Tip on improve your Dual-Core XP performance

geov · 2007-06-15, 01:17

Hi All

I don't think this has been posted before, but I found a patch for XP that improved my 3DMark06 performance score. Have a look at this link...I promise you that it gave me a performance improvement of 35%.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=60416

Great for those of you that need XP to use that Dual-Core processor that you paid so much for properly.

Cheers
GeoV

Game_dude · 2007-06-15, 06:22

Oh yea this is always the first thing I do when I install XP on My pc's some people don't know about it so it should post useful

cheetah05 · 2007-06-30, 17:38

Should you still do this on a fresh install of XP or only one where you have updated the CPU and havent reinstalled windows.

Paranoid Delusion · 2007-06-30, 22:36

cheetah05

If you have a amd dual core processor would recommend the optimizer anyway,

Found here http://www.amd.com/gb-uk/Processors/..._13118,00.html

Do not know about the intel fix, but maybe someone can add their comment.

These patches only apply to XP and not Vista.

cheetah05 · 2007-07-01, 11:19

Well I have an AMD Opteron 165 (Dual-Core).

I have downloaded and installed it. Anything else I should do?

Anything I should notice? Or is it completely silent?

Paranoid Delusion · 2007-07-01, 11:46

You will not notice a great difference until you run video processing (example) with another cpu consuming item at the same time.

Then the benefits for Dualcore will show up.

cheetah05 · 2007-07-01, 12:22

Ah great, I do alot of video encoding/decoding....I will notice a difference there?

Because I use AutoGK to encode things into XVID....will it be quicker doing things like that?

I only ask because when it is running and I open taskmanager it already has both cores full used?

Thanks for the info by the way

2007-06-15, 01:17	#1 (permalink)
geov Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cape Town Age: 35 Posts: 437 Thanks: 6 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts Country: My System	Tip on improve your Dual-Core XP performance Hi All I don't think this has been posted before, but I found a patch for XP that improved my 3DMark06 performance score. Have a look at this link...I promise you that it gave me a performance improvement of 35%. http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=60416 Great for those of you that need XP to use that Dual-Core processor that you paid so much for properly. Cheers GeoV

2007-06-30, 17:38	#3 (permalink)
cheetah05 Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London Posts: 326 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Country: My System	Should you still do this on a fresh install of XP or only one where you have updated the CPU and havent reinstalled windows. __________________ Ben Barron's Online Web Design & Applications Portfolio

2007-06-30, 22:36	#4 (permalink)
Paranoid Delusion Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 6,619 Thanks: 129 Thanked 233 Times in 207 Posts Country: My System	cheetah05 If you have a amd dual core processor would recommend the optimizer anyway, Found here http://www.amd.com/gb-uk/Processors/..._13118,00.html Do not know about the intel fix, but maybe someone can add their comment. These patches only apply to XP and not Vista. __________________ Ray\PD Check your codecs are fine with Filmerit. XP\Vista known issues FOR FULL SUPPORT PLEASE GIVE USER SPECIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT LOG's as per HERE

2007-07-01, 11:19	#5 (permalink)
cheetah05 Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London Posts: 326 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Country: My System	Well I have an AMD Opteron 165 (Dual-Core). I have downloaded and installed it. Anything else I should do? Anything I should notice? Or is it completely silent? __________________ Ben Barron's Online Web Design & Applications Portfolio

2007-07-01, 11:46	#6 (permalink)
Paranoid Delusion Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 6,619 Thanks: 129 Thanked 233 Times in 207 Posts Country: My System	You will not notice a great difference until you run video processing (example) with another cpu consuming item at the same time. Then the benefits for Dualcore will show up. __________________ Ray\PD Check your codecs are fine with Filmerit. XP\Vista known issues FOR FULL SUPPORT PLEASE GIVE USER SPECIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT LOG's as per HERE

2007-06-15, 06:22	#2 (permalink)
Game_dude Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA Age: 22 Posts: 125 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	Oh yea this is always the first thing I do when I install XP on My pc's some people don't know about it so it should post useful

2007-07-01, 12:22	#7 (permalink)
cheetah05 Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London Posts: 326 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Country: My System	Ah great, I do alot of video encoding/decoding....I will notice a difference there? Because I use AutoGK to encode things into XVID....will it be quicker doing things like that? I only ask because when it is running and I open taskmanager it already has both cores full used? Thanks for the info by the way __________________ Ben Barron's Online Web Design & Applications Portfolio

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