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Subject: Re: Ultimate Computer for chess

Author: Anthony Cozzie

Date: 09:03:12 11/15/02

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On November 15, 2002 at 09:55:58, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On November 15, 2002 at 09:05:33, Pavel Blokhine wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Yesteday I called Dell computer--the section for Business computers and I asked
>>them to build me a top computer so i can use it to run the top Chess engines.
>>The reason i asked for this specific computer is because i read that Deep Fritz
>>7 worked best on a mutli-processors Computer and was 80% faster than on  a
>>computer with a single processor. So i was wondering if it was possible for
>>those of you who have better knowledge on the Deep Fritz 7 program and computers
>>can help me with suggestions, advices and informations.
>>
>>
>>Here's the computer
>>
>>Base Unit: 2.80 Ghz/400 Front side Bus Xeon, Dell precision 530 Minitower, 512K
>>Cache
>
>A note.  I think the 2600 server has a better motherboard.  It does 2-way
>memory interleaving.  Typically a "desktop" class dual-processor doesn't do
>interleaving and that hurts.
>
>
>>
>>2nd Processor, 2.80 Ghz Zeon, Dell Precision minitower 512k Cache
>>
>>Memory: 1 Gb, PC800 @400 mhz, 4x256 Rambus Memory, Precision, Workstation 530
>>
>>HardDrive: 4 GB IDE(ATA-100)#1 inch 7.2 RPM Precision Workstation 530
>
>If you use egtb's, I _hate_ EIDE drives.  They are slow as christmas compared
>to good SCSI drives.  Particularly ultra-320 15000RPM scsi drives.  When you
>get an IDE disk busy, the entire machine runs dog slow.  WIth SCSI, this
>doesn't happen at all..
>
>>
>>I am a die hard Chess fan and i may use this computer for many other things. But
>>i mostly intend to set up chess engines tournaments or create a computer account
>>in the top website so it can play there. Tell me what do you think and be frank.
>>
>>Thanks, Pavel

Those 15Ks may be  great for you bob, but some of us have to keep our computers
in our dorm rooms, and occaisionally we even sleep there :)



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