Author: David Dory
Date: 12:19:58 04/25/02
Go up one level in this thread
On April 24, 2002 at 23:37:50, Ratko V Tomic wrote: >>"It's just physics -- the longer a processor runs, the more it heats up and the >>less efficient it becomes. Your program will play better chess right after you >>turn your computer on than it will after the machine's been running for hours or >>even days" >> >>Say what?? > What the original quote referred to is that as a conductor heats up, the resistance increases. Basic physics/electricity. If the CPU continually increased in temperature, of course, it would be true, but then your CPU would be a puddle of silicon, etc. Of course, that's not the case at all. Never was that way that I'm aware of. Since modern CPU's heat up so high, so quick, this isn't a factor. I can recall testing many a 286/386 where _only_ a test done in the first 3-5 seconds would give you the highest CPU performance index. After that it leveled out, and never would give you the very best index again until you shut it off for quite a while and let it cool all the way down. darrz
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.