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Subject: SW vs HW in Computer Chess?

Author: Chris Carson

Date: 11:32:21 10/27/02


I am curious what this forum thinks with regards to the following:

1.  How strong is strong enough for Computer Chess?  3000 ELO, 3200 ELO,
stronger?

2.  Do we really need more speed (faster HW, no doubt this makes program x
stronger) or is sw improvements (on a 3Ghz machine) enough to make most people
here happy?  Which do you want to pay for HW, SW or both?

For me, 400 ELO above the strongest GM would be plenty.  HW vs SW makes no
difference to me, I will buy SW and HW upgrades for a while to come, but the HW
upgrades are harder and harder for me to justify, the SW is easier for me to
swollow. :)



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