Dual cores for gamers?

[Newad]

Are the dual cores really such problems with games? Thats why I am not getting one. I hear nothing but conflicts for gamers. Any enlightenment? ..of course.. I run the search engines and could read these forums for a few weeks in my spare time and possibly find an answer. That was pretty wiseass I guess...

lol, thank you

 

[Markfw]

Problems are all fixed. Read and you shall find, beemn that way for months.

 

[Newad]

Okay then what is this about?

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=909944

Some game and some not ....

 

[Markfw]

If you read the threads here, you will see the fixes. AMD has a driver, and for the times that doesn't help, "set affinity" fixes it.

SEARCH and READ, its all in a dozen or more threads here.

 

[Newad]

have been reading ALL DAY

hahaha

edit: and all night. I want to get this over with.

 

[stevty2889]

I have 3 dual cores, didn't even install the "microsoft hotfix" and haven't had a single problem with any games.

 

[starwars7]

I'm in the same boat as Stevty, I just put mine into the mobo, started it up and everything runs perfectly. I run Elder Scrolls Oblivion pretty much maxed out with no problems. Haven't bothered installing the AMD or Microsoft fixes because I dont' have any problems. Figure I shouldn't bother fixing it if it ain't broke

 

[SKoprowski]

There are problems out there- especially if you still play older games. Most of the time all the fixes work but you may still have to use the "set affinity" option. Get the latest Maximum PC- they have an excellent article about how to apply the dual core fixes. Personally, the only games I have had issues with are Madden 2005, GTA:SA, and CS:S. The fixes helped all games with the exception of CS:S.

Scott

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
If you read the threads here, you will see the fixes. AMD has a driver, and for the times that doesn't help, "set affinity" fixes it.

SEARCH and READ, its all in a dozen or more threads here.

If you have to set affinity for a game then it isn't "fixed."

Problems are all fixed. Read and you shall find, beemn that way for months.

You were way to quick on the trigger in saying this.

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: HardWarrior

Originally posted by: Markfw900
If you read the threads here, you will see the fixes. AMD has a driver, and for the times that doesn't help, "set affinity" fixes it.

SEARCH and READ, its all in a dozen or more threads here.

If you have to set affinity for a game then it isn't "fixed."

Problems are all fixed. Read and you shall find, beemn that way for months.

You were way to quick on the trigger in saying this.

If you set affinity, and you can run your game, then it's not a problem anymore, and as you can see from all the other replies here, nobody is even using that, except maybe CS. That is my point. There were 10 threads with 100's of replies on this same subject months ago. That is why I was suggesting he search and read, so we don't need ANOTHER one.

 

[CP5670]

I am expecting to run into problems in several older games (when people say that they have no problems, it generally only applies to newer stuff) once I get my 165 overclock tested, but it seems that the imagecfg program can deal with those cases pretty effectively.

 

[dguy6789]

I play all kinds of games with the system in my signature. I can verify that the following games work flawlessly on this machine:

Doom 3
Doom 3 Resurrection of Evil
FarCry
Half Life 2
Half Life 2 Deathmatch
Counter Strike Source
Command&Conquer Generals
Command&Conquer Generals Zero Hour
Command&Conquer Red Alert
Command&Conquer
Command&Conquer Red Alert 2
Command&Conquer Yuri's Revenge
Command&Conquer Tiberian Sun*
Command&Conquer Tiberian Sun Firestorm*
Command&Conquer Renegade
Halo
Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3
Elderscrolls IV: Oblivion
Unreal Tournament
Unreal Tournament 2004
Quake 3 Arena
Quake 4
Age of Empires 3
Fear
Need for Speed Underground 2
And a bunch of other games that I cannot remember off the top of my head.


*The games marked with this symbol require the game to be set to a specific affinity.


Quite simply, I would not worry about a dual core machine and its compatibility with games.

 

[OvErHeAtInG]

Originally posted by: Newad
have been reading ALL DAY

hahaha

edit: and all night. I want to get this over with.

I think the short answer is that, if you're buying a s939 right now and can afford it, dual-core is the way to go. I game with opty 165 and have no issues whatsoever. Are there problems with old stuff, maybe, butit's not a reason to avoid DC

 

[acegazda]

how do you like the ocz ram OCZ EL Platinum Rev2 PC3200 *512x2 PC3200 (2.0-2-2-5)?
i was thinking about the xtc version and 2 gb any thoughts?
thanks in advance

 

[NuroMancer]

Originally posted by: acegazda
how do you like the ocz ram OCZ EL Platinum Rev2 PC3200 *512x2 PC3200 (2.0-2-2-5)?
i was thinking about the xtc version and 2 gb any thoughts?
thanks in advance

We here try not to thread steal, if you want to ask a question open a new thread.

