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Subject: Best hardware... now? near future?

Author: Gordon Rattray

Date: 03:44:51 07/01/02


What's currently the best available hardware for running chess programs?  I'm
assuming a system that's buyable from, say, Dell.

Is a top P4/RAMBUS based system now better than the best Athlon systems?  If so,
is it a significant difference?

What about in the near future?  Are any significant releases expected before the
end of the year?  I've had a brief look at www.tomshardware.com and
www.anandtech.com, but it isn't always easy to determine the applicability to
chess programs.

So, what's the recommended buying strategy for the near future?  For maximum
power, forgetting price?  Alternatively, best value for money?

I appreciate that this may have been asked recently as it's a common topic.
However, it seems I couldn't hit upon the right keywords when doing an archive
search...

thanks in advance

Gordon



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