Author: Albert Silver
Date: 05:12:17 11/09/98
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On November 08, 1998 at 19:55:12, odell hall wrote:
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>On November 08, 1998 at 17:12:47, Albert Silver wrote:
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>>On November 08, 1998 at 14:43:51, odell hall wrote:
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>>>Hi
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>>> I was wondering if it would be worth it to upgrade from a cyrix 233 to a amd
>>>450 or 300? How many more rating points can I expect from my programs
>>>(rebel,Genius,Hiarcs)? I don't want to go out and spend 100 dollars for only 50
>>>rating points.
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>>The only K6-2/450 is the special (a LOT more than $100) cooled off version by
>>Kryotech. Upgrade if you want to, but I wouldn't do it because I hoped for a 50
>>point gain in my chess programs. That's weird. Hiarcs will definitely feel the
>>difference though, as it is a slow searcher and tends to really pick up in
>>strength the faster the processor. Rebel will also gain as it favours AMD
>>processors, so yes, you may get a 50 point difference if you go for a K6-2/350
>>for example (that's what I have).
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> Albert Silver
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> Why is it "weird" to spend 100 dollars to get a 50 pt. rating increase??
>Computer Chess is my passion, and I assumed it was everyonelse's here as well.
>It would be a rediculous idea to the uninitiated who lack appreciation for Chess
>strength. I guess like everyone else I am obsessed with the idea of owning the
>strongest possible chess program. In a way however I agree with you, because
>when I had my old 486 I could not beat my programs then!! So why did I upgrade
>to a pent233?? The truth is it was well worth it! I mean people go out to a bar
>and spend 100 dollars in one night getting drunk and pissing it away!
Odell, I think you're overreacting to what I said. If I thought your question
was so superficial, I wouldn't even have bothered answering. I make upgrades
too, and yes, keep sight of the increase in strength of my chess software, but I
tend to view it a little differently. The truth is the 50 point gain is somewhat
misleading, as you get a great deal more when increasing significantly your
hardware. The 50 point gain (probably less the further they are searching) is
attached to the one ply or so it will possibly gain in a 40/2h game, at faster
time controls, the relative gain is more because the fewer the plies the more
strength one ply will represent in strength. Also, If I'm analyzing a game with
the help of a program (which I do a lot), then the time saved is enormous! If it
took me a minute to find a decent move with program X and now it takes me 30
seconds, and this for every move times the games I look at, etc.... and suddenly
the time saved is hours, days, etc... But if it's really all about 50 points
then I think the gain from an upgrade isn't very significant.
Albert Silver
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