Author: Vasik Rajlich
Date: 10:09:12 05/22/04
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On May 22, 2004 at 12:12:15, Uri Blass wrote: >I tried to ask it in another forum but did not get reply that I am satisfied >with it until now. > >see http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=98875 > >I want to get the following lists as a start: > >1)List of parts that are relevant for the speed of the hardware. >2)List of parts that are needed but are not important for the speed. > >I see that there are a lot of irrelevant details for me >When I try to look at pages like >http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/step/1/ > > >Example: > >I do not care about things like >Sound Card > >They say about it: >"An absolute necessity in today's PC world" > >I do not see how sound card may improve the performance of chess programs so I >do not see why it is absolute necessity. > >I may buy things that are not necessary only if they are a small part of the >total price of the PC. > >they say: > >"Read the reviews, as there are a lot of sound cards out there with special >features" > >I think that I am not going to read reviews about it and if I buy something I >prefer to buy the cheapest thing that let me hear if the computer move(this is >the only advantage that I can see for computer chess). > >I do not like to be wrong about parts that are necessary so I do not want to >guess things about it. > >I hope that you can do better job in giving me advice relative to the job that >people did so far in the second forum that I tried when I got only a single >reply that told me that speed is not important for chess. > >Uri Building a dedicated chess computer is real easy. Get the fastest processor (Amd64 3400+), 1 Gig of the fastest memory (400 MHz), and for everything else just flip a coin. Vas
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