bhess
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I hate how almost all articles about the GP2X have pictures of the pre-release model or MK1, and they almost never show the MK2.
the company shipping the gadget in the UK has revealed.
After many requests you can now buy a 275Mhz version of the GP2X.
Indeed.Also, to let someone believe something that is not true is just as bad as outright lying.
It does. It's essentially forcing buyers to get the same product for a higher price, because instead of the 'luck of the draw' overclocking should be, you now have to pay for a decently overclockable unit or accept one that can't be overclocked decently. And if one's been around these forums for a while, they'll know a very large percentage of GP2X software, including most of its 'killer apps' need a significant overclock to reach their potential.PSyMastR posted on Oct 31 2006 at 05:28 PM said:So, If I were to buy the cheaper version, its guaranteed not to hit 275? That sucks.
Mine runs well at 305 MHz and is 'kind of' stable past 310 MHz. But I got it 'luck of the draw' so I paid a NORMAL price! This is how it should be for everyone.I wonder what % of GP2Xs can reach 275mhz.. mine can
I definitely agree with you Eric, the only reason why a higher price should be charged for the "275" units would be if they had a hardware mod of some sort done to them, or had a whole different processor than the regular version's. I hope the other resellers won't follow this practice, as nobody should have to pay an extra $30 for cherry pickers to pocket.Mine runs well at 305 MHz and is 'kind of' stable past 310 MHz. But I got it 'luck of the draw' so I paid a NORMAL price! This is how it should be for everyone.I wonder what % of GP2Xs can reach 275mhz.. mine can
And if one's been around these forums for a while, they'll know a very large percentage of GP2X software, including most of its 'killer apps' need a significant overclock to reach their potential.
What I have a problem with is the fact that those that want to pay the actual retail price are guaranteed to NOT get one that will oc higher. (I would love to be informed that this is not the case)
3 or 4? Haha. Not quite. Let me rattle off the tasks I normally use (well, used)..Out of hundreds of emulators, games and apps, 3-4 programs is a staggeringly small proportion. Where does this "very large percentage" come from?
Am I missing any others?
I always used DrMD at 200Mhz, and now Picodrive at 180Mhz with the sound handled by the second core. I never had to overclock DrMD/Picodrive to obtain full speed with sound.MD Emulation, needed a 240 MHz overclock for full speed on most games, 280 MHz+ with half-accurate sound in DrMDx. PicoDrive may be faster, I haven't used it yet.
I run it at 250-260Mhz, with sound, and get it going fairly well most of the times. Some choppiness does occur, but is negligeable, at least to me.NeoGeo emulation, very very choppy below 280 MHz.
Are you sure? Well, 60fps or not, it does not diaply any lag obvious to me, and is a hell of a lot of fun to play. I haven't played Doom yet.Wolfenstein 3D cannot achieve 60 FPS except with a 250 MHz+ clock ... same for Doom.
I play it at 240-250Mhz and it runs great, it's a lot of fun to play. Sure, it has minor slowdowns when there are a lot of ogres on the screen, but again, nothing to make it any less fun.Quake doesn't run well until 280 MHz+.
Please consider homebrew games, not just emulatorsout of 'hundreds'..