Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 19:48:09 05/30/01
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On May 30, 2001 at 20:52:36, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>On May 30, 2001 at 18:50:21, K. Burcham wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>do you ever see the big dogs using 450 mhz in a top tournament.
>>if they are, they may be a big dog---but they are losing big dogs.
>>
>>why is this posted here with such old hardware.
>>
>>are the top programs exactly proportional to a mhz increase.
>>have we proven this with lots of games.
>>
>>in other words, is tiger on 1000 mhz twice as strong as tiger on
>>500 mhz, is tiger on 1500 mhz three times as strong as tiger on 500 mhz.
>>please dont reply with estimated elo increase for mhz increase---i have read all
>>of those posts and am aware of the opinions on this.
>>
>>i think you understand my point. maybe some programs strength will increase more
>>with more mhz. for example maybe tiger on 1500 mhz amd will win more games
>>against a certain program also on 1500 mhz. but if both programs are on 500 mhz,
>>maybe they draw.
>>
>>i know this logic has been discussed here and this is a repeat of posts.
>>but those antique 450 processors-----oh well
>>
>>thanks
>
>But I can assure you that the increase in strength will not be more than 80
>rating points.
>
>Pichard.
And all top programs are going to get the same elo increase or almost, so it
won't change the order of the list.
It is just going to force the SSDF guys to throw a lot of bucks away. They could
have wait one more year to update (maybe to 2GHz then), I would have seen no
objection.
Christophe
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