Author: Slater Wold
Date: 10:09:28 03/11/04
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On March 11, 2004 at 13:07:41, Jasmine Baer wrote: >I need some real-world advice. > >I have become addicted to letting my chess engines fight it out on >www.playchess.com with other engines. Now, it pains me to stop my PC from >playing chess so that I can do real work on it. :-) So... I intend to build a >chess-only PC. > >I would like to build a dual-cpu PC partly because I have never done so before, >and partly because those look like the ones that perform the best on the >playchess server. Which of the following set-ups would you all recommend for me >to build? Keep in mind, I want the system that will be able to hold its own >against some of the better PCs out on playchess.com - i.e. Elo's around 2800 on >a consistent basis. Also keep in mind that I prefer NOT to spend more than >$1,500. > >System 1: Dual Athlon MP >Tyan S2466 Mobo >Kingston 512 MB DDR PC2100 RAM >2600+ Athlon MP x 2 >Antec 550W EPS 12v PSU >Plus the assorted IDE HD, CDRW drive, O/S, floppy, etc. >PRICE: $,1,144 > >System 2: Dual Xeon DP >Tyan S2723 Mobo >Kingston 512 MB DDR PC 2100 RAM >2.66 GHz Intel Xeon x 2 >Antec 550W EPS 12v PSU >Plus the assorted IDE HD, CDRW drive, O/S, floppy, etc. >PRICE: $1,474 > >For my purposes (goofing off playing chess online and letting it analyze >positions, etc. - basically, all my chess playing needs will be on this system), >is the Xeon system really worth $300 more? Will it perform longer? Is it more >stable? Will it be "better" on the playchess server? > >I'm not worried about which one can do MP3s faster or handle game graphics >better. I've got a 2.8 Ghz P4 for that kind of stuff. All I am looking for is >something that can run about 20 hours/day and play chess on the server and >analyze positions. > >Please provide some good feedback. I value all of your opinions, and I want to >get the most for my dollar. > >Thanks. >-Erik Go AMD. It's faster, and cheaper. EOS
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