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Dual processor system vs Single processor system
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I know this question has been asked before, but I wanted to know if a dual processor system would help in my situation. I use my system to do lots of multitasking (multiple memory intensive programs). Usually I run two instances (don't ask why, hehe) of a game called Dark Age of Camelot (it's an online role playing game.) The system usually runs ok with 2 instances at one time, but I do get lag (its system lag, not internet lag, computer screen freezes for a couple of seconds. I am running cable modem connection) when I go into places that have lots of characters to be rendered. I was wondering, would it help to get a dual cpu system in my case. My system specs and performance notes are below. Thanks for any input!! I am running windows xp professional (not sure if it supports dual cpu, but I do have 2000 Professional, which does support dual cpu) ATI Radeon 9700 Pro graphics card Nforce2 Dual channel DDR motherboard 1024 MB DDR PC3200 ram (bank one 256*2 and bank two 512*1) 120 GB harddrive AMD 2400+ xp (way overclocked) Following are my performance notes I got from system performance monitor, when both instances of the game are running: The system uses 950+ MB of available memory 100% processor Thats everything I can think of for now. Hopefully I gave all the important info!! Thanks again! |
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Since you are running at 100% CPU usage, dual processors would help. You might be able to solve your problem by setting the foreground application for maximum performance boost. HawkEye_42 wrote: Hi, I know this question has been asked before, but I wanted to know if a dual processor system would help in my situation. I use my system to do lots of multitasking (multiple memory intensive programs). Usually I run two instances (don't ask why, hehe) of a game called Dark Age of Camelot (it's an online role playing game.) The system usually runs ok with 2 instances at one time, but I do get lag (its system lag, not internet lag, computer screen freezes for a couple of seconds. I am running cable modem connection) when I go into places that have lots of characters to be rendered. I was wondering, would it help to get a dual cpu system in my case. My system specs and performance notes are below. Thanks for any input!! I am running windows xp professional (not sure if it supports dual cpu, but I do have 2000 Professional, which does support dual cpu) ATI Radeon 9700 Pro graphics card Nforce2 Dual channel DDR motherboard 1024 MB DDR PC3200 ram (bank one 256*2 and bank two 512*1) 120 GB harddrive AMD 2400+ xp (way overclocked) Following are my performance notes I got from system performance monitor, when both instances of the game are running: The system uses 950+ MB of available memory 100% processor Thats everything I can think of for now. Hopefully I gave all the important info!! Thanks again! -- Mike Walsh West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A. |
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