Author: Alex
Date: 23:08:39 03/30/03
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On March 31, 2003 at 01:40:17, David Dory wrote: >On March 30, 2003 at 19:53:16, Alex wrote: > >>HELLO! What is the best Cache (chunk size , Min AND MAX ETC) For cranking out >>Nodes per secon of chess programs? I use the Freeware / shareware utility >>(found at voodoo files) and was wondering what "profile" ie "games" or "network" >> etc to use for nodes per second and what setting(s) to use for the 3d graphics >>for my win ME 256 MB rame 1.6 gig cpu Intel and my win 98 1 gig Ram and 600 >>mghrz cpu computers??? Alex. > >Cache memory is not user selectable - it is hardware. > >If by "cache" you mean hashtable size (also referred to as transposition table >size), you'll want to read the results, posted below, of Hyatt's tests in that >regard with his chess program Crafty. > >The very best way to test this would be to actually do a similar test with your >own computers using the programs you want to test. > >Lots of times we wave our hands and make lots of very intelligent theories as to >which is best and why. But with a few tests we can absolutely know, for sure, >the correct answer; for the hardware, operating system, and software in >question. > >And it saves a lot of hand waving and theorizing. > >Dave Noooo...I am NOT talking ram--but v-cache,chunk size etc. and virtual memory thanks Aalex.
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