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| 274440 | 2004-09-21 11:46:00 | I just got a dual P3 1ghz so 2ghz total, is it any better for gaming than a single p3 cpu? im using winxp thanks |
Rpg_pro (5689) | ||
| 274441 | 2004-09-21 11:55:00 | I wouldn't think there was too much difference between dual and single CPU's at equivalent overall CPU speed, I'm no expert but I don't thing the ability to multi task is a strong requirement for a game. Ram and GPU (graphics card) are more important for gaming, so the board those P3's are running won't be able to be fitted with the best ram and vid card for running modern games (that's if you want to run the modern games). Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 274442 | 2004-09-21 12:16:00 | Nope. Excellent for gaming and maybe encoding video at the same time,that is if your os and applications can make use of the resources,which is highly doubtful. You would see a benifit on programs designed to utilise 2 cpu's,a highend video suite for example.... |
metla (154) | ||
| 274443 | 2004-09-21 19:31:00 | ATM i have a 1ghz, 380 odd mb ram and a 256 gfx card... with a dual p3 1ghz with the same ram and gfx would i see any difference? | Rpg_pro (5689) | ||
| 274444 | 2004-09-21 19:41:00 | Also i always do alot of cd burning.... and i seem to "lag" when im buring a disk and doing something else at the same time, with this help over come this "lag"? | Rpg_pro (5689) | ||
| 274445 | 2004-09-21 21:51:00 | > I just got a dual P3 1ghz so 2ghz total, is it any > better for gaming than a single p3 cpu? im using > winxp > thanks Dual 1GHz are nothing like a single 2GHz chip. You'll notice that windows is more responsive when multitasking, and may also notice a very small preformance increases in games but nothing significant. In order for a game or peice of software to make use of dual CPU's it actually needs to have support for dual CPU's. The only game that supports dual CPU's is Quake3, alot of professional image editing software etc supports dual CPU's. Unless you reguarly work with software capable of using both CPU's then the upgrade to dual CPU's is a poor choice. Buying a cheap Athlon will offer superior preformance and probably be cheaper aswell. |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 274446 | 2004-09-21 22:18:00 | don't forget the OS. you will need XPpro to use dual cpu's. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 274447 | 2004-09-21 22:40:00 | to use the dual cpu's the software must support dual cpu's other wise it wont use the 2 cpu's at once, good luck because there arent many general applications that support dual cpu's. dual cpu's are mostly designed for servers not a gaming rig but have fun with it anyway :D | Patrick 2003 (277) | ||
| 274448 | 2004-09-22 02:21:00 | > don't forget the OS. you will need XPpro to use dual cpu's. Not quite true, Windows 2000 support dual CPU and all of the 2000 server editions, lots of linux distributions. Have a look over here: www.2cpu.com > to use the dual cpu's the software must support dual cpu's other wise it wont use the 2 cpu's at once, good luck because there aren't many general applications that support dual cpu's. If it is a single threaded program the OS will run the program to work off one CPU primarily which leaves the other CPU available to do other stuff which is great if you want to do 5 things at once, but it won't perform as well as a program that has been written specifically for multithreading (to run off 2 CPUs at the same time). Good new programs now try to include multithreading into the program to make better advantage of the Pentium 4's hyper threading feature. Possibly Doom3 might have good support for two CPUs seing John Cormack was part of the design team, can anyone confirm that? Basically you should be able to multitask very nicely and the system should feel a bit more responsive than a single processor system like an Athlon when running a few things at once. In most cases 2 x 1Ghz CPUs doesn't equal 2Ghz performance in a program unless you have a program that is very well written to use both CPUs. |
alphazulusixeightniner (185) | ||
| 274449 | 2004-09-22 05:56:00 | > don't forget the OS. you will need XPpro to use dual > cpu's. XP Pro? what about home? or does it have to be pro? |
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