Every Thursday we have our weekly staff meeting to go over what articles everyone is working on and when they are going to be ready for publication. Normally, after every Thursday I have a pretty good idea of when things are going to be published...except in hectic months like April.
I've got another NDA this Friday (nothing huge), but because of it (and the fact that the hardware for it has yet to arrive) there's going to be a bit of shuffling on our part. So here's how my schedule is looking right now:
Tomorrow - ATI Theater 550 Review
Wednesday - nForce4 SLI Intel Edition Review (including ultracoolextremeeditionAnandNCQ tests)
Thursday - Not totally sure yet, possibly Splinter Cell guide
Friday - I'll tell you then
Meanwhile, this week will be particularly busy for me as I'll be benchmarking for something particularly exciting that goes live next week. Jason has already finished his server tests on the aforementioned very interesting item, now it's my turn with it. Afterwards, it gets sent off to Derek for a workstation look. So if anyone has anything they'd like to see in an upcoming review, please let your voice be heard :)
20 mins until 24, so I've got a bit of writing time left that I'm going to make the most of.
Take care.
I've got another NDA this Friday (nothing huge), but because of it (and the fact that the hardware for it has yet to arrive) there's going to be a bit of shuffling on our part. So here's how my schedule is looking right now:
Tomorrow - ATI Theater 550 Review
Wednesday - nForce4 SLI Intel Edition Review (including ultracoolextremeeditionAnandNCQ tests)
Thursday - Not totally sure yet, possibly Splinter Cell guide
Friday - I'll tell you then
Meanwhile, this week will be particularly busy for me as I'll be benchmarking for something particularly exciting that goes live next week. Jason has already finished his server tests on the aforementioned very interesting item, now it's my turn with it. Afterwards, it gets sent off to Derek for a workstation look. So if anyone has anything they'd like to see in an upcoming review, please let your voice be heard :)
20 mins until 24, so I've got a bit of writing time left that I'm going to make the most of.
Take care.
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Dan - Friday, April 15, 2005 - link
Funq, thanks for the reply.
"In some games you can't even run dual monitor with regular windows applications without it being buggy"
what about running virtual pc on one core and having each operating system only see 1 monitor or something (I don't know what would have to be done to make it work).
"Running two games on different monitors is more a test of graphics power"
That's fine as long as it's possible.
"And whats wrong with ALT+Tab if your other game is stagnant?"
I don't like ALT+Tab because it pauses most games.
"Running different OSs on one chip is going to be reserved for VT (Vanderpool) and Pacifica virtualisation technologies"
What about virtual pc? Is it any good?
Thanks
DMZ - Thursday, April 14, 2005 - link
"I think VT is supposed to be out this year."But only on the single-core P4. It's the sole reason Intel isn't getting my upgrade dollars this year. I'm really excited about Xen, so I don't want to toss that away.
I'm hoping the A64 x2 won't have the same problem.
-DMZ
Fung - Thursday, April 14, 2005 - link
Dan-----
Just a number of points.
In some games you can't even run dual monitor with regular windows applications without it being buggy (crashing to desktop, having windows cursor icons on your crosshair!). Running two games on different monitors is more a test of graphics power. I can't even get the two games, starting up showing on different monitors, although to be honest i've never tried to :P. And whats wrong with ALT+Tab if your other game is stagnant?
Running different OSs on one chip is going to be reserved for VT (Vanderpool) and Pacifica virtualisation technologies. I think VT is supposed to be out this year.
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asdfDan - Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - link
Anand, I would really like to see what can be accomplished with a dual core. (eg. maybe leaving the virus scanner on will not affect gaming performance anymore).
Is it possible now to play a game while running Winamp, virus scanner, adware blocker, and a bit torrent client all at the same time and not have the performance of the game affected? (I usually use winamp to listen to internet radio). Currently, I am forced to close all of these apps when going into a game.
I'm curious about dual monitor setups... Is it possible to have two instances of a game (eg C&C Generals or other games that don't require your attention at all times) running at the same time (one on each monitor)? That would be a real challenge and also really fun (it's like controlling two armies). I know that this is extreme but dual core is supposed to revutionalize the way we do things.
I am also curious if it is possible to have one computer act as two desktops. I will be upgrading my system and my fiance's system soon. So is it possible to have two operating systems running at the same time with two monitors, keyboards, and mice on one dual core?
Ok, moving on to server related things... My server is starting to show it's age and the workload is also slowly increasing. The server is running Apache webserver, Apache Tomcat (Servlets), PostgreSQL (mySQL benchmarks would also suffice because I know that it's more popular), winamp broadcast, and a bit torrent client for distributing my content more efficiently. So I would like to see what is better at handling a similar load (AMD's or Intel's offering).
If you don't have any time to test Tomcat then I would appreciate it if you could throw in any sort of Java benchmarks.
Basically, the more processing power I have then the more tasks I throw at it. So for the server benchmarks, I would be really interested to see 2 socket benchmarks (4 cores).
I know that I am asking for a lot so any answers would be greatly appreciated.
p.s. "Dual core preview part II" was really well written. I was really impressed.
Heron Kusanagi - Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - link
I will really like to see how much performance one will gain (or lose) going to 64 bit, could you do that, please? And it is particularly exciting to see AMD with Dual Core.ChineseDemocracyGNR - Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - link
Hi Anand,I believe Wesley is working on a review of AMD PCI-E motherboards? Do you have any idea when we might see it?
Thanks :D
Joe - Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - link
Can you have a dual socket single core running at the same clock speed (for comparison)?Also, can you run as many tests as possible on Windows x64 Server / x64 XP from now on? It has been released to manufacturing, so there is a final verion available.
Viditor - Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - link
Oh yeah...it's not as important, but would it be possible to measure power usage as well?Cheers