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DrCR · 04-21-2005, 08:30 AM

I was just thinking about this a while back. Basically anyone knows a dual core AMD @ 2.0GHz isn't going to make your games (or at least, 99% of them) run any faster than the single core sibling @ 2.0GHz.

Now I was thinking...why just get a dual core and overclock it to the same levels you would overclock your single core anyway? The additional core will still just be on for the ride when your gaming, true, but it would be really sweet to have for things like video encoding. And it would also give you a little more future-proofness as well I would think.

Now sure, that dual core is going to be seriously cooking. But isn't that just where a setup like an Iwaki MD-20Z with a G4 or G5 Storm would really be in its element?

One things to consider I'm sure is that one of the cores might not like to OC as high as the other. So it would be even harder finding a dual core that's also an excellent OCer. Kind of like how the more memory you have on your video card, the more likely you are to get a module that doesn't want to go as high as the others.

Any thoughts? I would post this at one of the other forums I participate in that have a CPU or OC section, but I wanted a perspective from guys that know watercooling.

Thanks,
DrCR

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04-21-2005, 08:30 AM	#1
DrCR Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Luyten 789-6 Posts: 108	Dual Core AMDs Not for Gamers...Why Not, if You OCed Them? I was just thinking about this a while back. Basically anyone knows a dual core AMD @ 2.0GHz isn't going to make your games (or at least, 99% of them) run any faster than the single core sibling @ 2.0GHz. Now I was thinking...why just get a dual core and overclock it to the same levels you would overclock your single core anyway? The additional core will still just be on for the ride when your gaming, true, but it would be really sweet to have for things like video encoding. And it would also give you a little more future-proofness as well I would think. Now sure, that dual core is going to be seriously cooking. But isn't that just where a setup like an Iwaki MD-20Z with a G4 or G5 Storm would really be in its element? One things to consider I'm sure is that one of the cores might not like to OC as high as the other. So it would be even harder finding a dual core that's also an excellent OCer. Kind of like how the more memory you have on your video card, the more likely you are to get a module that doesn't want to go as high as the others. Any thoughts? I would post this at one of the other forums I participate in that have a CPU or OC section, but I wanted a perspective from guys that know watercooling. Thanks, DrCR __________ Last edited by DrCR; 04-21-2005 at 10:33 AM.