2009/9/22 James Wilkinson <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hiisi wrote: >> Dear List! >> I have a desktop running F11. The computer is an old Pentium 4, 3.0 >> GHz, 32 bit. It uses logical processors, so I think it's 'an old duo >> processor'. > > Not duo, I believe, since they required a Socket 775 processor: > http://processorfinder.intel.com/list.aspx?ProcFam=2112 >> slot: Socket 478 > > Instead, it looks like you’ve got a Prescott generation Pentium 4 with > hyperthreading. Correct! I just forgot that word 'hyperthreading'. >> What I want to do is to accelerate the processor frequency. I use >> Blender and frequently I'm feeling need for better performance :-( > > Do you have two threads enabled when using Blender? A quick Google > suggests it may be worthwhile (although I’d strongly recommend carrying > out your own tests). Run top (or another system monitor program) while > Blender is using all the CPU capacity, and check that you’re using all > the CPU resources. > Yes. Blender.bin loads 90 % of CPU. > Worst case scenario: the two threads will tread on each other’s toes > often enough that you’ll get a small performance decrease. Best case > scenario: maybe 20% extra performance. > >> As I can see from the output there's 'capacity' field that has higher >> value than the one in 'size' field. Does it means it has a capability >> to utilise that frequency? > > Possibly. This is known as overclocking. But Intel only guaranteed that > it would work at 3 GHz. Overclocking may result in your computer > malfunctioning (either slightly, resulting in errors in calculations, or > seriously, leading to crashes and possibly damaging your hardware). > > Don’t do it if you can't afford to replace the computer. (And if you > can, a low-end quad-core is cheap!) > > If you want to go ahead, then you normally increase the motherboard > speed in the BIOS – if your BIOS enables such things. How to know that? There's no such option like 'speed'. I thought there's some application for Fedora that would enable me that acceleration from any kind of GUI. Probably I'm too lazy. > > Hope this helps, Yes, thank you! > > James. > > -- > E-mail: james@ | “Right lads, we’ve got 45 minutes to score 37 goals. > aprilcottage.co.uk | No problem with that -- the other team just did.” > -- Hiisi. Registered Linux User #487982. Be counted at: http://counter.li.org/ -- Spandex is a privilege, not a right. -- SIP: hiisi@xxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ pub 1024D/085B139A -- Powered by Fedora: http://fedoraproject.org/ -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
