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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