My board has an AGP Pro slot. It currently has the appropriate tab in it as i am using a standard AGP card. Question is, what are the benefits of a pro card and is there much variety if still available? Currently running a 9800XT Radeon which is fine, but always wanted to know if its much better.
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Ok, what speed does this require then as i have 4.0GHz.
2 AMD Athlon MP 2600+ running at 2Ghz each does not equate to 4Ghz.
What does it equate to then 1GHz ??
So does anybody have the knowledge here or perhaps a program to see the total output we have here?
Yep i already have CPU-Z. Take for example a dual core with a 3.0GHz clock speed. CPU-Z will obviously display it as 2 CPU's at 3.0GHz. What i want to know is there must be a benefit using twins or dual cores/tris/quads etc etc other wise they wouldn't have been designed.
Yes, there's a benefit - of course there is, but only in programs that are multithreaded. Whilst the majority of more advanced programs and OSs are, the improvement is very rarely 100% because of the various inefficiencies and limitations.
The amount of extra performance a second, third, fourth and so on CPU will bring varies hugely depending on the program. Some software, like video editing, shows a massive improvement. Most other software does not, but two or more CPUs will make Windows more responsive.
The amount of extra performance a second, third, fourth and so on CPU will bring varies hugely depending on the program. Some software, like video editing, shows a massive improvement. Most other software does not, but two or more CPUs will make Windows more responsive.
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The thing is what i really want to know, is do processes get split between the 2,3,4 whatever somebody is running? Both CPU's run at the same temp and voltages stay very similar. Is there anything that can be done to increase the potential from both units, bar overclocking which i have the easy option of in the bios but i will not do it?
Excellent thanks for the reply. I heard that it had something to do with CAD but wanted to clarify it.
So to shed a bit more light on the CPU side of things. Does anybody think a performance difference would be noted if one was to be removed ??
If you're not going to overclock, really the only thing you can do is make sure you're running up-to-date software and software that is multithreaded. For example, WinRAR has only supported multithreading since version 3.6.
You should see a drop in performance if the programs and OS you use are multithreaded. Given the age of your system, it's probably best just to leave it as it is.
Clock for clock aren't Atoms absolutely horrendous? I'd honestly like to see how it'd compare with the Athlon, but yeah the core 2 would be MUCH faster.
Do a 3DMark03 test with 2 CPUs and then take one cpu out, chances are your scores will be almost identical. Do a test with a lot of games and you'll see the same result. ie. No difference.
Convert a DVD to AVI using a modern application and you'll see its using both CPUs, hence 2 CPUs are good, they go twice as fast.
Bottom line is, a single £30 Celeron Dual Core would be MUCH faster than your 2 x Athlon MPs. Its time to bin those babies if you want more performance, dont waist anymore money on a faster AGP card.
Its interesting to hear different knowledge from people. One thing is that i put money on these MP's taking a lot more stick than the other CPU's noted above.
I currently have the chance of a good deal on a Proliant. I'm not into gaming so don't need a superior g/card. This proliant has the potential of 4 x Optron quad core 64's and 100GB plus of ram. If thats not a superior amount of power i don't know what is.
I currently have the chance of a good deal on a Proliant. I'm not into gaming so don't need a superior g/card. This proliant has the potential of 4 x Optron quad core 64's and 100GB plus of ram. If thats not a superior amount of power i don't know what is.