second life + multi cor cpu

[jimjim Loon]

hi

what i need to know is

 

does second life make use of multi core cpu

 

or can it only use one core of a multi core cpu

 

cheers

[Imnotgoing Sideways]

Yes and no. ()

There are some functions of SL (voice and web) which run in seperate executables and there are a few processes that run on their own threads.  But, overall, SL more CPU intensive functions don't seem to be optimized for multicore CPUs. ()y

 

 

[jimjim Loon]

ok

 so if i was to up grade

from a 2 core cpu running at 2.66 ghz

to a 4 core running at 2.4 ghz

then sl could find it harder work !!

[Orca Flotta]

To make it short: ALL more modern CPUs by Intel and ATi shouldn't have any problems with running SL. A fast dual core is better than a slower quad core. More important, if you're about to upgrade/build a system for SL, is your GPU (nVidia GTX series works best) and ample amount of RAM (at least 4GB, better 6 or 8).

[Ceera Murakami]

Generally speaking, upgrading from a 2-core system to one that has more cores won't help SL performance, if all other factors are equal. SL simply is not written to do a good job of using multiple core computers.

However...

It is likely that any 4-core or better computer will also be much better in many other regards than the older 2-core system you have now. Faster CPU's, more memory, and a better graphics card with more VRAM will do a lot to improve your SL performance. Multi-core systems can also help if you run multiple instances of SL (more than one avatar on-line at the same time), or if you multi-task in other ways, such as keeping an e-mail app or a web browser open while in SL.

If getting a new system, the bigest thing I would worry about for SL performance is how good a graphics card you can cram into it, the better the card is in terms of processing 3D info, with lots of VRAM, the better SL will perform.

[jimjim Loon]

thanks guys

 

what it is   i need to upgrade just the cpu because it is maxing out my e6750 running at 2.66ghz

so i was going to upgrade the cpu to a q6600 quad running at 2.44 ghz

the q6600 is a much faster chip i just want to make sure it will help sl

 

my ram is at max couse i on xp but it aint causing a problem as yet

my graphics card is fine couse it a nvida 8800gts

 

thanks

 

[jimjim Loon]

ok i just looked at task manager why i did not before i do not know

 

and sl seems to be using both cores equaly,,,,,

but i soppose that is not to say that sl would use 4 cores equaly ??

 

does anyone have a 4 core cpu and can they see sl using 4 cores or 2 cores ,,,

 

cheers

[Ceera Murakami]

Using Viewer 3 with a quad-core system and 32-bit Win XP for my OS, with SL in the foreground one core's processes jump to about 75%, one is about 10%, and the other two are at 5% or less. So no, it doesn't divide evenly on all multi-core systems. Maybe with 64-bit Win 7, or some other 64 bit system, but I can't test that,

[Cincia Singh]

This sounds like a common problem with NVidia graphics/video cards with older Core2 CPUs; go the NVidia control panel and turn off multi threading (default is auto, switch it to off).