Author: Günther Simon
Date: 10:54:46 05/22/05
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On May 22, 2005 at 13:34:39, Komputer Korner wrote: >On May 22, 2005 at 12:14:18, Steve Glanzfeld wrote: > >>On May 22, 2005 at 10:21:47, Komputer Korner wrote: >> >>>I don't do foolish things with my machine. The hash table was automatically set >>>by Shredder9 in the 1st place.I am describing an optimum technique to overcome a >>>unique problem that Shredder9 has sometimes. >> >>Yes the Fritz GUI offers a predefined value for the hash size. But it's >>optimistic, taking most of your free RAM. Computerchess experts usually use safe >>values which leave more RAM free for the system, which, believe it or not, may >>require more later than Fritz thinks. Then, the swapping problem which you >>describe would occur. Also, values of i.e. 64,128,256 MB are usually chosen (or >>48,96,192 with Tiger), not just the - in the moment - maximum size which Fritz >>offers as preset, as these are not reliably safe. >> >>So, please just don't use the preset hash size, reduce it and you have no >>problems, as everybody has recommended. >> >>I saw your remarks of "novice knowledge" about another reply, but to be honest, >>YOU are constantly reporting problems nobody else who is somewhat fit with chess >>software, has. And you seem to be very "resistant" against advice you have asked >>for, yourself. Just an observation, no offense! :-) But one or two more of that >>kind of postings, and people will start to believe you're a troll... >> >>Steve > > >If I don't have any problem with running Shredder9 by itself, but then do have a >problem after running an Internet browser or some other program at the same >time, then why should I accept a lower hash table size. Shredder9 runs fine with >the hash table size that it optimizes for. So what you are telling me is that >you voluntarily accept a lower hash table size just because you don't want to >shut Shredder down and restart which takes only 25 seconds. If you want to >accept a lower playing strength for Shredder9, fine, but I will follow my advice > and happily run with the higher hash table which does does not access the hard >drive if you follow my advice. You are really very resistant to anything logically... If you anyway do what you like to do, why post here at all? Guenther
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