Current and upcoming games with multiple CPU core support?
ANT...@zimage.com
I am curious. Are there any existing released games that use dual core
setup? How about upcoming games within 2-3 years?
Thank you in advance. :)
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m3thod
<ANT...@zimage.com> wrote in message
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> Hello!
>
> I am curious. Are there any existing released games that use dual core
> setup? How about upcoming games within 2-3 years?
>
Quake 4 and Call of Duty 2 both support dual core
Schl...@zmail.com
Oblivion does, and I think Rainbow Six : Vegas does as well. Pretty
much any title designed for both PC and 360 is almost sure to have
mult-ithreading support to some extent.
But don't forget all games benefit from multi-core systems because
operating system tasks can run on one core without taking away
performance from the game you're playing, even if its a game with a
single thread.
Nonymous
4ax.com:
> On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:27:22 -0000, "m3thod" <n...@bruv.com> wrote:
>
>>
>><ANT...@zimage.com> wrote in message
>>news:rvedndnPC7rTKBjY...@mminternet.net...
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> I am curious. Are there any existing released games that use dual core
>>> setup? How about upcoming games within 2-3 years?
>>>
>>
>>Quake 4 and Call of Duty 2 both support dual core
>>
>
> Oblivion does, and I think Rainbow Six : Vegas does as well.
I think the readme for R6:Vegas said something about a download to get duel
core optimization? Maybe they put it into the new patch so the download
isn't necessary anymore.
Also...
- Company of Heroes
- Gothic 3
- Splinter Cell Double Agent (I think)
- HL2 : Episode 2 will. The Source engine is being optimized to support
*multiple* cores. The more the better.
ANT...@zimage.com
> >>> setup? How about upcoming games within 2-3 years?
> >>>
> >>
> >>Quake 4 and Call of Duty 2 both support dual core
> >>
> >
> > Oblivion does, and I think Rainbow Six : Vegas does as well.
> I think the readme for R6:Vegas said something about a download to get duel
> core optimization? Maybe they put it into the new patch so the download
> isn't necessary anymore.
> Also...
> - Company of Heroes
> - Gothic 3
> - Splinter Cell Double Agent (I think)
> - HL2 : Episode 2 will. The Source engine is being optimized to support
> *multiple* cores. The more the better.
Oh wow. Do any of these games need patches or parameters to run with
dual core? Or do the games detect them and optimize?
FoolsGold
> Also...
>
> - Company of Heroes
> - Gothic 3
> - Splinter Cell Double Agent (I think)
> - HL2 : Episode 2 will. The Source engine is being optimized to support
> *multiple* cores. The more the better.
You missed two:
- Crysis
- Alan Wake
I hear that for both these games, they'll use as many cores as they can
find, which is not only dual core but quad core (and beyond?)
JLC
<ANT...@zimage.com> wrote in message
news:h-OdnU8Js4HmiRvY...@mminternet.net...
>> >>> I am curious. Are there any existing released games that use dual
>> >>> core
>> >>> setup? How about upcoming games within 2-3 years?
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>Quake 4 and Call of Duty 2 both support dual core
>> >>
>> >
>> > Oblivion does, and I think Rainbow Six : Vegas does as well.
>
>> I think the readme for R6:Vegas said something about a download to get
>> duel
>> core optimization? Maybe they put it into the new patch so the download
>> isn't necessary anymore.
>
>> Also...
>
>> - Company of Heroes
>> - Gothic 3
>> - Splinter Cell Double Agent (I think)
>> - HL2 : Episode 2 will. The Source engine is being optimized to support
>> *multiple* cores. The more the better.
>
> Oh wow. Do any of these games need patches or parameters to run with
> dual core? Or do the games detect them and optimize?
> --
had been playing the game on my E6600 and it was running great, but when I
installed the patch I was simply amazed on how much smoother and faster that
game played. It was really great to be able to have that comparison. I know
a lot of other guys in this group had the same results with the patch. It's
exciting to see just how much an improvement a dual core can have on a game
if it's programmed for it. JLC
Schl...@zmail.com
Found some benchmarks with the dual core patch for Quake and COD2
here..
Schl...@zmail.com
More benchmarks.. Also please note that even HT chips seem to
benefit.
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/quake_4_dual-core_performance/page3.asp
ANT...@zimage.com
> http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/quake_4_dual-core_performance/page3.asp
Thanks. How about newer games like Company of Heroes, Oblivion, etc.?
Quake 4 is pretty old and I am not planning to play it. I played the
demo and didn't like the game.
ANT...@zimage.com
Uh, where? You forgot the URL(s). :(
Schl...@zmail.com
Sorry, I fucked up. I will have to find them later and post them.
Meanwhile, please note that patch 1.08 for F.E.A.R enables multi-core
support.
ANT...@zimage.com
> http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2870&p=22
Oh nice. No benchmarks though? Oh well. Too bad FEAR is old, but yet I
haven't played the full expansion (heard it wasn't good).
Schl...@zmail.com
Er... well yes there are benchmarks there... granted they don't show
the differences between the 1.07 and the 1.08 patch, but benchmarks
nonetheless.
Actually F.E.A.R has had many new multiplayer game modes added to it
since its release, free of charge (not to mention multiplayer was made
free to the public).. With all the evolving online maps, etc, and the
added value Monolith added after initial sales volume had long died
down, I don't see how anyone could count this game as "old". If
Anandtech and Toms Hardware ever refer to a game in their latest
benchmarks, it means the game still has a strong following.