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Originally Posted by refraction
I agree BUT!!
i think we need more cpu comparisons there, rather than the same CPU set to different speeds. remember the overclocked opteron will have more memory bandwidth than say a standard 2.8Ghz dual opteron, so altho it shows overclocked performance, the variety isnt very great.
Id just like to stress i much appreciate the effort |Gand|Alf| has put in, if we can get it more comprehensive, then i may consider making it a sticky   |
Oh you're still worrying about memory bandwidth? Well let me tell you this, at least my DFI (=best brand for overclockers currently) motherboard has something called RAM dividers, meaning I don't have to run the RAM at same speed as the HTT/FSB as the CPU speed (why would I otherwise be able to run the cpu at 2.8GHz anyways since my ram only is good to go up to ~255MHz and I run the CPU at 9x311
). The ram I run at divider 150 or 3:4 of the HTT speed meaning 233MHz. Anyways to prove the RAM speeds barely affect PCSX2 AT ALL, well to me it shows no loss unless I go to speeds like below stock ram speeds like 150MHz, here's 2 screenies below attached that I took some mins ago when RAM was set to 200MHz instead of 233MHz used in the 2.8GHz runs.
Now compare the 1st screen attached below that is 2.8GHz with RAM set to 200MHz to this
one which has CPU at 2.8GHz and RAM at 233MHz
The 2nd screen attached below that also has 2.8GHz with RAM set to 200MHz to this
one with CPU at 2.8GHz and RAM at 233MHz.
Seems like I missed the highest fps rate in that 2nd screenie for the review as I was even able to snap a higher fps rate this time with 33MHz SLOWER RAM speed. It was jumping between 78.8 but also went to 85.6 FPS for some millisecs.
I wouldn't even have made this review if RAM speeds had affected the results you know. So I think it's safe to say the results of the different speeds reflect the stock speeds of the meantioned CPUs.
At least according to my findings both RAM and Graphic card speed affects the PCSX2 FPS rate nada, nothing. So the results actually are based only on the CPU speed, why would the results be pretty much linear otherwise then if also RAM speed affected it? That would make those bars have an even bigger and bigger gap from 1.8GHz to 2.2GHz to 2.8GHz. But they are linear results as it should be with a CPU dependant software. (take note it should have been 2.3GHz and not 2.2GHz in order to make it perfect linear, 1800 + 500 = 2300 + 500 = 2800 rather than 1800 + 400 = 2200 + 600 = 2800MHz).
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Last edited by RPGW1ZaRD; August 15th, 2006 at 00:17.