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Subject: Re: Memory vs. Processor Speed.

Author: Robert Ericsson

Date: 07:18:44 01/11/99

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On January 09, 1999 at 14:32:34, Torstein Hall wrote:

>On January 08, 1999 at 17:17:10, al blanco wrote:
>
>>Dear Members:
>>
>>Can anyone explain to me how these two hardware components can affect the
>>performance of a chess program on a Pentium based computer. Which one is
>>more important and why. How much memory should I have on my P200 to get the
>>most out of any chess program.
>>
>>Thank you for your anticipated kind response.
>
>I belive you will find pretty small improvments, if any, with 64MB hash tables
>for most programs. I do not see how the program should fill up any more on a
>P200. ( or any other normal PC hardware. )
>
>Torstein

I might be wrong but isn't RAM memory very important for Fritz5? I use 32 MB RAM
and the hash table are filled up within a couple of minutes. Wouldn't 64 MB RAM
be a major improvement for Fritz playing strenght?

Robert



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