Author: Gordon Rattray
Date: 12:39:18 07/01/02
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Thanks Jon and David, and anyone else who has replied in the meantime... I accept the point about the dual system. However, what about some of the top programs that can't take advantage of two processors, e.g. Fritz 7, Tiger. Is a single P4 2.53Ghz system best for these in terms of performance? David, you mentioned "in my tests", what clock speeds were you comparing? I wouldn't be planning on over-clocking. Regarding the 64-bit chips, do we hope to see a significant gain? And I guess we'll need new versions of our favorite chess programs to take advantage of the new architecture?! thanks Gordon On July 01, 2002 at 09:46:40, Jon Dart wrote: >On July 01, 2002 at 06:44:51, Gordon Rattray wrote: > >>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? >> >>So, what's the recommended buying strategy for the near future? For maximum >>power, forgetting price? Alternatively, best value for money? >> > >If you really want top performance, you probably need to look at dual-processor >systems. These are usually sold as servers or high-end engineering workstations. >Dell does sell them, but you won't find them in their consumer catalogs. Also >you can get these cheaper elsewhere, e.g. look at http://www.aslab.com. > >It is not immediately clear which is better for chess. AMD generally beats Intel >at the same clock speed, but the Xeons have a 512MB cache, which is significant, >and Intel is pushing the clock speed up past what AMD can do. > >As usual, if you wait a few months, you can buy today's hardware cheaper. And >yes, better CPUs are coming, including AMD's 64-bit chip, which looks pretty >attractive, although it may be expensive at first. > >--Jon
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