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Subject: Re: CM6000>They say to use 16mb Hash Table! What table size for S. Death Gam

Author: Micheal Cummings

Date: 06:34:57 04/05/99

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On April 05, 1999 at 02:12:06, Paulo Soares wrote:

>On April 05, 1999 at 00:48:11, Terry Ripple wrote:
>
>>  If 16mb is more than enough for 40/2hr, then how much Hash Table Size would be
>>enough for playing Sudden Death Games of 60/S.D.,30/S.D.,15/S.D. and 5/S.D.
>>
>>  Would it be better to use smaller Hash Tables for these Sudden Death Games and
>>if so, then what would be the best size to use?
>
>Terry,
>
>The equation below is used to calculate the minimum hashtables size,
>and it is in the manual of Fritz5.  I believe that it serves for the
>CM6000.
>
>	HT(Kb)=2.0*Pfreq(Mgz)*t(S)
>
>	HT= hashtable size in Kb.
>	Pfreq= clock speed of the processor in Mgz.
>	t= average time avaiable per move in seconds.
>
>Examples:
>1. Processor with 200Mgz
>   Control time=40/2- Average time 3min=180s
>
>	       	HT=2.0*200*180=72000Kb= 72Mb
>
>2. Processor with 200Mgz
>   Control time= Blitz(5min)- Average time=10s(esteemed)
>
>		HT=2.0*200*10=4000Kb= 4Mb
>
>3. Processor with 400 Mgz
>   Control time= 40/1- Average time=1.5min=90s
>
>		HT=2.0*400*90=90000Kb= 90Mb
>
>The program, in some moves, will spend a bigger time than the average
>time, then I think that is always good to use a bigger hastable than
>the calculated  for the equation above.
>
>Best regards,
>Paulo Soares, from Brazil.


Well Johann suggest that a hash table of no bigger than 16meg should be used for
CM6K. So I think you equation is off in the case of CM6K. I would not even
consider using  a 90 hash table even on my PII 450.



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