High End PC for Chess

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Leo
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High End PC for Chess

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Advanced Micro Devices fan.
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Re: High End PC for Chess

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there's a lot of advertising nowadays eg. on FB about mini comps eg Geekom,
and the best ones may compare with such an 'high end' PC but
then have less energy consumption and noise (they don't have a DVD drive
but that's not so important for computer chess is it)

any comments from the experts ?
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Re: High End PC for Chess

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I cant find a mini with PCIe gen 5.
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Re: High End PC for Chess

Post by Hai »

jefk wrote: Fri Apr 18, 2025 2:10 pm there's a lot of advertising nowadays eg. on FB about mini comps eg Geekom,
and the best ones may compare with such an 'high end' PC but
then have less energy consumption and noise (they don't have a DVD drive
but that's not so important for computer chess is it)

any comments from the experts ?
https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/