Quad Core 6600 & AffinityMask setting.

[rpowers 5]

Anybody using Quad Core tried the tweak Jobscheduler/AffinityMask=N?Where I think n should=15 for Quad Core.This is supposed to make all cores work?Thanks,Ron

[sargeski 16]

>Anybody using Quad Core tried the tweak>Jobscheduler/AffinityMask=N?Where I think n should=15 for Quad>Core.This is supposed to make all cores work?Thanks,RonIf your using SP2 with FSX you do not need the tweak.

[rpowers 5]

Thanks,that is what I have.Love my Hanns-G 28" monitor.Maybe you recommended it to me.Ron

[Reset XPDR 1,271]

Actually, if not specified, affinity mask has defaulted to "use all available cores" in all variations of FSX to date - RTM, SP1, SP2. The AffinityMask setting is only needed to limit which cores are used.Gary

[rpowers 5]

Well,I added the entry and checked Task Mgr and it showed all cores doing the same(being used highly) except #1 was carrying a bigger load.Don't know if this was the case before I added entry.I am getting frame rates of 10+ in Chicago with settings set way high.Ron

[sargeski 16]

>Thanks,that is what I have.Love my Hanns-G 28" monitor.Maybe>you recommended it to me.Ronlol yes Lith1um and I recommended the Hanns-G to you. Glad to hear you are enjoying it! ;)

[Bert Pieke 7,585]

The first core (Core0) does most of the heavy lifting, the other cores help with texture loading.

[rpowers 5]

So,Do you think adding that entry makes a difference?Thanks,Ron

[rpowers 5]

O don't know how anyone could go back to a smaller one after using this.Is there an adjustment to make the text printing darker?Mine is very light in the forums.Thanks,Ron

[sargeski 16]

Ron,There is not an adjustment that can just make the text darker. If the monitor is calibrated (adjusted properly) you should have no issues. I use a professional monitor/printer profiler to adjust my displays. It's called an i1Photo and unfortunately it is very expensive. I would however recommend an i1Display 2, i1Display LT, or a Pantone Huey Pro for a resonably priced solution for calibrating your display.

[Reset XPDR 1,271]

No difference at all if setting it to 15.Gary

[rpowers 5]

Thanks,Ron

[maxter 0]

So gentlemen, I currently have a Core 2 Duo E6700, is there performance to be gained by installing a Quad Core Q6600?With thanks,Chris Porter:-outtaPerthWestern AustraliaIntel Core 2 Duo E6700ASUS P5N32-E SLI Deluxe Motherboard4GB Corsair VS DDR2 667Mhz RAMInno3D 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 590MHz VideoASUS MW221u 21" Wide Screen LCD2 x 320Gb WD SATA DrivesCreative X-Fi Platinum Sound Lian Li PC-B20B Aluminium Black CaseMS Vista Ultimate OEMCH FlightSim Yoke USBCH Pro Pedals USBCH Throttle Quadrant USBTrackIR 4 Pro and Track ClipMSFS FSX Deluxe Edition Full install at 1400x960x32My FSEconomy Grouphttp://www.freewebs.com/sasflying/index.htm

[BMG50 9]

Chris,I up-graded from a E6700 to a Q6600 and could see a substantial increase in load times and the whole sim seemed to be run more smoothly...Your milage may vary.....Lou