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RichPLS   02-03-2006 at 03:46:30 PM

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mpjesse   02-03-2006 at 06:50:00 PM
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Yeah, maybe you can create a list of games that fark up using dual core. Like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas!

There is of course an easy fix (go into task manager, right click on the gta_sa.exe process, set affinity to 1 CPU), but rockstar hasn't released a fix or even a work around for this!

Sorry... it just pisses me off. You'd think it would be frightengly simple to write a patch that makes the game use 1 CPU. Or you'd think their support line would be able to tell me how to work around it. Losers.

-mpjesse

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RichPLS   02-03-2006 at 06:51:59 PM
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8O Interesting. Maybe spending to much time on attorneys and friv lawsuits than to patching what you already bought.

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mpjesse   02-03-2006 at 07:03:22 PM
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Good list BTW. :-)

-mpjesse

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RichPLS   02-03-2006 at 07:04:23 PM
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Thanks, it comes up quite a bit, and hard to remember em all.

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muchilus   02-03-2006 at 07:32:33 PM
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if he had problems with dual core playing games, i should recommend to install the amd64 drivers for x2 series , and resolve any issue respecting to affinity. It's works for me

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mpjesse   02-03-2006 at 07:42:46 PM
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I'm pretty sure I did that... I thought Windows Update did that. Maybe not.

Got a link to it?

-mpjesse

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RichPLS   02-03-2006 at 07:51:43 PM
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http://www.amdzone.com/modules.php [...] =0&thold=0





Note This solution favors performance gains over power savings. Although benchmark performance scores may improve, battery life could be negatively affected. Therefore, this kernel policy change must be enabled in the registry to allow for maximum flexibility.

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chuckshissle   02-03-2006 at 08:48:55 PM
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okay if the multi core processor is suppos to be the next gen of cpu then why does it suck in gaming. I still heard that the AMD FX-57 is the best cpu for gaming. Are multi core processor do not work as effecient as the single core processor does. How come?

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RichPLS   02-03-2006 at 08:55:54 PM
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Are you that ill informed?
You do realize all FX chips hereon and out are dual core!

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/c [...] -x2_9.html


http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/cpu/athlon64-x2/3dm01.png

http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/cpu/athlon64-x2/3dm05-2.png

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