Curious about multi cores. - Page 4

ScratchMonkey · 03-25-2008, 04:36 PM

I recall reading that you get severely diminishing returns above 8 CPUs in an SMP system, due to inter-processor communication overhead.

**Bamboo** · 03-31-2008, 11:59 AM

Just passing on a post from the FarCry 2 Developer blog about their support for multi-core, even up to 8 cores.
http://blog.ubi.com/farcry2/article.php?content_id=7411

The videos they link to in HD are pretty good, but are the same video almost, so you only need to watch 1 of them.
Game was just announced for release this fall.

**Bamboo** · 04-09-2008, 05:28 PM

New stuff out today, and wanted to point it out cause the guy using the vista computer is using a Q6600 quad.
http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/09/p...to-the-limits/

"and one Gizmodo reader didn’t disappoint with his Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz) with 4GB of RAM. He has a video of Vista running 108 applications which were supposedly eating up a mere 30% of his processor. Then after opening the 108 programs he got bored and gave up."

**Long Bow** · 04-10-2008, 10:12 AM

That is interesting but really not very relivant if the guy has 108 applications running on a Q6600 at only 30%. I would assume the apps were mearly open and not actually doing anything? Impressive but again not very relivant.

What I want to know is in the video there how do you display the programs in that nifty little arc on screen?

03-25-2008, 04:36 PM	#46 (permalink)
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Bamboo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: On the beach north of Jacksonville, NC Posts: 3,047	Re: Curious about multi cores. Just passing on a post from the FarCry 2 Developer blog about their support for multi-core, even up to 8 cores. http://blog.ubi.com/farcry2/article.php?content_id=7411 The videos they link to in HD are pretty good, but are the same video almost, so you only need to watch 1 of them. Game was just announced for release this fall. __________________ LINKS 10th Tactical Guard Server Rules and SOP * Kicked? Banned? READ THIS FIRST!* Contact an Admin * Nominate your teammates for a ribbon Stoop and you'll be stepped on; stand tall and you'll be shot at. -Carlos A. Urbizo-

04-09-2008, 05:28 PM	#48 (permalink)
Bamboo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: On the beach north of Jacksonville, NC Posts: 3,047	Re: Curious about multi cores. New stuff out today, and wanted to point it out cause the guy using the vista computer is using a Q6600 quad. http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/09/p...to-the-limits/ "and one Gizmodo reader didn’t disappoint with his Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz) with 4GB of RAM. He has a video of Vista running 108 applications which were supposedly eating up a mere 30% of his processor. Then after opening the 108 programs he got bored and gave up." __________________ LINKS 10th Tactical Guard Server Rules and SOP * Kicked? Banned? READ THIS FIRST!* Contact an Admin * Nominate your teammates for a ribbon Stoop and you'll be stepped on; stand tall and you'll be shot at. -Carlos A. Urbizo-

04-10-2008, 10:12 AM	#49 (permalink)
Long Bow Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 30 Posts: 1,314	Re: Curious about multi cores. That is interesting but really not very relivant if the guy has 108 applications running on a Q6600 at only 30%. I would assume the apps were mearly open and not actually doing anything? Impressive but again not very relivant. What I want to know is in the video there how do you display the programs in that nifty little arc on screen? __________________

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