hagjohn Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 AMD Dual-Core Optimizer - The AMD Dual-Core Optimizer can help improve some PC gaming video performance by compensating for those applications that bypass the Windows API for timing by directly using the RDTSC (Read Time Stamp Counter) instruction. Applications that rely on RDTSC do not benefit from the logic in the operating system to properly account for the affect of power management mechanisms on the rate at which a processor core's Time Stamp Counter (TSC) is incremented. The AMD Dual-Core Optimizer helps to correct the resulting video performance effects or other incorrect timing effects that these applications may experience on dual-core or multiple processor systems. http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/Techni...71_9706,00.html Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Reaper Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Interesting. I'm gonna wait until someone else tries it first. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587662640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony-inpo Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 As its a AMD application I imagine its pretty cosha. I would try it but I'm still on single core Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587662660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddcrap Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 I'm going to try it as long as I can uninstall if something goes wrong :p Downloading, thanks. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587662697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 wow... Must be good.. now you can make 3 posts at once! :o Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587662710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blachole Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Intalled, but don't see any difference. I actually think my system is a bit slower and hangs on certain things now. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587662737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Try games to see if there is a performance increase or not Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587662879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddcrap Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Flash said: Try games to see if there is a performance increase or not I was playing BF2, and I loaded a bit faster about 5-6 secs! :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587662994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekrosoft13 Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 you time how long your games load? do you use a stop watch? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587662998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyoncmdr Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Too bad it isn't made for Opty's :/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587663957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddcrap Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 nekrosoft13 said: you time how long your games load? do you use a stop watch? No, but I've been playing that game for quite some time to say I see a noticeable difference. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587664026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggrophobik Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Interesting. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587664759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagjohn Posted July 3, 2006 Author Share Posted July 3, 2006 I had one time where things were kind of hanging but other than that, it seems the same or quicker. Gaming seems (no numbers) a bit quicker. blachole said: Intalled, but don't see any difference. I actually think my system is a bit slower and hangs on certain things now. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587664949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mko Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Installed this AMD Dual Core Optimizer and my computer would crash on boot with a BSOD DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. I had to boot into safe mode, but still couldn't uninstall the drivers through Add/Remove Program or by running the TscSync setup.exe again, since it wouldn't run Windows Installer service during Safe boot, and therefore I couldn't uninstall. For future reference to people with a similar problem, I eventually managed to remove it by going to Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Expand on 'System Devices' > Right click 'AMD Special Tools Driver' and then click Uninstall. I could then boot back into Windows normally, and removed it completely through Add/Remove programs again. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587670170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrrgh Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Can someone tell me what this adds to boot.ini file, mine isn't on C drive so the amd drivers never manage to find it.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587670262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 5, 2006 Veteran Share Posted July 5, 2006 (edited) It adds this switch to the end of your boot.ini /usepmtimer So your boot.ini should look somewhat like this: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer Edit: And to go off on a rant, what is with this sloppy hardcoded c: crap? First the Alexander mod for RTW and now this from AMD, the new 1.3.2 drivers from AMD flat out refuse to install if windows is not on C:, just totally sloppy. Edited July 5, 2006 by mAcOdIn Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587670352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roakes Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 mko said: Installed this AMD Dual Core Optimizer and my computer would crash on boot with a BSOD DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. I had to boot into safe mode, but still couldn't uninstall the drivers through Add/Remove Program or by running the TscSync setup.exe again, since it wouldn't run Windows Installer service during Safe boot, and therefore I couldn't uninstall. For future reference to people with a similar problem, I eventually managed to remove it by going to Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Expand on 'System Devices' > Right click 'AMD Special Tools Driver' and then click Uninstall. I could then boot back into Windows normally, and removed it completely through Add/Remove programs again. I had exactly the same problem but got round it by booting into safe mode, running msconfig and removing it from startup, then once I could boot up OK i uninstalled it Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587670789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted July 5, 2006 Veteran Share Posted July 5, 2006 i dont seem to have had any problems but i have a sneaky feeling i disabled it at start up...i had just done a fresh installation of windows so i have a feeling i used msconfig to disable alot of stuff just after installing it and chances are i stopped it...will have to have a look 2nite...i must say on my g15 performance monitor it did seem that both cores were being used as much as each other rather then the one taking most of the straign but i cant remember if it was always like that in fear or not Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587670901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlabot Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Sounds great, now can I please have an english translation of what that means? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587670982 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAKside Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 I believe AMD's 'optimizer' is causing hangs on me comp. I don't know of anything else that would be doing it, except maybe the new AMD processor driver (v1.3.2) that I also installed. Hmpf. I do notice that the CPU usage is showing (task manager) as being evenly distibuted between my two cores now, which is excellent. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/475281-amd-dual-core-optimizer/#findComment-587681569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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