Author: Derek Winter
Date: 11:16:59 12/23/02
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On December 22, 2002 at 22:20:05, Bob Durrett wrote: >On December 22, 2002 at 21:48:34, Derek Winter wrote: > >>If one has 1 gig. of RAM, how big a hash size should one set for teh Fritz 8 >>engine? > >My 1 GHz computer has 1 gig of RAM and it allows about 288 MB for the hash >table. But I have a "sneaking suspicion" that it's best to set the hash table >size to a power of two. Hence I use 256 MB. My use is for analysis, with the >computer thinking several minutes per move. > >Is it really necessary to use a power of two? I don't know. > >Obviously, the optimal size of the hash table depends on the speed of your >computer and what you use it for. If you have a slow computer and use it to >play blitz chess, then not much hash at all is needed. > >Bob D. Thanks, Bob, for useful post. I use Fritz for overnight analysis and wonder if, say, 512 MB is too big for hash size.
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