Author: Alan Grotier
Date: 11:30:52 02/05/05
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On February 05, 2005 at 13:47:00, Mike Byrne wrote:
>On February 05, 2005 at 13:31:43, Alan Grotier wrote:
>
>>On February 05, 2005 at 13:11:21, Mike Byrne wrote:
>>
>>>On February 05, 2005 at 12:44:48, Ray Banks wrote:
>>>
>>>>Aren't they better performers for chess ?
>>>
>>>$$$ I priced a dual Opteron 250 at around $4500. It would be 50% faster, at a
>>>almost 4x the cost. My accounting and cost control background prohibits me from
>>>being able to justify 50% increased performance at 4x cost.
>>>
>>>If I become independently wealthy, I may reconsider.
>>
>> Mike,
>> Mr. Pascutto has a point ...does he not?
>>
>> " Nobody says you must buy a 250. You could get a lower
>> one for a singificantly lower price and still have
>> them easily outperform the Pentiums."
>>
>> I don't prefess to know much about computers
>> so I am not contesting your decision...........Alan
>
>I don't disagree with Gian, but it is simply not for me. Here is dual 242
>Opteron for about $2200 with no operating system.
>
>http://www.jncs.com/static-temp/workstations-opteron.php
>
>At almost 2x the cost, this will run Crafty at about the same speed as the set
>up I purchased. Run this setup in 64 bit mode and it will be 50% faster than my
>Dual 3.0 Ghz setup. But requires me to get a 64 bit operating system and 64 bit
>compiling tools ( for me to do my thing which is to tinker with code). So for
>me, it is a combination of effort, time, OS , $$ and how I want to spend my free
>time when I'm not working that led me to stick with what I am comfortable with.
>It is simply a personal choice which we all make everyday of the week.
>
>best,
>
>Michael
>
>ps Also, I would rather use the extra $1200 towards a purchase of a Tasc R30.
Big Mike,
Message received.Over and out........Alan
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