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"McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message 
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> "The Primate" <primate@primate.com> wrote in message 
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>> Just wondering what your experience is.  I was getting 46 under an AMD 
>> Athlon  3000+ and just after installing an 4200+ X2 I was getting 40.
>>
>> I had read that my processor was roughly equal to a 3500+ single core so 
>> I was expecting a slightly higher frame rate.  Good news is it shines in 
>> multi-tasking, something I do alot when not gaming.  Expecially at 
>> work....
>>
>> McGrandpa?   You had a previous thread on X2.
>>
>> RT
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> For some things the X2 4800+ flat out runs circles around my P4 3.0E. 
> One thing I think I'm looking at is that both the 64 bit architecture and 
> dual core potential are practically wasted under XP Pro 32 bit.   A number 
> of A64 single core cpu's DO play Doom3 faster than this rig.  And Quake4, 
> Far Cry, etc.   Where this thing stands up and completely leaves ALL the 
> others behind is under a 64 bit OS.  Far Cry 64 is awesome.   But it's a 
> damn lonely world right now, the 64 bit OS.   A few games, a few apps. 
> Blinding speed, incredibly smooth.   But still have a few periph 
> manufacturers that haven't blessed us with 64 bit drivers.  Epson HAS, so 
> I can scan.  But Wacom hasn't so I can't draw, and HP hasn't for my 
> printer so I can't use even a third of its capabilities.
> The 4800+ has a core freq of 2.4gHz.  FSB is 2000mhz.  I think a A64 3800+ 
> will keep up with it just fine in XP 32 bit.   X64 does utilize dual cpu 
> more than XP32.
> Still, though the fr's are only a little bit higher in Doom3 and HL2 they 
> appear to run much smoother even when the fr's drop low.  The P4 with the 
> same 6800GT in it, same PC3200 at DDR400 and dual channel does not look as 
> smooth at all.   And I enjoyed Doom3, HL2 and Far Cry with the P4 and 
> 6800GT under XP 32bit.  I'm still trying things out and experimenting with 
> different things, as time permits.  The one thing I'm not doing is 
> overclocking anything at all.
>
> What are we using for benchmarking Doom3?    Lemme know and I'll bench it 
> for ya.
> McG.
"timedemo demo1 usecache"