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AMD Dual-Core Optimizer | |
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| Time: 11:12 EST/16:12 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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The AMD Dual-Core Optimizer can help improve some PC gaming video performance by compensating for those applications that bypass the Windows API for timing by directly using the RDTSC (Read Time Stamp Counter) instruction. Applications that rely on RDTSC do not benefit from the logic in the operating system to properly account for the affect of power management mechanisms on the rate at which a processor core's Time Stamp Counter (TSC) is incremented. The AMD Dual-Core Optimizer helps to correct the resulting video performance effects or other incorrect timing effects that these applications may experience on dual-core or multiple processor systems. | ||
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| #1 By 8241 (206.210.98.95) at 7/4/2006 1:10:25 PM |
| "some PC gaming video performance" <- some? Like? Anybody know? |
| #2 By 3 (62.253.128.15) at 7/4/2006 1:26:21 PM |
| Noticed around 10fps increase in some games. |
| #3 By 26496 (67.163.251.151) at 7/4/2006 1:31:07 PM |
| Yes Battlefield 2 is known to have the Dual Core issue. You have to disable one of the cores to do away with lag it causes. To do that you have to Right click on the executable BF2.exe and disable one of the cores. That is one I know for a fact has this issue. Not aware of any others. |
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