Author: Paul Doire
Date: 11:36:19 12/15/00
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On December 15, 2000 at 14:19:16, Laurence Chen wrote: >On December 15, 2000 at 14:03:51, Paul Doire wrote: > >>I can get Dual 933 intel system, for only 200.00 US more than single processor >>same machine. >>If chess program is not designed for dual processors,will overall speed and >>strength still be increased with the use of two processors?? >> >No, unless the chess engine is optimized to use the dual or quad processor, also >you'll need an OS which supports a dual processor system, such as Windows 2000, >Windows NT 4.0, Linux, Solaris, BeOS. >>Is this a waste or should I get 1.25-1.4 single processor system, to get best >>performance from chess programs not designed for dual systems??? >> >It depends, a dual processor will allow allocation of CPU time usage, such as >one can burn a CD, surf the web at the same time. So it would be possible to >run two chess engines in a dual processor and not worry about one chess engine >hogging all the processor time which happens in a single processor. There are >many other benefits besides using the dual processor for chess alone. >Regards, >Laurence Just to understand,although there will be 1866Mhz of cpu power,unless program is specifically designed for dual processors,the effect on a non-dual program would be the same as if it had only one 933Mhz??? I just want to be clear b4 i spend the cash,THANKS Paul
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