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Is duo Core really that big of a deal?

post #1 of 18
9/14/06 at 5:47pm
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If I got the fastest single core proc and a good video card, like a 7900gs,
would multi tasking be that huge that I would need a duo core proc?

I typically burn dvd's and want to play a game at thew same time.

Would a duo core really make that huge of a difference?
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post #2 of 18
9/14/06 at 5:53pm
For multi tasking ? yes it makes a big difference...burning and playing games at the same time I would most definitely go with the Dualcore......
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post #3 of 18
9/14/06 at 5:59pm
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Originally Posted by jordan12
If I got the fastest single core proc and a good video card, like a 7900gs,
would multi tasking be that huge that I would need a duo core proc?

I typically burn dvd's and want to play a game at thew same time.

Would a duo core really make that huge of a difference?
I think it will be a massive difference. With my P-M it screams on one thing but if I ask it to do two intensive tasks at once it doesn't like it at all. Beyond being dual core, the C2D chips have improvements that even make them faster on single threaded tasks (I think wide dynamic execution or something allows more Instructions Per Clockcycle or IPC). I finish a 1M SuperPi in 41 seconds, the 2.33 C2D does it in 22, that's way faster than just the .33 difference in clock speed would account for so there have been architecture changes as well. Given that the C2D isn't that much more than the single core chip it seems you would want to go ahead and spend more on the front end and make the investment as a whole worth much more in the long run. Good luck!
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post #4 of 18
9/14/06 at 6:32pm
One program that ive used that has made the greatest difference is the PlayStation2 Emulator which using Dual CORE mode and combiend with a highly efficient cpu your gains become disturbingly high

IE examples

Duo Core 2 2Ghz = 100FPS
Duo Core 1.66Ghz = 70FPS
A64 X2 4800 = 75FPS
PentiumD 950 = 40FPS
A64 4000 = 45 FPS
Pentium 640 = 30FPS

with same amounts of ram and videocard the performance is staggering. My jaw dropped when my poor little E510 couldnt produce the speeds my e1705 was.
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post #5 of 18
9/14/06 at 6:44pm
Get the Core Duo /Core Duo 2...
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post #6 of 18
9/14/06 at 6:54pm
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Originally Posted by warlord
For multi tasking ? yes it makes a big difference...burning and playing games at the same time I would most definitely go with the Dualcore......

burning and playing at the same time is not quite recommended, the bottleneck being the ide bus...
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post #7 of 18
9/14/06 at 7:03pm
I will definetly benchmark my two e1705 when they come in:
Specs:
T2400 vs T7400
x1400 vs 7900gs
120gb 5400rpm vs 100gb 7200rpm
Memory the same.
I hope to see an improvement with Fusion and Photoshop and Flash MX running together. From the benchmarks looks like it has quite a bit more performance than my t2400.
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post #8 of 18
9/14/06 at 7:24pm
Dell-Machina, not to get off the subject but what ps2 emulator do you have that works well? I have been looking for one so I can use my laptop to play ps2.
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post #9 of 18
9/16/06 at 7:51am
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Originally Posted by DELL-Machina
One program that ive used that has made the greatest difference is the PlayStation2 Emulator which using Dual CORE mode and combiend with a highly efficient cpu your gains become disturbingly high

IE examples

Duo Core 2 2Ghz = 100FPS
Duo Core 1.66Ghz = 70FPS
A64 X2 4800 = 75FPS
PentiumD 950 = 40FPS
A64 4000 = 45 FPS
Pentium 640 = 30FPS

with same amounts of ram and videocard the performance is staggering. My jaw dropped when my poor little E510 couldnt produce the speeds my e1705 was.


Same question as another guy. I got the bios and i can't get it to upload correctly. Is there a good website faq on the ps2 emulators?
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post #10 of 18
9/16/06 at 11:55am
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Originally Posted by Groto
Dell-Machina, not to get off the subject but what ps2 emulator do you have that works well? I have been looking for one so I can use my laptop to play ps2.
PCSX2, it's the second result if you google for playstation 2 emulator... That's the one that supports dual core and achieves high frame rates, anyway.
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post #11 of 18
9/16/06 at 1:43pm
I had a desktop with AMD Opteron 144
now I'm having a E1705 with T2500.

To be be frank,

I can't really feel the difference multi-tasking wise.
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post #12 of 18
9/16/06 at 7:08pm
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Originally Posted by ricky28269
PCSX2, it's the second result if you google for playstation 2 emulator... That's the one that supports dual core and achieves high frame rates, anyway.
That's the one I have but have a problem uploading the bios.. Any tutorials?
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post #13 of 18
9/18/06 at 3:07am
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Originally Posted by ricky28269
PCSX2, it's the second result if you google for playstation 2 emulator... That's the one that supports dual core and achieves high frame rates, anyway.

So.... is this for only when you have the actual game disc? All mine are at home... which means they aren't with me.... and that means.... crap.

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post #14 of 18
9/18/06 at 4:10pm
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Originally Posted by CryHavoc
So.... is this for only when you have the actual game disc? All mine are at home... which means they aren't with me.... and that means.... crap.

Nope. You can also use disc images with this emulator. Click for more info on the emu.
http://forums.ngemu.com/pcsx2-offici...ion-guide.html
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post #15 of 18
9/18/06 at 10:02pm
If you need a BIOS, I have them in my download. www.thewirdsdomain.com

thewird
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post #16 of 18
9/19/06 at 3:53am
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Originally Posted by thewird
If you need a BIOS, I have them in my download. www.thewirdsdomain.com

thewird
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I've downloaded it at your website and all 3 won't work.

scph3004r
scph10000
scph39001.

It seems like it's looking for an .elf file.

Those files are Bootvis Trace file.

do i have to convert them first?
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post #17 of 18
9/19/06 at 5:02am
Make sure you set the BIOS directory. No conversions are necessary, the files should work as is once you change the directories to their proper place.

thewird
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post #18 of 18
9/21/06 at 2:22am
ok...yes thank you
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