Author: Jasmine Baer
Date: 14:28:06 03/16/04
I own Fritz 8, Hiarcs 9, Junior 8, Chess Tiger 15, Shredder 7, and Shredder 8, and I run them on a Pentium 4 2.8c GHz with Hyper-Threading. I am pretty happy with the performance, as I can work in many apps while having the PC analyze a game or even play online. I am thinking of building a "chess only" machine since the aforementioned P4 is also used for other important work-related and household management tasks. I am amazed at how much performance one can get for a little over $1,000! Should I... (a) Build a dual Athlon MP system (2600s) (b) Build a dual Xeon system (2.66 GHz) (c) Build an Athlon XP 3200+ system (d) Build an Athlon 64 3200 or Athlon 64 3400 system Where can I get the biggest bang for my buck? I could put together a very good XP 3200 system for about $800, and the dual Xeon system would set me back around $1,400 or so. The dual MP and the Athlon 64 3400 would cost about the same, somewhere in the $1,000 to $1,200 range. I'm willing to spend the $$ for the system that is "best" (i.e. - can go deepest quickest). I truly enjoy reading the responses. When it comes to chess+computers, there is no other group that knows more - except for the poster that told me I shouldn't waste so much electricity... LOL! And, hey. I'll admit it. I want to have a kick-butt PC so that the engines I own can perform well at www.playchess.com. So yes, there is a bit of ego involved - why spend hours optimizing a book for an engine, only to be let down by your hardware? Thanks, folks. -Erik
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