 

[Munky]

Most of the game issues can be fixed with the AMD driver or by setting affinity. However, dual core cpu's also offer little or no benefit in games over a single core.

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: Markfw900

Originally posted by: HardWarrior

Originally posted by: Markfw900
If you read the threads here, you will see the fixes. AMD has a driver, and for the times that doesn't help, "set affinity" fixes it.

SEARCH and READ, its all in a dozen or more threads here.

If you have to set affinity for a game then it isn't "fixed."

Problems are all fixed. Read and you shall find, beemn that way for months.

You were way to quick on the trigger in saying this.

If you set affinity, and you can run your game, then it's not a problem anymore, and as you can see from all the other replies here, nobody is even using that, except maybe CS. That is my point. There were 10 threads with 100's of replies on this same subject months ago. That is why I was suggesting he search and read, so we don't need ANOTHER one.

Whether having to manually set affinity is a problem is a matter of interpretation, and you know it. We're talking about highly sophisticated computers and software here. I think having to resort to such a hands-on approach indicates a problem along the line. Moreover, it's counter-productive for one poster, which is what you are not being a mod or in any way responsible for bandwidth usage, to thrash another about asking a very simple questions, and be dead wrong in the process.

Give us all a break, don't elect yourself to the job of forum cop.

 

[NaOH]

I have encountered zero problems.

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: AMDUALY
I have encountered zero problems.

As someone mentioned, doesn't this depend on what you're playing, as well as myriad other possible factors. I don't have problems with CS:S, but I still need to set affinity for BF:2 and SS2, both of which have been patched since the advent of DC CPU's.

 

[NaOH]

Originally posted by: HardWarrior

Originally posted by: AMDUALY
I have encountered zero problems.

As someone mentioned, doesn't this depend on what you're playing, as well as myriad other possible factors. I don't have problems with CS:S, but I still need to set affinity for BF:2 and SS2, both of which have been patched since the advent of DC CPU's.

my friend has no problems playing bf2 on his 805 and I have no problem playing cs:s and wow. I have yet to try bf2 on my dual core.

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: AMDUALY

Originally posted by: HardWarrior

Originally posted by: AMDUALY
I have encountered zero problems.

As someone mentioned, doesn't this depend on what you're playing, as well as myriad other possible factors. I don't have problems with CS:S, but I still need to set affinity for BF:2 and SS2, both of which have been patched since the advent of DC CPU's.

my friend has no problems playing bf2 on his 805 and I have no problem playing cs:s and wow. I have yet to try bf2 on my dual core.

The 805 is Intel? Very weird.

 

[Newad]

acegazda,

That RAM is keeping me in my games online right now against these fast A64 systems. I will probably not sell it... I have a 3000+ Barton that isnt Locked ...not sure thats normal. I'll OC it with that RAM if I can and OC the BFG 6800GT for a guest LAN game computer.

I'm buying a dual core. Descided. I'll be on here bitching if I have to manually set Affinity or whatever in place of the not missed alt+tab and disabling running background services. Not a tradeoff... I have high hopes.

BTW are there boards that offically support the Opterons?? DFI does not. ...I'm getting an Asus board.

 

[OvErHeAtInG]

All 939 boards officially support 939 Opterons AFAIK. A particular BIOS may not officially support Opterons, but I've never heard of them not working.

 

[Spike]

Originally posted by: HardWarrior

Originally posted by: AMDUALY
I have encountered zero problems.

As someone mentioned, doesn't this depend on what you're playing, as well as myriad other possible factors. I don't have problems with CS:S, but I still need to set affinity for BF:2 and SS2, both of which have been patched since the advent of DC CPU's.

The only game I have ever had any issues with at all was CS:S with my opteron 165 and that was fixed by setting the affinity. The strange thing is that the problem only popped up when I was hosting a server, never when playing on my own. I have played most of the games out (the popular ones at least) so my game library is broad.

You are one of only a few I have heard having issues with BF 2, what are the symptoms of your problems and are you sure it is the DC fault?

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: Spike
You are one of only a few I have heard having issues with BF 2, what are the symptoms of your problems and are you sure it is the DC fault?

I'm reasonably sure it's a DC issue. I can't maintain a stable connection to a server. I can play from perhaps a minute to a max of maybe 10 minutes and then I loose my connection. If I start the game and let it load then alt-tab out to set affinity, when I go back in a can play as long as I want with no problems at all.