On Sat, 18 Jan 1997, Nathan L. Cutler wrote: > >>>>> "Syrus" == Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Syrus> Hello. I'm considering a desktop upgrade for my home, and > Syrus> I'm wondering if any of you know how the AMD chips perform > Syrus> under Linux. Specifically, I'm interested in the AMD > Syrus> K5P133 verses a Pentium 100 or 120. I've read that the FPU > Syrus> speed does not measure up, but that the card just rips with > Syrus> integer operations. I'm interested in fast video and fast > Syrus> loading of large apps mostly. > > Syrus> Any opinions? > > If you buy one, make sure you get a CPU fan for it, or you may not > have it very long. ;-) > > But seriously, I have an AMD-K5 PR133 and am quite satisfied with it > (aside from the noise of the CPU fan). Large apps load quickly. Fast > video is more a function of the display card (and the quality of the > display card driver), but with my S3 Trio 64+ (cheap) video is > acceptable, but it is that with a Pentium 90 as well. >
I just installed a new motherboard with a K5-PR100 and it performs as described above. The FPU is no better than a 100MHz 486 but the integer processing is better than a 90MHz Pentium. Considering the price I got on the board, a good value! Cheers Carlo *********************************************************************** * Carlo U. Segre * * Department of Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences * * Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616 * * Voice: (312) 567-3498 FAX: (312) 567-3494 * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * *********************************************************************** -- This message was delayed because the list mail delivery agent was down.