03-25-2009, 04:50 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-25-2009, 04:54 AM by replicator.)
I wouldn't expect anything even remote to "speed" at 2.4 ghz xD.
50% would be FAST at that frequency.
Oh boy, you can SAFELY OC e8400 to 3.8ghz on air with stock heatsink, likely without even changing stock voltages, or even gaining any raise in temperatures. Performance gain would be about 168% or so. Worth it? Up to you. I've been running e8400 at 4.05 ghz for months now with arctic freezer 7 heatsink at 1.317 vcore temp. Idles at 32, loads at 56 c tops.
50% would be FAST at that frequency.
(03-23-2009, 06:41 PM)nintendo85 Wrote:(03-23-2009, 06:30 PM)ca36gtp Wrote: No, PCSX2 basically sees your CPU as a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo.
To gain performance, you'd be looking at getting an E8400 Core 2 Duo, which easily OC's to way beyond 3GHz.
EDIT: I just thought, have you rebooted at all? I don't know the details about how PCSX2 works, but perhaps something in cache is interfering with its operation?
No, I haven't rebooted it so far, but as far as core 2 duos go, should I go for the 8400 (it's already clocked at 3.0GHz)? I don't like the idea of overclocking since it risks frying the CPU and will void the warranty. And right now, I don't want to pay for two CPUs. When it comes to comparing Quad Core at 2.40GHz vs Dual Core at 3.00GHz how much of a performance increase are we talking about?
Oh boy, you can SAFELY OC e8400 to 3.8ghz on air with stock heatsink, likely without even changing stock voltages, or even gaining any raise in temperatures. Performance gain would be about 168% or so. Worth it? Up to you. I've been running e8400 at 4.05 ghz for months now with arctic freezer 7 heatsink at 1.317 vcore temp. Idles at 32, loads at 56 c tops.
