Author: Brian Katz
Date: 10:27:35 01/19/03
Can someone please tell me if this formula still applies to faster processors? As an example a 350MHz and 3.0 gig processors at a game with an average of 3 minutes (180 seconds p/move) Also, in using the Athlon performance numbers such as the Athlon 2600+ which is a 2.13 gig Processor. Which figure do you go by? The 2.13 for the Gig or the 2600+ for the performance? The formula is 2 X processor speed X avg. seconds per move / 1000. For the 1st example: 2 x 350=700 700x180=126000 126000/1000=126 MB Hash Tables For the 2nd example: 2x3000=6000 6000x180=1080000 1080000/1000= 1080 MB Hash Tables Is this formula still a practical guide? If this is so, unless you have well over a 1 gig of RAM with fast processors, this formula is useless for a normal avg. 3 min per move tournament game. I am presently using an AMD Athlon 2600+ XP (2.13 gig) with 1 gig of RAM. It appears that trial and error is the best guide here. Not an exact science however. Any opinions on this would be greatly appreciated. Brian Katz
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