Phenom II x4 830 from China for $10, tested in 8 games (2014-2021) and why swapping is bad

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• Navigation:
• Preface
• Characteristics and list of games
• Testing Lords of the Fallen - DX11 - 2014
• Witcher 3 - DX11 - 2015-2016
• Rage 2 - Vulkan - 2019
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - DX11 - 2019
• GreedFall - DX11 - 2019
• Hellpoint - DX11 - 2020
• Chronos: Before the Ashes - DX11 - 2020
• Stronghold: Warlords - DX9 - 2021
• An example of the impact of the swap file on the game

Characteristics and list of games

The system is overclocked, but overclocking is not the limit, if you don’t go through all sorts of stress tests, you can raise the CPU frequency to a level of approximately ~3570 MHz (in my case, each CPU instance is unique in terms of overclocking).

The games were selected on the principle of “who has the higher system requirements,” and at the same time I tried to use DRM-Free games, simply because these DRM crutches only bring problems to the work of “protected” software.

Due to the lack of support for SSE4.2/AVX instructions on the processor, the game Cyberpunk 2077 could not start, this seems to remind you that the processor is already outdated, but at the same time there are plenty of games that do not need AVX instructions, these are the games that will consist of list.

For the purposes of this article, I decided not to include online games in the tests, this will complicate the task, for example, WoT shows different levels of performance from card to card, in such games everything changes during the game and it is difficult to repeat the result, dependence on updates, etc.

Although the article is only about the Phenom II x4 830, I will also provide technical specifications for the Pnenom II x3 720, by the way, the “720” was safely unlocked, but its frequency potential when overclocked with an active fourth core is lower than that of a full-fledged “830”, however NB overclocking is better with the 720 (I was so lucky).

Screenshots from the video recording:

Overclocking options:

How to improve the layout of II-18 series houses

Allowed redevelopment options:

• combining a bathroom and a toilet and, conversely, dividing a combined bathroom;
• changing the position of the bathtub in the combined bathrooms of a 1-room apartment, due to which a dressing room or built-in wardrobe can be made in the free space;
• expansion of the bathroom area due to the corridor;
• dismantling built-in wardrobes or creating them in corridors and rooms, as well as organizing dressing rooms;
• combining a living room with a corridor in 2-room apartments by dismantling a non-load-bearing partition;
• arrangement of isolated rooms in 2- and 3-room apartments;
• moving the entrance to the kitchen from the corridor to the living room;
• increasing the area of ​​a room or living room due to the corridor;
• increasing the area of ​​one of the rooms at the expense of another by moving a non-load-bearing partition in 3-room apartments;
• expansion of the living room due to the corridor in a 3-room apartment;
• dismantling the window sill between the kitchen and the balcony and installing a French window;
• relocation of the gas stove with the participation of Mosgaz, as well as relocation of the sink in the kitchen;
• installation of a second bathroom in a 2- and 3-room apartment with waterproofing work.

Since series II-18 houses are gasified, this imposes restrictions on combining the kitchen with the room. When creating a new opening, when the entrance to the kitchen leads from the room, it is necessary to install tightly closing doors. Read more about all the rules for combining a gasified kitchen with a room in this article.

APM-1 has already approved more than 250 redevelopments of apartments of series II-18, and in our practice, changes most often affect the kitchen, balcony, as well as bathrooms and corridors. But you can always clarify what exactly can and cannot be done in your apartment. Consultation is always free.

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