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    Duo Core and Games

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by titaniummd, May 20, 2006.

  1. titaniummd

    titaniummd Notebook Deity

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    I was curious about something. When I ran the analysis for games on the www.systemrequirementslab.com it said I have two Pentium III processors and do not meet the requirements for games since a pentium IV is necessary. Does anyone with a Duo Core processor use it for gaming? For example it says I don't meet the requirements for Godfather because I don't have a Pentium IV or athlon.

    I thought the Core Duo runs faster than a 3.6 ghz pentium IV. What is the explanation. :eek: :eek:
     
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  2. TwilightVampire

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    It'll work. The System Requirements lab isnt always accurate. The Core Duo's and Pentium M's are based off a P3 and that site cant always tell the difference.
     
    TwilightVampire, May 20, 2006
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  3. NissanSupraGTR

    NissanSupraGTR Notebook Evangelist

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    Are you serious? Core Duos are based on PIIIs? I really hope I didn't just buy a laptop with two PIII processors...
     
    NissanSupraGTR, May 20, 2006
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    Don't worry, all Pentium m's are based on an architecture similar to P3s. Don't be fooled into thinking the P4 is so great, it's not. You got an excellent processor
     
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  5. TwilightVampire

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    Just because its based off it doesnt mean its crap. The archetecutre is very sound which carries advantages over anything else intel has put out and the huge L2 makes any app run crazy good!

    And the P4 architecture Intel even admited was a mistake.
     
    TwilightVampire, May 20, 2006
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  6. ez2remember

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    Yes a p3 1.4Ghz (approx 30w) performed better than a p4 1.8Ghz (approx 50w)... Clock for clock the p3 is better (when p4 was released they stop p3 production so there was no "real" clock for clock comparison to a p4 and people just fell for the Intel marketing hype about the p4 is better... Yes it was faster only because they were clocking it higher and higher until it produced 100+ watts. lol). The p4 probably has the worst peformance/watt ratio of any processor. The petium-m and core duos has added many new enhancements over p3 so clock for clock there is no comparison to a p4 really.
     
    ez2remember, May 21, 2006
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