topic Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why? in PCs & Accessories

Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

Jabbah — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 00:02:28 GMT

why have sony decided to use a P4 2.8C which supports hyperthreading, but have decided not to take advantage of it?, HT would give the laptop a fair boost in performance over a no HT CPU.
*puzzled look*

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

jammold — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 00:10:34 GMT

Yes HT would probably improve things no end, but its up to Sony and Intel... I mean it would be nice to see HT technology more often... It ultimately depends on what you use your VAIO for.

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

kee-lo_ — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 01:16:14 GMT

Some people say HT hinders some processing.

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

jammold — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 01:51:33 GMT

Wonder if thats why Sony are treading cautiously on this one...

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

Jabbah — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 02:09:00 GMT

they should at least give users the option of using HT, like a HT enabled bios for download.

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

jammold — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 12:40:18 GMT

True, but Phoenix BIOS and SOny tend to lock these settings down - and they are probably unlikely to change that

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

kee-lo_ — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 13:05:54 GMT

they should at least give users the option of using HT, like a HT enabled bios for download.

Couldn't agree more.

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

TygerTyger — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 13:23:02 GMT

I have this exact same problem.....HT processor but I'm not allowed to use it! Frankly I'm starting to get extremely hacked off with Sony's attitude of forcing you to do things their way, especially when it's a crap way.

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

kee-lo_ — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 13:25:34 GMT

I know, it's frustrating...

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

Twisted-Rizla — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 18:54:42 GMT

Quick question if I may.
I'm a junior novice with PCs and processes etc but on my desktop RZ504 I've got a 3.4 GHz P4 with HT.
I might have misunderstood the point you were making but is it likely that although I've got the HT it is not being used?

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

TygerTyger — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 19:00:33 GMT

The processor has that ability, although it may not be enabled. For all I know it is enabled on my processor, although you would think there would be a mention of it somewhere. I have no experience with it, so I'm not sure what the signs are of it being used.

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

Twisted-Rizla — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 19:02:17 GMT

What does it do Exactly TT?

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

TygerTyger — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 19:04:20 GMT

It's for increased perfomance when you need it, basically. How good it actually is I don't know, but I have no options for it on my computer, nor do I have any mention of it.

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

Twisted-Rizla — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 19:08:09 GMT

Aha. Thanks TT

Re: Vaio K215S has P4 2,8C yet no HT, why?

kee-lo_ — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 23:34:53 GMT

HT or hyperthreading means you can encode a movie from a DV cam while playing games.

It just shares the jobs.