Intel's 533 MHz fsb a real advantage? Or only with certain kinds of RAM? Some benchmarks show the Athlon is a real fast cruncher, so for most things it probably gives you the m

Re: [Gimp-user] hardware

2003-02-07 Thread Geoffrey
John Culleton wrote: On Friday 07 February 2003 02:03, Shawn Lindsay wrote: What's a good processor for gimp? I'm pricing a new computer. I kind of have my eye on Intel's 3.06 P4 but am waiting for prices to drop. What are some advantages of other processors? Mostly what I want is quicker pr

Re: [Gimp-user] hardware

2003-02-07 Thread John Culleton
On Friday 07 February 2003 02:03, Shawn Lindsay wrote: > What's a good processor for gimp? I'm pricing a new computer. I > kind of have my eye on Intel's 3.06 P4 but am waiting for prices to > drop. What are some advantages of other processors? Mostly what I > want is quicker processing of some

[Gimp-user] hardware

2003-02-06 Thread Shawn Lindsay
What's a good processor for gimp? I'm pricing a new computer. I kind of have my eye on Intel's 3.06 P4 but am waiting for prices to drop. What are some advantages of other processors? Mostly what I want is quicker processing of some plugins, and being able to run other programs at the same t