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| knave:
Let's get back to the OS. If the AMD 4400 system is running Vista and the Pent D is running XP it will seem as if the Pent D is running faster simply because Vista is using up more CPU cycles than XP. |
| FrizzleFried:
--- Quote from: knave on August 01, 2007, 07:26:19 pm ---Let's get back to the OS. If the AMD 4400 system is running Vista and the Pent D is running XP it will seem as if the Pent D is running faster simply because Vista is using up more CPU cycles than XP. --- End quote --- I think both systems are running Vista... --- Quote ---D:) Vista is running on the Pentium D, and it runs fine...matter of fact, everything seems to running ALOT faster the XP. --- End quote --- |
| genesim:
I was convinced by what every review I ever wrote said about 4400's. Both are running Vista and from the MAME posts themselves, it sounds as if the AMD X2's are terrible for MAME. I am going to experiment dropping every program off the computers, but I know from experience that it means little. Frizzle Fried did you look at my chart? I heard the PC Marks 2005 was the best way to test MAME behavior...of which the Pentium D is faster. But I agree, the fact that MK is running slower at all just makes no sense. All I can say is that if the X2 is running like a pentium 4 2.3 I can see it not running smooth. But it still seems slower then even that! |
| knave:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on August 01, 2007, 07:52:21 pm ---I think both systems are running Vista... --- End quote --- Ok, then perhaps it's a heat issue. If the AMD CPU is overheating then ity might me throttling down to save itself. Even on a new setup there could be a problem with not enough thermal compound or some such... You might see if there's a CPU temp in the Emachines bios. Also check to be sure the CPU fan is spinning freely. |
| xmenxmen:
go and download cpuz and post your result here. If not already mention, what motherboard is being used on the amd? And while you are at it, post your bios cpu settings. And one other thing, try running on a single memory to see if one of your memory is causing a problem. And to reply to on of your comment above about XP causing your system to crash, I can tell you that most crashes that happens with XP or even 2000 is completely hardware related. On stable hardware XP is as stable as any OS out there. |
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