GPD Win (x86 Computer / Palmtop)
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directive0
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Yeah same. It would really be the ONLY reason I'd buy a WIN, but I'd get a lot of use out of it. Hopefully the Pyra will be able to run it decently.
TheOldOne
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Minecraft isn't threaded.
edgex004
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Really? I though multi thread support was added in the last couple years. Maybe it was added to optifine? I'll try looking it up later.
ptitSeb
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I think minecraft is multithreaded. I'll have to double-check, but when I launch it on my ODroid XU4 (it's quadcore, well octo but as big.LITTLE), I think I remember having see many threads.
TheOldOne
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Minecraft wasn't multithreaded in the 1.8 versions they said it would come in a later version and I didn't see anything in the 1.9 or 1.10 changelogs about it.
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I thought I remember seeing a multithread option being added into the menu around the time of 1.8.
This forum post agrees on that point, but is by no means definitive proof.
This forum post agrees on that point, but is by no means definitive proof.
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You can get it to be dual core by running a local server and then connecting to it. Should have a speed boost over just running the single player.
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Just a small update. GPD have confirmed that they will use the Intel X7-Z8750 Cherry Trail SOC.
On a different note , here is Shank 2 (2012 title) on the Z8700 fanless prototype GPD WIN
v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTY3MTk4MDQ0OA==.html
And this is Castlevania：Lords of Shadow 2 (2014 title) being played at 720p and default settings.
On a different note , here is Shank 2 (2012 title) on the Z8700 fanless prototype GPD WIN
v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTY3MTk4MDQ0OA==.html
And this is Castlevania：Lords of Shadow 2 (2014 title) being played at 720p and default settings.
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vcoleiro1
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Resident Evil 6 (2013 title) on the fanless Z8700 prototype GPD WIN
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4714409570
Just Cause 2 on the fanless prototype Z8700 GPD WIN
Mafia 2 on the GPD WIN prototype (presume it’s the fanless Z8700)
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4714409570
Just Cause 2 on the fanless prototype Z8700 GPD WIN
Mafia 2 on the GPD WIN prototype (presume it’s the fanless Z8700)
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comradekingu
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I'm thinking at least some of those got in at a time when they thought fanless operation was what they were getting into.
And some of those will be getting said device upon delivery, still clueless about the change.
So starting too early equals angry buyers.
And some of those will be getting said device upon delivery, still clueless about the change.
So starting too early equals angry buyers.
I wouldn't be surprised if the users just accept having device with fan and which maybe runs hot. If the fan is particularly loud it may annoy some buyers. But if it is silent enough people might not mind it. They might not even mind the shorter battery life compared to battery size also.
Give gamers some games and they'll put up with all sort of stuff. I mean, they put up with Windows.
Funny thing is that people might think that's just the nature of running "a real OS" in a mobile device.
vcoleiro1
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As I mentioned before, the fan can be turned off if you don't want to use it. Performance wise, the videos above are a guide as to the performance without a fan.
The Surface 3 has a Z8700 in it with no fan. The fan in the WIN is something that can be turned on to allow you to give you that bit extra.
Also, , the GPD WIN has been conformed now to be getting the Z8750 which is a huge jump up from the Z8500 initially planned. And also a further bump up from the Z8700 shown in the test WINs above
The Surface 3 has a Z8700 in it with no fan. The fan in the WIN is something that can be turned on to allow you to give you that bit extra.
Also, , the GPD WIN has been conformed now to be getting the Z8750 which is a huge jump up from the Z8500 initially planned. And also a further bump up from the Z8700 shown in the test WINs above
comradekingu
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So where the fan is now, there wasnt a bigger heatsink before?
If those are the performance videos with the extensive passive cooling, no. If they have a fan in the way of heatflow, dubious, it would have to be tested on actual hardware without the fan running.
The surface 3 has a very non-functional cooling solution.
The 8750 has a little higher boost frequency, but is otherwise the same spec-wise.
The 8500 has lower frequency.
The 8300 has lower frequency still, and lower memory bandwidth.
It would however have to be better clock-for-clock to have any meaningful impact.
Getting the engine to run faster is cool in other cars, but here might heat up the axle fluid, so you are left with something you could never use, or can't use to its potential.
Unless magically top end performance is leaner on the 8750 than the 8700, GPD may end up delivering surface 3 performance unless a fan is running. People will not be happy with that. Because fanless operation was promised, and there is no money on the table to do it right.
The graphics part is rebranded, so no improvement there.
Sell people a dream and people dream with you, deliver below promise, and people get annoyed and angry.
If those are the performance videos with the extensive passive cooling, no. If they have a fan in the way of heatflow, dubious, it would have to be tested on actual hardware without the fan running.
The surface 3 has a very non-functional cooling solution.
The 8750 has a little higher boost frequency, but is otherwise the same spec-wise.
The 8500 has lower frequency.
The 8300 has lower frequency still, and lower memory bandwidth.
It would however have to be better clock-for-clock to have any meaningful impact.
Getting the engine to run faster is cool in other cars, but here might heat up the axle fluid, so you are left with something you could never use, or can't use to its potential.
Unless magically top end performance is leaner on the 8750 than the 8700, GPD may end up delivering surface 3 performance unless a fan is running. People will not be happy with that. Because fanless operation was promised, and there is no money on the table to do it right.
The graphics part is rebranded, so no improvement there.
Sell people a dream and people dream with you, deliver below promise, and people get annoyed and angry.
vcoleiro1
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The heat sink is the same size as far as I'm aware. In fact the only difference I know of is that it is now finned/ducted (greater surface area)
The Z8750 has more graphic cores than the Z8500 , it's not just frequency differences between the two. In fact GPD claim the Z8700 is 30% faster than the Z8500
Also, there is more than just frequency difference between the Z8750 and the Z8700 , the other difference is that they fixed graphics and other bugs with the Z8700 in the Z8750 - some people have also guessed that they have also fixed some thermals with the Z8700 , although this has never been directly said by Intel. . There are reasons that enabled the higher frequencies.
In relation to the fan. It's the difference between having a car with NOS and the exact same car without. You don't have to use the NOS, but it's there to give those that want it that bit extra. It's a plus, not a negative.
The fanned version of the WIN also has a bigger battery that can give longer battery life over the fanless version, if you decide to turn the fan off. The fan version also has more vent holes which further improve passive cooling.
The Z8750 has more graphic cores than the Z8500 , it's not just frequency differences between the two. In fact GPD claim the Z8700 is 30% faster than the Z8500
Also, there is more than just frequency difference between the Z8750 and the Z8700 , the other difference is that they fixed graphics and other bugs with the Z8700 in the Z8750 - some people have also guessed that they have also fixed some thermals with the Z8700 , although this has never been directly said by Intel. . There are reasons that enabled the higher frequencies.
In relation to the fan. It's the difference between having a car with NOS and the exact same car without. You don't have to use the NOS, but it's there to give those that want it that bit extra. It's a plus, not a negative.
The fanned version of the WIN also has a bigger battery that can give longer battery life over the fanless version, if you decide to turn the fan off. The fan version also has more vent holes which further improve passive cooling.
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But turning off the fan won't bring the speaker back 
