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Re: TS4 Running on P4vs P3



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Just for the record, the attached GIF shows that Intel currently offers HT
capability on any of the 800 MHz FSB CPU's all the way down to 2.4 GHZ.  I
was hoping that the 2.4 GHz CPU in question was an 800 MHz FSB unit.

Have a great weekend!

~Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Augustine" <RonAug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: TS4 Running on P4vs P3


> Take Bob Scott's word for it, hyper-threading or dual-CPUs are the only
two
> ways to go!
>
> He's a world-class expert in these matters and it took him months to
> convince me --
>
> TS4 was a slug before I switched to an HT PC -- The difference was like
> comparing a Moped to a Lear-Jet --
>
> Definitely go with a tweaked XP PC --  Unless it's changed recently, I
> think a 2.8GHz is the minimum speed available for a Hyper-Threaded Intel
CPU --
>
> XP tweak site:
>
> http://www.monroeworld.com/pchelp/tweakxp.php
> _________________________________
>
> At 11:06 AM 8/13/2004, you wrote:
> >Would a 2.4 gig Celery P4 run slower than a 1 gig P3? Some people have
> >reported this in the past. He didn't say if it was a regular P4 or a
> >celery...just wondering. Usually when you lose ticks the bottleneck is a
> >slow hard drive. Once I upgraded from a .933 gig P3 to a 2.66 gig P4
> >(non-hyper threaded), a gig of memory, and a SATA hard drive, the tick
> >loss disappeared, especially during high volume AM openings and news
> >events. Also, a non-tweaked XP system can slow things down considerably
too...
> >
> >Tony
> >
> >>If by chance your 2.4GHz P4 has hyper thread capability then TS4 will
run
> >>much better in that configuration.
> >>
> >>~Bob
>

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