The thing is, I need a computer to play Backgammon and Chess against at Grandmaster levels, so it needs to be able to make hundreds of thousands of calculations every second. I know that I don't need to worry about what type of Graphics card or hard drive space it has. But what DO I need to look for when buying a computer. and would it be cheaper to build my own?What to look for in a computer if all i'm interested in is raw processing power?
Any modern computer should do just fine. But, theoretically, you'd want as many processor cores (quad-core or more) and as RAM (random access memory) as possible. Also, it's usually cheaper to build your own computer, but if you don't know what you're doing, it's better to buy a prebuilt one, especially when you consider that you might end up paying more if you destroy any chips accidentally (if you have any static buildup and you shock a chip in most cases you destroy it). Also, it's a pain if you buy wrong/incompatible parts.
If those are the only games you want to play in your computer, you might as well get the cheapest. :D But first, what you should do is check if the processor is right for you, higher processor means faster computing. A dual-core athlon can do it for you. But if you want a multi-tasking computer, get a pentium core 2 duo. Of course, include a high DDRAM to support your processor. There are higher processors like quad cores, you might as well check those out.
Building your own computer is definitely more cost-effective. you get to choose the parts that you want.What to look for in a computer if all i'm interested in is raw processing power?
Well build your own look for a Motherboard which can take the Intel i7 CPU there is more grunt then you need at $900 just for the CPU combined with a $600 MOBO and a 64 bit OS then adding 32Gb of DDR3 Ram and a 250 Nvidia GTX twin PCIe x16 card sli and 3 d etc.
Combined with Windows7 you'll rock the Computer Program as it will only use 40% because it can not keep up with that type of computer, a waste just playing chess alone you could play Sims 3 at the same time wilst waiting for the answer or do it together.
Build your own, color it orange..
Get the quintuple cores if available.. LOL!
Add the most amount of RAM.
Get the best vid card.
And yes, the other guy said overclock it...
Build a room full of this and have them networked to each other. Then play your chess.
Call your computer, Deep Orange.What to look for in a computer if all i'm interested in is raw processing power?
I think as long as you get an i7 processor and overclock it, it'd be all good. Just add better cooling systems and you can clock it even further! AKA yes, you should just build your own as long as you know what you are doing.
Its ALWAYS cheaper to build your own computer! so yes start from scratch and build a custom computer.
Do not neglect the need for graphics processors and other essential parts though...
Start with the link below.
Look here it will give you some idea of what you will need
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_%鈥?/a>
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