Battlefield 2: "To Core Duo, or not t ... ... We all know that Pentium M's are better at gaming than their L2 Cache inferior siblings, but what about the n ...

benjamonous · 01-28-2006, 11:42 PM

We all know that Pentium M's are better at gaming than their L2 Cache inferior siblings, but what about the new Core Duos? How are they at gaming, and in particular, at playing Battlefield 2?

How much difference will there be in playing Battlefield 2 on a single core pentium M, versus playing it on a Core Duo at the same clockspeed?

Thanks

shoman24v · 01-28-2006, 11:45 PM

BF2 doesn't support dual core CPUs so upgrading would be a waste of money.

And if you decide to go with the dual core the 9400 or whatever it's called will just end up being GPU bound cause the video card isn't as fast as the XPS one so your games ill still be slow.

It's like a lose lose situation HA!

avarice786 · 01-29-2006, 01:42 AM

http://www.intel.com/personal/gaming/index.htm

scroll down to the bottom

hahaha · 01-29-2006, 01:59 AM

LOL dude, ever heard of MARKETING?
BF2 is NOT optimized for dual core, the only games that have dual core versions right now are Quake4 (which runs significantly better on a dual core CPU) and Call Of Duty2; for COD2 there is no performace diffrence between single and dualcore, even on the dual core executable.

hunterelite · 01-29-2006, 08:19 AM

intel cant just randomly say a game is optimized for dual-core...people would be suing and stuff...

silicon??? · 01-29-2006, 09:15 AM

maybe that new euro update also optimizes for dual core?

hahaha · 01-29-2006, 09:50 AM

Man please, this is so funny. Of course intel lies and 90% of those games are not dual core optimized. That is just marketing ploy. Intel says their processors are the best for games; does anyone sue them for that? It's all marketing. If you need proof, all you need is to look here:
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...core/page3.asp

calstar Benz · 01-29-2006, 07:41 PM

The word "supported" and "optimized" are the key

Anemone · 01-29-2006, 07:59 PM

Answered in another thread - Core duo better due to many tasks besides the game that keep a machine running. However the lack of a 7800 Go GTX on a core duo negates the advantage.

7800 Go is not the same beast as the 7800 Go GTX

So for now while core duo is better, the Pent M has the gpu you'll want.

G/H · 01-29-2006, 08:04 PM

Nvidia drivers are optimized for dual-core so it doesn't matter.

z33driver · 01-29-2006, 08:29 PM

How are Nvidia drivers optimized for a dual core CPU? Do they split up API calls across the cores or something?

G/H · 01-29-2006, 09:04 PM

Exactly!!! - I do know the new dual core Athlons have higher a FPS over there equally clocked counterparts in most games - Driver optimization. Really i have no idea.

roachxp · 01-29-2006, 10:58 PM

I thought on the Duo Core CPUs if the 2nd core isn't used the both L2 caches are combined to boost performance instead.

spirals · 01-29-2006, 11:08 PM

Battlefield 2 is mainly GPU-limited, so Core Duo wouldn't hurt, but it won't help much.

boo boo · 01-29-2006, 11:13 PM

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01-28-2006, 11:42 PM	#1
benjamonous Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 242 Credits: -44	Battlefield 2: "To Core Duo, or not to Core Duo." We all know that Pentium M's are better at gaming than their L2 Cache inferior siblings, but what about the new Core Duos? How are they at gaming, and in particular, at playing Battlefield 2? How much difference will there be in playing Battlefield 2 on a single core pentium M, versus playing it on a Core Duo at the same clockspeed? Thanks

01-28-2006, 11:45 PM	#2
shoman24v Use The Search Function! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fresno Ca. Posts: 3,026 Credits: 478	BF2 doesn't support dual core CPUs so upgrading would be a waste of money. And if you decide to go with the dual core the 9400 or whatever it's called will just end up being GPU bound cause the video card isn't as fast as the XPS one so your games ill still be slow. It's like a lose lose situation HA! __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 2.85GHz @ 1.392v \| X1900XT 256MB \| ASUS A8N SLi Premium \| Swiftech Storm Water Cooled Setup \| 2Gb Crucial Value Ram @ 235MHz\| Lian Li PC-65 Case in Black \| (2) 320GB SeaGate 7200.10 in RAID 0 \| What Causes Random Reboots? HALF - LIFE 2 Benchmark Thread Bios Flash your 7800Go GTX or 6800Go Ultra

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01-29-2006, 01:42 AM	#3
avarice786 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 32 Credits: -261	http://www.intel.com/personal/gaming/index.htm scroll down to the bottom

01-29-2006, 09:50 AM	#7
hahaha Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 123 Credits: -317	Man please, this is so funny. Of course intel lies and 90% of those games are not dual core optimized. That is just marketing ploy. Intel says their processors are the best for games; does anyone sue them for that? It's all marketing. If you need proof, all you need is to look here: http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...core/page3.asp __________________ --==-- My Stuff --==-- Dell Inspiron 9300 - Intel Pentium M 2.0 Ghz - 1.5Gb DDR2 533 Hynix - Nvidia GeForce 7800GTX GO @ 440/1200 - HDD Fujitsu 80Gb - Dell P1110 21'' - Logitech Cordless Desktop Optical + Razer Diamondback Lava + Everglide Ricochet -==---end--==--

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calstar Benz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 454 Credits: -229	The word "supported" and "optimized" are the key __________________ Dell XPS M1710 Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2500 2.0 GHz 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz 2 Dimm 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GTX 100GB 7.2k Hard Drive 8xCD/DVD burner(DVD+/-RW) Intel® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Sound Blaster® Audigy™ HD Software Edition Microsoft® Windows® Vista Ultimate WD My Book Pro Edition II External 1TB Hard Drive X 2 Futuremark 3DMark05 = 9724 @ 650/725 Futuremark 3DMark06 = 5776 @ 650/725 NVIDIA Driver 97.46 Vcore 1.24v

01-29-2006, 07:59 PM	#9
Anemone Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 881 Credits: -106	Answered in another thread - Core duo better due to many tasks besides the game that keep a machine running. However the lack of a 7800 Go GTX on a core duo negates the advantage. 7800 Go is not the same beast as the 7800 Go GTX So for now while core duo is better, the Pent M has the gpu you'll want.

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G/H Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 193 Credits: -279	Nvidia drivers are optimized for dual-core so it doesn't matter. __________________ Inspiron 9300 - 1.8 pinmod@ 2.4(v/m 1.388) - 2GB Kingston ram - Hitachi 100GB 5.4K - Atheros AR5002g - WXGA+(LG) - 7800GTX(460/1150) - Nvidia 84.63

01-29-2006, 08:29 PM	#11
z33driver Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 17 Credits: -345	How are Nvidia drivers optimized for a dual core CPU? Do they split up API calls across the cores or something?

01-29-2006, 09:04 PM	#12
G/H Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 193 Credits: -279	Exactly!!! - I do know the new dual core Athlons have higher a FPS over there equally clocked counterparts in most games - Driver optimization. Really i have no idea. __________________ Inspiron 9300 - 1.8 pinmod@ 2.4(v/m 1.388) - 2GB Kingston ram - Hitachi 100GB 5.4K - Atheros AR5002g - WXGA+(LG) - 7800GTX(460/1150) - Nvidia 84.63

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01-29-2006, 11:08 PM	#14
spirals Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 241 Credits: -288	Battlefield 2 is mainly GPU-limited, so Core Duo wouldn't hurt, but it won't help much.

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