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Subject: Re: Why do we need better chessprograms/faster computers/more memory?

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 11:32:20 09/30/01

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On September 30, 2001 at 06:50:08, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On September 29, 2001 at 22:32:08, Slater Wold wrote:
>
>>Racing computers is *kinda* silly though.  You only get a certain amount of ELO
>>through mhz accleration, and it's minimal.  That's why I don't overclock.
>
>Well, yeah, but you're certain you'll get the improvement and it
>takes less mental effort than actually improving the program.

But not so certain that you would overheat in the game.  Or have a memory access
violation.  Or your computer won't lock up.

>
>If you're going to play a tournament, it's logical to look for
>the best hardware that you can get. It's a negligible investment in
>time that is certain to pay off.

Of course!

>
>Now, how much were those new Palominos again?

$210 for the 1800's, which are the 1.53Ghz.

>
>--
>GCP



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