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CPU scaling in games with dual & quad core processors

  • 16-05-2008 04:20PM
    #1
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭


    An interesting article from Guru3d on CPU scaling in games with dual & quad core processors, here


Comments

  • #2
    uglyjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 747 ✭✭✭uglyjohn


    interesting article......i think now i'll hold off on getting a new computer and just upgrade my graphics card at the end of the summer.


  • #3
    Sqaull20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,044 ✭✭✭Sqaull20


    Its crazy how people spend €500 plus on a Q6850 etc for gaming when a €50 E2160 overclocked is all the juice you need..


  • #4
    Nforce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭Nforce


    Sqaull20 wrote: »
    Its crazy how people spend €500 plus on a Q6850 etc for gaming when a €50 E2160 overclocked is all the juice you need..

    Yep...but it's nice to squeeze even more juice outta the QX6850 :eek::p


  • #5
    requiem1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 611 ✭✭✭requiem1


    can't wait for nehalem, 16 physical cores 64 including virtual, improved vector calculations...no more need for a high end gpu to play games at a decent resolution:rolleyes:


  • #6
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Games dont use 4 cores yet, what good are
    16 physical cores 64 including virtual


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  • #7
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,272 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Games dont use 4 cores yet, what good are
    I think you may have missed the rolleyes at the end of his post.


  • #8
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    I'm actually using a 20E Pentium D 820 at the moment, at 3.5Ghz it's actually keeping up with Bioshock at 1680x1050 max settings without any real problems. Thought it'd entirely cripple my Sli machine but pleasantly surprised.


  • #9
    requiem1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 611 ✭✭✭requiem1


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Games dont use 4 cores yet, what good are

    Sorry its hard to reek sarcasm in text, most games will be going mulitcore come 2012 so at least we have something to look forward to! And we're apparently going to be living off the p45 chipset for a long time which is more great news!


  • #10
    riptide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 739 ✭✭✭riptide


    All you need is a decent Core 2 Duo greater than 2.4-2.5Ghz and a good-great GFX nowadays for high res action.


  • #11
    pedro ferio-vti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 396 ✭✭pedro ferio-vti


    Forgot to post about this, really interesting article and they have some excellent hardware reviews as well. Thanks for sharing.


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  • #12
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,729 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    requiem1 wrote: »
    Sorry its hard to reek sarcasm in text, most games will be going mulitcore come 2012 so at least we have something to look forward to! And we're apparently going to be living off the p45 chipset for a long time which is more great news!

    P45 chipset will be gone once Nehalem hits (toward the end of this year).

    Nehalem moves the memory controller off the chipset, and thus requires a new chipset and socket.


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