Author: Amir
Date: 01:02:29 05/31/05
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On May 31, 2005 at 03:31:27, Amir wrote: >On May 31, 2005 at 01:06:35, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On May 30, 2005 at 20:08:51, Amir wrote: >> >>>According to their site http://www.hydrachess.com/main.cfm >>> >>>"Previously HYDRA machine was a 16 processor cluster computer with 16 FPGA cards >>>which were programmed only to play chess. Recently the Hydra hardware is >>>upgraded to 32 processor cluster which has 32 FPGA cards, these cards are more >>>advanced and with the latest hardware." >>> >>>Could that have increased nps to 100 million plus now? >> >> >>I doubt it, but anything could happen. however, the "Break the 3000 Elo barrier >>later this year" leaves me laughing so hard I am almost crying... > >Now I found this on chessbase site "Housed in a secure server room in Abu Dhabi, >HYDRA is a 64-way cluster computer – 64 computers connected and operating as if >they are a single machine. Each computer has an Intel Xeon 3.06 Ghz." > > >Huh? Now it's 64 from 32 so soon? Nothing about that on Hydra's official site. > >Also according to chessbase site, "Maximum moves per second: 200million" . > >this is from: http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2412 ok, someone mentioned this page on the official site, according to which, the version playing Adams is 64 cluster with 64 cards and 200 million nps http://hydrachess.com/main.cfm?middle=cfm/news_show.cfm&id=684 "Hydra is a clustered system made up of 64 PCs each powered by a 3.06GHz Intel Xeon processor running. According to the team that developed Hydra, it can calculate 200 million moves per second, and look up to 40 moves ahead."
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