(04-11-2012, 01:47 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: .....oh dear.....more errors to correct.
Quote:See thats what I was wondering. I looked up what a logical core is and it is just a thread.
No it isn't. Logical cores are basically another term for virtual cores. They are abstract cores created by the OS to handle threading.
Quote:I have experience in programming and intel cna't divide your program into 4 threads for you without screwing up the whole application. It has to be coded for more cores/threads so that it can support them.
Correct.
Quote:What intel seems to have mote of is cache as far as i know.
Nope. Modern intel and amd cpus usually have about the same amount of cache. A 2500K has lass total L3 + l2 cache space than a phenom II 955. Although having a bigger cache does not necessarily improve application performance.
Quote:And comparig a i-2500k to a x4 955 isn't fair since there is a 120 dollar difference
Correct but we're not trying to compare them in performance per dollar (although you seem to be trying to do that for some reason).
Quote: plus i-2500k is almost a 8 core so you would have to compare to a 8 core amd processor.
Uh.....no. They are both quad core cpus. The 2500K doesn't even have HT let alone 8 cores.
Quote:As fpr temperature, i thought 50 was highest but everyone here is saying 60. Ill check tomorrow to see the temperature it runs dolphin at.
*laughs a little bit*
50C and 60C are both quite low for a modern cpu. Call us when it passes 80C, that's when you should start getting worried.
Quote:Ill probably just edit this post here but if dolpin only uses 2 cores then it shouldn't be much higher cause last i remember, crysis uses 4 cores but that might be 2 not 1
Just because crysis uses 4 cores does not mean it produces a constant high load on those 4 cores. Dolphin puts a constant high load on two of your cores while you're playing a game and is likely more demanding on your cpu overall than crysis.
Im lost for the virtual cores now XD
Btw I meant to say the intel cpu's with hyper threading not a 2500k sorry about that.
Okay so I tried out donkey kong country returns. The game runs at 30-40 frames per second and the only sound problem i had was at the startup menu for like a split second the rest is normal. The heat produced peaked at around 53.5 degrees but it was roughly 49+ depending on what's happening in the game. The thing is however, that one wall of my pc box is taken off cause its a old box and having it closed makes it hotter so i have one wall open for heat to escape easier. I don't know if thats good or bad but its been working for me.