> Could someone please tell me which would be a better faster computer: a
> Pentium III 550 or a 700 AMD Athlon?

        While several factors affect the performance of a system, assuming that the
two systems are as close to identical except for processor, an AMD700 with
BLOW AWAY a PIII500, chances are an AMD700 is faster than a PIII 700. AMD
really has something with the Athlon, I hope that more MB manufacturers
start producing high quality boards. TTYL

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