I have classes on Second Life and it hits 100 percent on my cpu meter more than I care for it too.
If not this one, which quad core do you think I should get?
I am wondering if my MainBoard is the culprit. It is an AM2+ ,I think.
The computer is an Emachines ET 1331 G 03w.
I like this little machine,
it came with 6 gigs of ram, that rarely gets fully used,
a 650 gig hd.
I adda Geforce GT240, I like card, but want to get the software to over clock some day.
I also added a 400 Watt PS.
I will probably add a 650-700 watt ps when I go to Phenom.
Thanks.
Thanks everyone:
FWIW:
Here are my scores.
Proc 6.3
Mem 7.1
Graphics 6.8
Game Graph 6.8
HardDrive 5.9
I do have a GF GT240, I feel it is worth what I paid for it.
I had built in graphics.
There is SecondLife 1.23.xx and then there is SL Beta 2.x.y.
Beta 2 seems to support multi-core cpu, my frame rate is 30 to 60 fps, all over the place.
It seems to be diff. for each up date. Flash, I do not know.
UnrealTournament 3 runs 50-60 fps, old software new comp. It has Nvidia support, I do believe PhysX.
edit: this is at 1600 x 900 resolution
I was hopping that the L3 would be worth it.
The price is good, about 100.00 US dollar.
I want a 635e, quad core with 45 W tdp, I do believe.
I think it is a DDR board.
The board is an HT2000. version 2.2 I think. Hard to find info. It is an AM3 chip.
Why would you upgrade the PSU? You could fit 2 Phenoms X4 into 400W...
EDIT: @ the_leander: Actually, Black editions use the same amount of juice as the non BE versions, they only have unlocked multiplier. It's when you start overclocking, potential heat-related problems might appear, but that's what you meant, I guess...
I'm positive that those 160W was the full system, the BE editions really have the same rating as the regular Phenoms.
Of course, I totally agree with the cooling being a possible problem when going from a lower CPU to a more powerful one.
Well, if it was "AMD's fastest ever processor" then you're probably right and 160W sounds not so unrealistic. I though we were mostly still speaking about the Phenom II X2 550 BE :)
I switched to intel when the Core 2 architecture came out, having been an AMD user since the K6-II days. It felt dirty at the time, but I have to admit, I haven't regretted it.
I'm just waiting for the inevitable, where AMD overtakes intel again. It's like a 2 man relay race.
I'm just waiting for the inevitable, where AMD overtakes intel again. It's like a 2 man relay race.
My AMD socket 754 2800+ has a hard time with SL. It had 2 Gig Ram and a GF FX5200 video card.
I was running Vista then.
I am not the only one that has problems with SecondLife.
I do have a large cache size and sometimes is does appear to "calm down" later on.
Sorry, I have Win7, forgot to mention it.
Bear in mind that the latter-day Pentium 4s (around the 3GHz mark, before and during prescott core) were a tactical disaster for Intel, and finally brought to an end the idea that the higher the GHz, the faster the processor. I think it needs Intel to make a mistake of that magnitude again for them to lose the performance crown a second time.
The only other factor that might make a difference is how Intel's anti-competitive behaviour against AMD has been brought to an end, for now. However, that end would have been to AMD's greatest advantage when the Athlon 64 was ruling the roost.
AMD buying ATi has proved to be an advantage for AMD since they started putting discrete graphics chipsets on-board, it helps them sell their wares as the value-for-money choice, but considering that the Intel Core 2 Quad still gives the best AMD has a run for their money, AMD has a lot of catching up to do.
Why waste your time on these rubbish processers. Why dont you spend you money paying people to port SLto amiga. Should run on all amigas including 500+. It will fly , everyone knows amigas are soooooo fast and PC are rubbish hardware and software :) :) :)
Because starting up a multi core processor is like starting up jet fighter, the thing goes whizz, beep, shhhhh, whirrrrr!
This might be an interesting project. Use a quad core machine to emulate 4 parts of the the Amiga. One for cpu and the rest for custom chips. I think this has been thought of before for multi-cpu system.
I ordered a Radeon 5750. It looks like a lot of bang for your buck, I'll let you know how it performs on tuesday.
I've built one system for a customer with a Phenom II X2 550 BE. I wasn't particularly happy with the fact that the processor ran significantly hotter (~40C idle) than a Phenom II X4 945, a Phenom II X3 710 or any Athlon II X2 I've used (the rest about 30C idle). In hindsight it seems almost unbelievable that the CPU fan span faster on that processor than any of the others I've used in system builds, yet the CPU temp was higher, but I definitely remember thinking "that's the last time I use that processor".
@PiruThe CPU is Intel® CoreTM2 Q9550 @ 3.4GHz. The gfxcard is passive GeForce 9500GT. The only fans in the system are in the Nexus Clodius (http://www.nexustek.nl/NXS-nexusclodiusventilationsystem.htm) case. I can easily run the case fans at the lowest setting (1000rpm) and the CPU cores stay at around 42 degrees max at full 4 core load. There no HDD, but SSD SATA2 drive.
Is that heat sink really necessary or did the owner want some peace and quiet?