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Re: A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling

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On 28/11/2011 9:40 AM, willbill wrote:
> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:21:50 -0500, Yousuf Khan  wrote:
>
>> On 26/11/2011 4:59 PM, willbill wrote:
>
>>> I'm running Phenom II X4 955 BE, so for me
>>> it's not likely to be much of an upgrade.
>>
>> Also what I think. Perhaps, a Bulldozer 8xxx series would be much more
>> noticeable too you: 4 modules/8 cores in AMD terminology, 4 cores/8
>> threads in generic terminology.
>
> Interesting thought. I'm not likely to spend the money
> for either of the 8 core FX cpus, but I'll start paying
> some attention to pricing of the 6 core FX cpu.
>
> Your buy of a 6 core Phenom II X6 1100T BE suggests
> that you either run multi-threaded apps, or think that
> this will pick up in the near future?

You don't need individual highly multi-threaded apps to take advantage 
of the threading. Just running Windows, you always have several things 
running simultaneously. I've gone from single-core to dual-core triple 
core, to currently hexa-core, and system responsiveness always gets 
smoother with the more cores/threads you have. I found double-core used 
to get heavily bogged down easily under Windows. Triple-core was much 
more tamed, but still it would've been nice to have at least one more 
core available. And now of course, I got 3 more cores. I expect I won't 
be maxing that out for a couple of years yet.

>> I'm thinking that with the current processor that I have, if I do decide
>> to replace the stock cooler, then I'll go with a water cooler right off
>> the bat.
>
> Whoa! There's a jump into the deep end. :)
>
> Given you've zero experience with after-market
> air coolers, have you got a ref that makes a case
> for water cooling over air cooling? I'm mainly
> talking money/performance/convenience ratio
> as that seems to be a key interest of yours.

No, but I'm also not in the market for any sort of aftermarket cooling 
system either. I figure by the time I'm ready to go there, I'll be able 
to really research it. Both AMD and Intel are now offering water-cooling 
on their next-gen processors. Also I got a pretty decent full-tower 
case, just upgraded last year, which already has holes drilled in for 
water-cooling pipes.


	Yousuf Khan

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A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com> - 2011-11-10 02:14 -0500
  Re: A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling "Orson Cart" <ex-privat@parts.org> - 2011-11-10 13:24 +0100
    Re: A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com> - 2011-11-10 14:50 -0500
  Re: A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling willbill <postonNG@postonNG.net> - 2011-11-20 11:17 -0600
    Re: A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com> - 2011-11-26 00:19 -0500
      Re: A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling willbill <postonNG@postonNG.net> - 2011-11-26 15:59 -0600
        Re: A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com> - 2011-11-28 03:21 -0500
          Re: A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling willbill <postonNG@postonNG.net> - 2011-11-28 08:40 -0600
            Re: A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com> - 2011-11-28 20:48 -0500
              Re: A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling "Orson Cart" <ex-privat@parts.org> - 2011-12-03 14:18 +0100
                Re: A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com> - 2011-12-05 11:35 -0500

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