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    Core 2 Duo for gaming?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Nirvana, Mar 6, 2008.

  1. Nirvana

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    does both core operate together when gaming? somehow i heard that only 1 core will work when gaming, anther goes to standby mode or something.
     
    Nirvana, Mar 6, 2008
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    they operate together
     
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    depends on the game

    some games are coded to use both cores the same
    and some are coded to use one core first (to its limits).. then let the second core handle whats left over.

    there isn't a noticable difference

    older games that were coded for single cores... will only use one core no matter what
     
    jcovelli, Mar 6, 2008
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  4. Jalf

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    Wrong. :)
    It'd be more correct like this:
     
    Jalf, Mar 6, 2008
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  5. 72hundred

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    I've heard some game called "The World At War", or something like that only uses one core and its a new game.


    72oo
     
    72hundred, Mar 6, 2008
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    just curious, does COD4 use both cores?
     
    MegaMan X, Mar 6, 2008
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    check yourself, load call of duty...hop in a server ( or play SP) the alt+tab, task manager> performance. There will be two square grids (if you have a dual core cpu) see how call of duty 4 is affecting each by looking at the graph.
     
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  8. Nirvana

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    naticus, i never realized that there are actually 2 grids for cpu usage, kinda fun to look at it. would that be 4 grids if i have quard core?
     
    Nirvana, Mar 6, 2008
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    [​IMG]
     
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  10. Crimsonman

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    XP actually isn't fixed for dual core unless you download the hotfix.
     
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    lol what is this hotfix you speak of? and where can i obtain it
     
    narsnail, Mar 6, 2008
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  12. Crimsonman

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    Well, Here, took me a second.
     
    Crimsonman, Mar 7, 2008
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  13. Jeff

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    i play HoI2 a rather cpu intensive game (when you own half the world) and it only uses one core. i have a quad core and it uses about 80% of the first core.
     
    Jeff, Mar 7, 2008
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    Dangit, I forgot to go to the game store and look for HoI, I'll look when I'm searching for IR
     
    Crimsonman, Mar 7, 2008
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    I never needed to install the hot fix. My dell xp comes with sp2, and while I am not sure if the fix is built in I looked in the installed programs window and was unable to locate the specific hotfix. Up to then, I noticed no strangeness of programs not using both cores. Upon installing the hotifx, I saw no performance gains, so I guess its a millage may very thing.
     
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    Well, remember, alot of normal programs are just single core. So you won't really see one.
     
    Crimsonman, Mar 7, 2008
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    Oblivion and Crysis can both use multi-core although Oblivion can only use 2 cores i believe
     
    PopLap, Mar 7, 2008
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