Intel claims hyperthreading produces 900%+ boost

The Inquirer ^ | December 6, 2002 | Mike Magee

[Psycho_Bunny]

No you're right....I think the only difference between our thinking is that your fuse about performance claims is shorter than mine.

I guess I'm just used to everyone basically lying about real world performance. >:(

[Psycho_Bunny]

but it stands out when discussing the subject when you use "duel" instead of "dual".

lol...I hadn't even noticed. 

Frankly, with the amount of coffee I drink, it's amazing I can type at all.

[JameRetief]

lol, it just irks me when tech companies let their marketing department override the market's common sense. I, too, expect some fudging by tech companies, but not to the point of insulting my intelligence.

[JameRetief]

I've been known for my own share of misspellings, I'm always happy if someone sees a habitual error of mine and corrects me. Keeps me on my toes.

[ThinkDifferent]

Gotcha, thanks for your info. I just recently discovered our dual Xeon production servers have hyperthreading turned on, so hopefully we get the best of both worlds.

[dennisw]

You have explained it perfectly for me and I thank you. 512mb is more than enough for me. I just get a kick out of looking at my cache man memory program that shows how much memory I have in reserve.

At the moment I am using 47mb of disc for memory. 254mb of memory used. 225 unused. Total memory is 480mb since 32mb goes to nForce onboard video.

[Senator Pardek]

I'm PC illiterate, and I do not want to post a vanity, so...

A couple of months ago, I decided to build a new box - I went to a local computer show, and picked up a bundled XP 1900+/ECS K7S5A mobo.

Upon booting, the FSB is set to 100 MHz by default, thereby limiting the CPU to 1.2 GHz instead of 1.6.

Going into the BIOS, I can set the FSB to 133 (where it should be), but I get a blue screen, and it locks. I've read if I update to DDR ram, it might fix this (I'm using 256 meg SDRAM at 100 MHz).

I've sinced learned that the K7S5A is super glitchy, but at 1.2 it runs swimmingly - I just wanna squeeze out the extra HP. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Signed,
Stuck in Secaucus

[Psycho_Bunny]

These folks might be able to solve all your problems:

Asusboards.com Search Results

 

[Senator Pardek]

Thanks - bookmarked.

[Senator Pardek]

No - you.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Oh wait...my bad. I was mistaking your board for the Asus K7Vxx, which I used to have. Yours isn't an Asus board, is it?

[Senator Pardek]

Oh no - ECS K7S5A - hence the prob.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Just looking at the specs for that board, I can tell what your problem probably is: the SiS chipset is "the first" for its class.  "Cutting edge" SiS chipsets tend to suck.  There's no two ways around it.  The board on my gaming machine has a "cutting edge" SiS 645 which was new for both the DDR400 support, and the AGP 8X support and I - and many other purchasers - fought with it for months.  

If your motherboard manufacturer has released a new BIOS, and you're confident enough to risk destroying the board, update the BIOS.  If not, see if your able to borrow a stick of DDR from someone and find out if that actually fixes the problem.  

If you don't know someone who will let you borrow a stick off DDR, go to a store with a ridiculously good return policy and buy a stick of DDR and see if it fixes the system.  If not just return it.

[Senator Pardek]

Thanks for replying again. I think I'll just buy a DDR stick and try it - if it's a no-go, I'll chuck the board, and spend $100 bucks on a board that's reliable - creating a system that will last a long time.

Live and learn...

[ThePythonicCow]

Yes - the memory suggestion is about right. Someone probably set you up with some no-brand PC100 memory.

There are perhaps 3 memory distributors you can trust. I usually use Crucial. To get memory for your board:

1. Go to the Crucial website
2. Notice the "Memory upgrades" (left 1/3 of main panel).
3. On the "Top system manufactureres" pulldown therein, select Elite Group (ECS).
4. Click on the [Go] just to the right.
5. On the productlines pull down, select Elite Group (ECS) Motherboards
6. Click on the [Go] just to the right.
7. On a very similar pulldown, select one of either K7S5A (Rev 1.X) or K7S5A (Rev 3.X), as matches your motherboard
8. Click on the [Go] just to the right.
9. Select Part No CT3264Z265 256MB "DDR PC2100 • CL=2.5 • Unbuffered • Non-parity • 2.5V • 32Meg x 64" for $75.59 Web price. That's faster than the PC133 SDRAM, and PC2100 is designed for a 133 MHz Front Side Bus.

[Senator Pardek]

Someone probably set you up with some no-brand PC100 memory.

Yeah - me ;)

Thanks for the advice.

[ThePythonicCow]

You're welcome.

[js1138]

I don't know if memory is causing your problem, but it might be motherboard jumpers. If all the jumpers are set right and you are using pc100 memory at 133, that's a good place to suspect trouble.

[Senator Pardek]

It's a crappy board. I'm gonna try to reset the CMOS jumper, but after reading the message boards, I got what I paid for.

[Senator Pardek]

If all the jumpers are set right and you are using pc100 memory at 133, that's a good place to suspect trouble.

The BIOS will not let me go 133/100 CPU/RAM - so that's prolly right.