@Toscani said in #5:
> When you will be analysing your chess games are you going to want to use the GPU or the CPU?
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github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/wiki/Download-and-usage#choose-a-binary> This would be my minimum: x86-64-bmi2
> Intel: 4th Gen and newer (e.g. i7 4770K, i5 13600K).
> AMD: Zen 3 and newer (e.g. Ryzen 5 5600X, Ryzen 9 7950X).
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> System requirements of other software's like say emulators help to make enlightened decisions too.
@Fat_Rabbit>
> Even if someone doesn't care about the video card, it might be wise to aim for something more resent than 2008.
> Looking at the wiki, it shows the years of the versions and the hardware support.
> Graphics: GPU with OpenGL 3.0 support dates back to 2008.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL>
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www.minitool.com/news/get-started-android-apps-windows-11.html#:~:text=Computer%20Meets%20the-,System%20Requirements,-to%20Install%20Android> That link showed what the minimum requirement are for that app. They mention: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
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www.apps4rent.com/blog/ldplayer-system-requirements/>
docs.genymotion.com/desktop/Get_started/Requirements/>
www.crucial.com/articles/for-gamers/hdd-or-ssd-for-gaming#:~:text=With%20games'%20installation%20size%20taking,to%20upgrade%20in%20the%20future>
www.crucial.com/content/crucial/en-us/home/articles/about-ssd/pcie-gen5-ssd>
> Let's see some benchmarks.
> www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Snapdragon+8cx+Gen+3+%40+3.0+GHz&id=4774
> www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+1660+Ti+%28Mobile%29&id=4091
> www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+1660+Ti&id=4045
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> I tend to aim for hardware that can handle the minimum requirements of the software's I use. The following are only parts of different emulator system requirements. Some are able to run with less. I would be satisfied with these minimums for my hardware needs: 16Gb Ram, 500Gb Gen5 SSDs , 8 Cores/8 Threads, Minimum CPU Benchmark: 11830, Minimum video card benchmark: 12948.
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> Knowing why and what needs to be upgraded, helps to make a logical choice. I would not be buying hardware that benchmarks less than what I already have.
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> I like comparing my PC's with the chess analysis nodes per second.
lichess.org/analysis> Remain at the initial position: Press the blue plus sign. Wait until it settles ... on my 10 year old system... it shows:
> +0.3 SF 16 · 7MBNNUE
> Depth 47/99 · 889 kn/s (Yes it took long to reach that depth)
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> If I'm going to buy used or new, I'll want something better than my 889 kn/second. It would be disappointing for me buying something new that was less than 1.4 Mn/s, because I already have a laptop i7 4th gen that does 1.4 Mn/second.
> My laptop is faster, but the fan picks up speed beyond depth 30 and takes time to get to depth 40.
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> Every 6 months I go to the store looking at demo PC's and laptops that are connected on the internet. It's nice to know which ones fit my needs in nodes per second. There are other needs like battery life and screen size that matter too.
A CPU benchmark of 11k or higher is complete overkill for this persons needs as is the graphics benchmark
