Just wondering,
If I were to get a quad core processor(AMD Phenom X4), is it possible for it to run on Windows XP?or it will just detect it as a single core?
I will need to get the windows XP 64bit edition right?or i need to install Windows Vista to fully utilize the 4 cores?

thanks , peace.

it will detect as a quad core.dun worry. vista or xp same only.u dun need 64 bit xp to use ur quad core.u only need 64 bit when u're hving more than 3.5gb ram.utilise all the 4 cores or not depend on applications.

proof here:




This post has been edited by k!nex: Dec 10 2008, 04:38 PM

Bro any OS will detect ur proc all 4 cores as for ram its a different story....

if i remember correctly, XP supports 32 cores...

XP can detect all the cores. Just need some hotfix and software to let XP utilize more cores.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=60416

This post has been edited by seeseng: Dec 10 2008, 06:04 PM

Multicore is possible on both xp Home and pro edition,
but not MultiCPU, MultiCPU only available on Pro edition.

it can detect all the 4 cores but it just use some (maybe only 2 of them), am i correct?since what i understand many of software today don't use all the 4 cores especially games.only a few games use 4 cores.

Well, that's the fault of the applications, not Windows XP which is still good enough to use 4 cores effectively.

afff..` didn't knew intel cpu also need hotfix on winxp.
what bout sp3? , can sp3 update the hotfix too?

Your Windows XP will detect your processors properly. The question is, are the software /drivers that you use optimized for quad-core processing?

hmm...so to let XP detect and utilize all 4 cores..
i will need to install windows XP Pro and get the hotfix?
or it will just depend on the applications?

But not all the programs or games fully utilize the 4 cores...

Win XP Pro SP3 here...

Q9550 running smooth

For winXP to detect, Yes.
but by default being optimized on supporting multiple cores, certainly No.

On top of the application/software/driver, you need an OS that optimized to support multiple cores 1st.
winXP previously on SP2 requires the additional hotfix w/ registry tweak & boot loader switch.

As for winXP sp3, it's said to be integrated with the hotfix.
but i just noticed my registry & boot loader are without the required tweak/switch.
so, even if sp3 does integrates the hotfix, there's still the need of manually tweaking the registry and adding the boot loader switch.
or, does it even includes the hotfix at the 1st place? (just couldn't find a reliable source to confirm that.)

I'm not sure whether SP2 has the hotfix included because I'm using a slipstreamed version of XP Pro with SP3 32-Bit.

that make me wonder.how about window vista 32 bit or 64 bit?are they sure will have it?

Not sure about plain old Vista 32/64 (Bit) but I'm sure that Vista SP1 (32/64 Bit) has the hotfixes included.

oic

Confirmed SP3 has the hotfix integrated. When trying to install the hotfix on SP3 a message pop up said already included.

just install sp3 and you should have no problems.

Sorry for this late question but it's regarding the screenshot. How come your still using SP2, time to update to SP3 unless your using *ahem* version of Windows.

You can always personally "assign" one or more of the core to certain task/process that you wan.

quad core sure can work on xp....

yes of course it can work.... but does it make a GREAT pair?

hmmmm.. it should work fine.. but if u have a quad-core, getting vista would be a better choice. XP cannot utilize 4 cores as well as vista.

I beg to differ. Vista and XP can both utilize quad-cores properly. XP requires a hotfix which is included in SP3. Just my 2 cents.

im using XP SP3..but 32bit ..
my 4GB ram just detected around 3GB only..
still holding back from upgrading to 64bit coz heard its got lots of problem..especially XP 64bit...

I though SP3 can detect but cannot utilize 4GB?

Yes it is possible! Quad-core FTW!

I have a friend. He got a server that comes with 4 quad-core CPUs.

He runs XP Pro on it.

All the 16 cores are recognized. No problem.

Recoginized, but not utilized... its different.. for 4 quad-core CPUs.. you use Windows Server instead of Xp

Not if the software is multi-core aware.

4X Quad-core processors? Mind to share his location of the server, I'd really like to go and view to drool over it if there's even such a thing. Btw, there's no dumb fu*k in this world that'll run 4X Quad-core processors. He'll be running Intel Xeon, duh. And like you said, "all 16 cores are recognized" but not necessarily utilized.

no problem... using window xp in core 2 quad..
i use xp in Q9400... no problem at all and running smooth

He is in the geological service, analyzing multiple terabytes of data files to locate oil underground.

And yes, the quad core he uses is the quad core we all use.

I asked him why not using xeon, he just smiled. Don't ask me why, that guy just smiled.

Post deleted due to my ignorance.

This post has been edited by TechnoDude94: Dec 22 2008, 02:50 AM

amd also have dual core driver for xp,
4core i not sure...

Those are not called "mother"board.

They are known as "server"board, and they support up to 256GB of memory, and up to 16 pieces of quad core cpu, on each board !

dude... i do have seen pics of workstation mobos for 4 AMD Opteron (Shanghai) quad cores, with 2 DIMMs for each CPU...

but runnin XP on such a rig really make me scratch head... as 1) XP is not even with multi core CPU in mind, and 2) there are Server 2k3, Server 2k8 and Vista to choose from which all have much better optimization for multi-core...

not to mention there's Nvidia CUDA to run the jobs more efficiently... like a 8800GTX can outperform a Core 2 Quad when crunching the same data... or better still, Tesla...

It exists and it isn't a joke ... Ultra hi-end servers use this kind of motherboards, 4 physical quadcores and 32gb of ram.. these are used for rendering and storage for classified and very important data. My uncle told me about this before and i also had the exact same expression.. i was like why would anyone need sooo much processing power for a computer??

This post has been edited by DeVGF: Dec 21 2008, 04:56 PM

serverboard support multi-CPU,but people dun use it to run window XP normaly.

a screenshot for prove that windoze xp support up to 32 cores/cpus

I didn't know they're called serverboards.

Don't forget, graphics card can only crunch graphic DATA.

I stun-cawk!

I use quad core to run XP...No problem at all..so smooth...

It's true that in "normal" circumstance like what my friend's situation, people don't use XP.

I think I gonna ask him why he uses XP.

If he gives me that stupid smile again I think I'm going to kick him silly.

bro... do read up abt stream computer and CUDA (Nvidia) and CAL (ATi)

u can now use graphic card to provide acceleration for non-3D apps... HD video is one of them... trans-coding videos also (1 hr HD video can be trans-coded in 30-45mins with HD 4850/9600GT, instead of a few hours by Core 2 Duo)

Folding @ Home is another research project where u can use graphic card to crunch numbers instead of CPU...

the use of GPU is not limited to graphic nowadays... as long as u ve the right program (eg C), u can run it with GPU...

Okay, gonna needa' buy a Dummy-book already. Btw, when you say right program, is C++ counted?

it's C an another language which i forgot the name...

definetely not C++ though...

OMG

i loled hard

Your windows Xp will still detect it as quad core. But bear in mind that the performance wont differ much compared to dual core as Windows XP is not multi threaded

xp is so old

Dude, some people are here to learn. No point in laughing @ peoples mistakes over the internet.

Even though XP is old. It's still usable right (even though I won't recommend it).

Huh?

XP is not multi-threaded???

Where got?

ok, sry....

pls forgive me....

it is multi-threaded... but do bear in mind that XP was not written with multi-threading in mind...

It's okay, it's alright, everything gonna be just fine.

This post has been edited by TechnoDude94: Dec 23 2008, 04:47 PM