CPUs- what's the deal?
 

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 12:01:23 +1000, "Sales1 at Gamesteer"
> wrote:

>Yep
>
>64 bit is a goer but only once the game code is all changed. 64 bit CPU's in
>32 bit emulation mode = slower processing for the same clock speed.
>regards

AMD64 can run 32bit games/code just as fast, or faster, than a native
32bit Intel cpu.

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 12:01:23 +1000, "Sales1 at Gamesteer"
> scribbled:

>Yep
>
>64 bit is a goer but only once the game code is all changed. 64 bit CPU's in
>32 bit emulation mode = slower processing for the same clock speed.
>regards
>sales1@gamesteer

This is true, but only if the CPU is 64-bit only, which the current
ones are not. They're hybrids, and perform 32 bit tasks every bit as
well as anything else currently out. An Athlon64 is not going to be
slower than a P4 just because it has a 64 in the name.

-Slash
--
"Ebert Victorious"
-The Onion

"Mitch_A" > wrote in message
m...
> Something isnt right. You are the "exception not the rule."
>
> Nothing beats CPU cycles.
>
>
> Mitch

I think its just fine. IMO the software has alot to do with it. As we all
know Papy games are CPU hogs and that is the one spot where I did have a
noticable differance. For most of my games I have been running a low screen
res to keep cpu load down while increasing the FSAA and AF to take advantage
of the video card. I don't play F1C or some of the others that seem to big
CPU hogs.

MadDAWG

"Sales1 at Gamesteer" > wrote in message
u...
> Yep
>
> 64 bit is a goer but only once the game code is all changed. 64 bit CPU's
in
> 32 bit emulation mode = slower processing for the same clock speed.
> regards
> sales1@gamesteer

If I'm not mistaken, the Athlon64 has native 32-bit processing. IOW, with
32-bit code, it actually functions as a true blue 32-bit CPU.. That's why
they are performing so well NOW with existing 32-bit OS'es and software.
Granted, there are other changes to the architecture that greatly improve
performance in certain applications, but it's still very good at 32-bit in
terms of processing alone.

Alan