Author: stuart taylor
Date: 19:55:14 10/25/04
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On October 25, 2004 at 18:29:05, Anthony Cozzie wrote: >On October 25, 2004 at 11:58:31, stuart taylor wrote: > >>I think it's approaching 4 years now that I got my 1.4 Ghz. AMD computer and >>setup, being determined that this time, I'd wait untill speed is tripled before >>upgrading again. I was determined that I might even be prepared to wait for over >>2 years, this time, and would not give in, until it has tripled, AND is at >>reasonable price. >>But AMD has not yet even reached 2.8 Ghz. which is double. The 64 bit makes only >>a very slight difference. So what great accomplishment have I gained with a new >>computer even NOW? (other small things for other small purposses were also >>almost sufficient [in my computer of] almost 4 years ago, though, I hadn't been >>able to exploit all its uses for personal reasons, of not having my own living >>quarters). >> >>I'm however, aiming at getting the best laptop for chess as soon as possible. >>Can someone tell me a) which that is now, and b) which it will be soon? >>Thanks! >>S.Taylor > >There are a number of reasons, which you can figure out by reading the various >hardware sites on the net. > >However, don't forget multiple cores/cpus! 4 years ago it would have been almost >impossible to buy a dual CPU system, while in another year or two I bet you'll >be able to get a 4 core opteron for <3000$, which should be 6x faster than your >Athlon 1.4 or so ;) Of course all good chess programs can use multiple >processors ;) > >anthony Excuse my ignorance! Do you mean that more than one proccessor (cpu) can be put into one computer, and used as a normal singal computer? If so, is that the reason why cpu speed has not been increasing so quickly, being there no need for it, with this option available??? S.Taylor
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