Author: Slater Wold
Date: 12:19:22 03/11/04
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That's why I use GME. 100% renewable electricty. The guy who pays $.115/Kwh, -Slate On March 11, 2004 at 14:57:37, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >Jasmine, > >I suppose that you are an environmentally informed person. Wouldn't it make >more sense to stop running your computer 140 hours per week just playing games >and wasting watts and just play chess against a weaker opponent with your own >brain? > >Just my opinion, > >TJ > >PS Multiply 300 watts x 20 hrs x 30 days = 180 Kwh >add another 4000 watts x 20hrs x 30 days = 2400 Kwh to cool your computer >and solar heated house in the summer. At $.07/Kwh you have one helluva electric >bill...not to mention all that oil burned to make the juice in the first place. > > >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
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