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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: joeH on December 11, 2007, 06:05:39 pm
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I'm currently running ver .113 on my P4 2.4ghz spare computer in my cab. With the new 64-bit optimizations of Mame, would it be faster to run it on a Amd64 3700+ (2.2ghz) running windows xp64? I'd be losing .2 ghz of processing power, but upgrading to the 64 bit build. Secondly, have there been any benefits yet to using dual-core processors? Wondering if any Core2Duo owners have found marked improvements over a single core setup.
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The Athlon64 3700+ is much faster than the Pentium 4 2.4GHz. Even without running it in 64 bit mode. There is a reason that they call it a 3700+ and not 2200. No matter what OS you use, the Athlon will be much faster.
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Would you think that some of the chd's such as Blitz99 and Gauntlet Legends may be playable with the new 64bit builds and the 3700+?
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No. I have a dual core Athlon64X2 4600 and it can't play those games.
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Appreciate the input.
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Wondering if any Core2Duo owners have found marked improvements over a single core setup.
There have been major improvements recently in Mame for Core 2 Duo using 64 bit Mame. You can see benchmarks at the link below for an overclocked C2D. Mameworld.net has more information regarding the Mame improvements.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=72776.0
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I just read through that thread. A lot of good info in there.
My main computer is a e4300 overclocked to 3.0ghz. I was contemplating whether I wanted to build another cheap rig with a e4500 in it or not. I don't think that I'm going to as I don't think blitz and gauntlet legends are going to be running smoothly enough at 3.0ghz. I'm thinking about moving my 3700+ into my cab, and upgrading the OS to XP64. The money I'll save will go to putting a e6850 into my desktop computer, oc'ing it, and trying out the chd games on it (although I hate playing them with a 360 controller as opposed to my cab sticks :P ).