8 cores for gaming

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This is not something I plan to do, more a curiosity, but I was browsing the interwebs and I could get quad core opterons @2GHz for $100 each and a nice dual socket board for $150.

Does anyone know how this would compare to, say a 4GHz Phenom II?
 
If the game doesn't use more than 4 threads then the Phenom should perform better. I just wish they would make it more clear as to how many cores games use. You could at least multitask like no other :D
 
How did those original Dual CPU boards work when nothing was multi-core threaded?
They just divided threads?

What games are threaded for more than 4 cores? That would be cool with crysis.
 
The thing is that if you have a single threaded game spread across 4 cores, performance will be equal to one of those cores even if the affinity is set to all cores. Each core will reach 25% max load at the same time.
 
How did those original Dual CPU boards work when nothing was multi-core threaded?
They just divided threads?

What games are threaded for more than 4 cores? That would be cool with crysis.
i dont think crysis would take much of an advantage with a octo core

with even crysis running on only 2 of my cores, i still get basically the same performance..
 
Hmm, I don't really know much about PhysX so I can't really help you there.
 
foothead;1****97 said:
Hmmm.... there must be something it'd be good for.

Maybe put physX on four threads so a PhysX card isn't needed.

IMHO

i think PhysX cards are bogus and a waste of money

especially if you have a high end, high clocked quad core pumping your GPU
 
I've seen videos and it is impressive. I don't have any games that do support it though :/
 
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