{"id":4504,"date":"2009-03-20T02:46:53","date_gmt":"2009-03-20T02:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=4504"},"modified":"2009-03-20T16:08:59","modified_gmt":"2009-03-20T16:08:59","slug":"team-fortress-2-multi-core-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/team-fortress-2-multi-core-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Fortress 2 Multi-Core Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday we brought you the news<\/a> that Valve has added support for multi-core CPU’s in its latest update of Team Fortress 2. Today we tested that feature, and you will find the results quite interesting.<\/p>\n

Hardware Used<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n

CPU: Intel Q9450 @ 3.2 GHz<\/p>\n

Motherboard : GIGABYTE EX-38 DS4<\/p>\n

RAM: GeIL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 800Mhz 5-4-4-12<\/p>\n

GPU: Palit 9800GT 1GB @ 600\/1500\/900 MHz<\/p>\n

Drivers Used: Nvidia GeForce 182.08 Beta WHQL<\/a><\/p>\n

OS: Windows Vista x64 SP1<\/p>\n


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For our testing we used 1280×1024 resolution and enabled all the highest settings in the video menu in Team Fortress 2. Our only variable was the Multi-Core option. We proceeded to record a 1 Min timedemo while playing online by using the “record timedemoname” command in the console . The demo was played back at normal speed with the demoplayer which can be accessed by pressing Shift+F2. The timedemo involves playing as a soldier and killing some people in the process as well as getting killed ! \ud83d\ude25
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We see some considerable gains with multi-core option enabled. NOTE: This feature is currently in testing stage right now. So we may get some more gains in future. In the following screenshot you will see the CPU core usage with this option enabled and disabled. This screenshot was created with the help of Rivatuner’s Hardware Monitor. We can clearly see the 2,3 and 4 cores being\u00a0 utilized with the multi-core option enabled.<\/p>\n

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Hats off to Valve ! Although Source engine games do not require a beefy rig to play comfortably, enabling multi-core support should help out people with lower end components if they happen to have a multi-core CPU. This should help the transition to multi-core software which is lacking, considering multi-core hardware has been available for a long time now.<\/p>\n


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