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    dual core support for games

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by imhungry29, Feb 23, 2007.

  1. imhungry29

    imhungry29 Notebook Evangelist

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    is there any games that actually multi threaded or do most games just have 1 core dedicated to the game and the other for background apps? i just dont understand, dual core processors have been out for a long time and game designers havent utilized that technology? maybe im just that far behind. responses would be appreciated. :D
     
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  2. A.L.M.

    A.L.M. Notebook Guru

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    Yes, there are.
    Here is a list (some are multi-threaded natively, others get the dual core support through a patch):

    Age of Empires III

    Battlefield 2

    Battlefield 2: Special Forces

    Black & White 2

    Call of Duty 2

    City of Villains

    F.E.A.R.

    Peter Jackson’s King Kong

    Quake 4

    Serious Sam 2

    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

    The Movies

    Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

    Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3

    Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland

    Vanguard Saga of Heros

    World of Warcraft
     
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  3. FREN

    FREN Hi, I'm a PC. NBR Reviewer

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    Supreme Commander thrives on dual-core and quad-core processors.

    Newer versions of Half Life 2 (like Episode I and the upcoming Episode II) are also supposed to run better with multicore processors.
     
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