Author: Omid David Tabibi
Date: 20:38:16 05/22/04
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On May 22, 2004 at 13:09:12, Vasik Rajlich wrote: >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+), I don't think the price gap between 3200+ and 3400+ justifies the performance difference. Going from 3200+ to 3400+ you don't get more improvement than when going from 3000+ to 3200+, but the price difference in the former case is much higher. >1 Gig of the fastest memory (400 MHz), and for everything else >just flip a coin. > >Vas
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