Author: Bertil Eklund
Date: 14:01:16 03/29/01
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On March 29, 2001 at 14:01:46, Stephen Ham wrote: >Dear Computer Chess Experts, > >I know next to nothing about computers. However, I will soon be purchasing a >home PC which I will combine with a chess program to blunder-check my future >correspondence chess games. > >The 1.33 GHz. AMD that I'm considering comes with 256MB of SDRAM. However, for >$250 more, I can buy 256MB of DDR SDRAM which is touted as being super-fast for >graphics. Here's my question: Does the DDR SDRAM have any application that will >speed up chess programs for faster/deeper searches? If so, is it worth the >increased cost? > >Since I have your attention, please allow me one more question. I've been >visiting this board for some time now, just to try to gain an education about >chess programs and computers prior to making my first big purchase. However, it >seems that people only write about CPU speed regarding chess engine performance. >Doesn't RAM also speed up the chess engine? I know it's helpful for for deep >searches but thought that it also has an effect upon speed performance. > >Thanks in advance for you help and advice. > >Stephen Ham Hi! Spend your money on at least 512mb memory (100USD extra), it speeds up the analyze in endgames dramatically. Bertil
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