Stefan Kaitschick: <CAJRqE7yJB_bBVV9hk-ywpNwUERDm5ZLv=Lj1=QH_6O0t=h=j...@mail.gmail.com>: >In the info for Zen19N it still says "Mac Pro 8 core". >Is the info outdated, or will the hardware be upgraded for the match?
Yes, the dual-Xeon pc is used only for this match. Hideki >Stefan > >On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 2:19 AM, Darren Cook <dar...@dcook.org> wrote: > >> > Just returned from a visit to KGS where Zen seems to have struggled a >> > bit in recent games. Maybe they're testing out some new ideas? The 9:55 >> > game against vicmorrow stands out. >> >> Zen19N is the hardware configuration to be used in the GoBet II match, >> starting Saturday (or Friday evening if you are in the U.S.); hardware >> is described at http://dcook.org/gobet/ >> >> It is half the number of cores of Zen19S and Zen19D (12 4.2Ghz cores, >> versus 24 cores of differing speeds on three machines). That account was >> previously used by an 8-core Mac Pro (*) >> So, we expected its speed to be roughly halfway between its previous >> existence and Zen19S. (Which shouldn't matter much, maybe half a dan rank.) >> >> It seems to have bounced back from the vicmorrow loss. Perhaps John can >> learn something from that game ;-) >> >> BTW, I realized yesterday, with no personal involvement, I am rooting >> for both players! The voting also has no clear consensus (well, other >> than that 57% of people think it will be 3-1 to *someone*). >> >> Darren >> >> *: Why does the KGS rank chart show lots of wobbles in Nov/Dec 2011, >> when this account did not play between Nov 17th and Jan 13th? It seems >> to have jumped slightly more than one full rank in strength. >> >> -- >> Darren Cook, Software Researcher/Developer >> >> http://dcook.org/work/ (About me and my work) >> http://dcook.org/blogs.html (My blogs and articles) >> _______________________________________________ >> Computer-go mailing list >> Computer-go@dvandva.org >> http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go >> >---- inline file >_______________________________________________ >Computer-go mailing list >Computer-go@dvandva.org >http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go -- Hideki Kato <mailto:hideki_ka...@ybb.ne.jp> _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list Computer-go@dvandva.org http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
