Hi Andrew Ah right well I say if you've got the cash then go for it. Darren - The Brummy Woodworker. ----- Original Message ----- From: "andrew shipp" <andrew-shipp4@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 10:28 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: AMD 64 bit CPU Hi Darren, I was going to use it for the infer red system of mine, these are cameras like situated around the house, so that is what I was going to use it for. Regards Andrew Shipp Located Northampton UK Home phone 01604-517007 Mobile 07773457805 Skype andyshipp50 MSN andyshipp54 I am also the Moderator for Blind-gardening group All messages are checked before sending by Norton anti virus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Brewer" <darren.m.brewer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 1:04 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: AMD 64 bit CPU > Hi Andrew > > The next version of windows codenamed Longhorn is not going to be released > until around 2007. It will be a true 64 bit operating system unlike XP which > only emulates a 64 bit system. I have an Athlon XP 2600 which runs at 1.9GHz > with 512MB. I use it for digital & analogue circuit simulation as well as > Autocad for rendering 3D scaled drawings of the projects I make. It can > easily cope with the computation required. Unless you need to do something > really computationally intensive like real time video or very complex CAD > then upgrading at the moment is really a waste of money. Most people don't > use a quarter of the power of their PC. > > Darren - The Brummy Woodworker > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 8:48 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: AMD 64 bit CPU > > > Andrew, I am not a techy or guru in any ways, but although the > Athlon processor speed sounds v good, 64 bit computing for > Windows users is still a little way off. I believe Microsoft has > delayed 64 bit Windows again. > > Think maybe you have to ask yourself whether you have a need for > all that processing power too. It really comes into its own in > realtime editing of video and the like. > HTH. > Ray > > Personal emails: Email me at > mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "andrew shipp" Hi All, Does anyone on the group use the > AMD 64 Bit CPU? I understand > from there website that this chip runs at 4000. I am interested > in getting > one of these if they work ok. > Regards > Andrew Shipp > Located Northampton UK > Home phone 01604-517007 > Mobile 07773457805 > Skype andyshipp50 > MSN andyshipp54 > I am also the Moderator for Blind-gardening group > All messages are checked before sending by Norton anti virus > > > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq