Do not use a computer to analyse your games, the best is to analyze it with a friend.
Best Practical CPU's for Analysis
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Why would you use a 3 year old program on a brand new top of the line computer?
It doesn't matter what you buy. The day after you buy something, it will be out of date.
@GMVilads - I dont have anyone to go over ny games with and I am aware that computers can not teach anyone how to play chess. And that computers cant play positional.
@Notmtwain- Im simply using that engine as a medium so there is no difference in engine performance when looking at different processors
notmtwain wrote:
Why would you use a 3 year old program on a brand new top of the line computer?
It doesn't matter what you buy. The day after you buy something, it will be out of date.
Ages ago that would've been true but Haswell (what I have) isn't that much better than Ivy Bridge where it'd justify the money for an upgrade (including a viable motherboard and Ivy and Haswell need different boards). I upgraded from an i7 950 since Sandybridge wasn't that much better so I waited a few generations.
I have done alot of research on different CPU's and I am considering purchasing either a Laptop or Desktop for personal use. But would also like this to be a complete monster in chess analysis. After countless hours of research I have discovered that the best "Practically Priced" Laptop CPU is the i7-4900MQ and the best "Practical Priced" Desktop CPU is the i7-4930K. What I mean by practical is cost and performance.
I have found someone who has an i7-4900MQ and had them load Arena 3.0 and Houdini 1.5a and see how many Kn/s they got on the starting postion. The result was about 6,700 kn/s in the first 3 seconds.
My Question is...
Does anyone out there have a i7-4930K processor on their computer?
How many Kn/s does it get off of the starting postion in the first 3 seconds with the Houdini 1.5a engine in Arena?
What are your thoughts on my two selections, Have I overlooked something?