Author: Will Singleton
Date: 20:55:45 01/04/02
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On January 04, 2002 at 20:24:18, Bas Hamstra wrote: >On January 04, 2002 at 20:10:05, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On January 04, 2002 at 20:04:53, Bas Hamstra wrote: >> >>>On January 04, 2002 at 20:01:35, Bas Hamstra wrote: >>> >>>>I just upgraded from a Celeron 466 to AMD-XP-1600+ for 600 EUR (basically >>>>everything except monitor). Not bad, so far, gives a factor 4. What compiler >>>>switches to use for this CPU? With my slow (but very comfortable) Borland BCB >>>>compiler it doesnt seem to matter much. Turning on or off PPro scheduling, I see >>>>hardly any difference. What is recommended? Especially for VC? >>>> >>>>Greetings, Bas. >>> >>>BTW Tao solves 293 WAC in 5 sec now. Among the 7 are a few controversials like >>>Rb4. Let's see how it does in CCCT4, I mostly had to compete with a factor 2-4 >>>on FICS and in tournaments... NO MORE! >> >>You just added 100-150 ELO to your program the easy way. >>;-) >> >>For the Intel compiler, I have a lot of switches that I like for AMD. >>For MS VC++, I recommend these are a starting set: >>/G6 /Gr /ML /W4 /O2 /Ob0 /Gs /GA /GF /c >> >>Then do some experimentation. > >Will do, thanks. It's a pity that hardware is such a big factor. Only *very* few >can maintain a high rating with a 2-4 hardware disadvantage. I know 2: Fritz has >a FICS rating of over 2400 with a Celeron 466. Even more amazing is WChess that >has a 2350 FICS rating (Blitz and Standard) on a P2-200! Has WChess ever been on >SSDF? > >Ciao! >Bas. Make sure to let Volker know of your HW change. That site he runs is great. Btw, I looked at the HW stats for CCT1, and I realized I've gained 33mhz in two years. Here's a funny link about Apple's upcoming product announcements. http://homepage.mac.com/toasters/humor/applehomepage/ Will
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