Perhaps someone wants to implement MC algoritm in a small processor and create am array of PICs or something running MC. :-P (some really cheap PICs runs up to 200mhz these days...) or those programmables chips GPUs? I don't remember the name.
MPMC = Massive Parallel Monte Carlo :-) --- "Richard J. Lorentz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > Thanks! That one CPU comparison is very helpful. So, > indeed, there is a > lot more to worry about these days than simple clock > speed. Has anybody > else done similar comparisons? :) > > P.S. I'll almost surely pass on overclocking, but I > had heard rumors > that current CPUs were running well under speed to > reduce heat. Still, > over 5 GHz is pretty impressive! > > -Richard > > Sylvain Gelly wrote: > >> So, what should I be looking for in a > >> processor if I want to get the most out of my > single threaded UCT > >> program? > > The best way is to find a friend with exactly the > processor you want > > and try your program on it... The second best is > see benchmarks, and > > find which benchmark is relevant to your program. > Then, buy the > > processor with the highest value on this benchmark > :-). > > > > > >> Perhaps the most interesting question for me is: > How will a Core2 (duo?) > >> 2.33 GHz compare with my existing P4 3.2 GHz? In > any case I guess I will > >> have to retool the program to be multi-threaded > to take advantage of the > >> dual core. Should I also be worrying about > converting to 64-bit? > > > > This one: > > processor : 1 > > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > > cpu family : 6 > > model : 15 > > model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU > 6700 @ 2.66GHz > > stepping : 6 > > cpu MHz : 2660.110 > > cache size : 4096 KB > > > > is the fastest processor for MoGo I have access > to. Each processor > > (there are 2), is 1.5 time the speed of my P4 > 3.4Ghz (already 1.2 > > faster than other P4 3.4Ghz). > > > > BTW, someone managed to overclock this processor > to 5.182 Ghz !!! > > > (http://www.hardware.fr/myocdb.com/processeur364.html). > > And 3.750 Ghz seems pretty easy to get (without > very special cooling > > material, at a price of less than 30 euros). > > > > Hope that helps for your choice :-). > > > > Sylvain > > _______________________________________________ > > computer-go mailing list > > computer-go@computer-go.org > > > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > > > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > __________________________________________________ Preguntá. Respondé. Descubrí. Todo lo que querías saber, y lo que ni imaginabas, está en Yahoo! Respuestas (Beta). ¡Probalo ya! http://www.yahoo.com.ar/respuestas _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
