cpu How to Fake or Create Virtual CPU Cores or Threads on Windows

[Alpha Radke]

Is there any way to fake at least threads or create virtual ones? Same for cpu cores

[Raudi_]

1 minute ago, Alpha Radke said:

Is there any way to fake at least threads or create virtual ones? Same for cpu cores

As far as I know, no there isn't.

[XR6]

No, it's not possible.

[Princess Luna]

You can change the CPU information through registry but I don't know about faking threads... might want photoshop if you wanna fool someone.

[GoldenLag]

Why would you want fake threads?

 

Because i see no benefit in doing so other than deceiving. 

[Mira Yurizaki]

18 minutes ago, Alpha Radke said:

Is there any way to fake at least threads or create virtual ones? Same for cpu cores

You can if you can figure out how to screw with what the CPUID information on the processor itself returns. For example this is how Intel does it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPUID#EAX=4_and_EAX=Bh:_Intel_thread/core_and_cache_topology

[Jurrunio]

Bet on your luck on getting a CPU that's not cut down properly and still works as a full processor

 

[nick name]

6 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Bet on your luck on getting a CPU that's not cut down properly and still works as a full processor

 

This reminds me of unlocking GPU pipes way back in the old days.  And crossing your fingers that you didn't get artifacts.  

[Jurrunio]

7 minutes ago, nick name said:

This reminds me of unlocking GPU pipes way back in the old days.  And crossing your fingers that you didn't get artifacts.  

You can still do this on AMD Polaris cards  

[Alpha Radke]

30 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Why would you want fake threads?

 

Because i see no benefit in doing so other than deceiving. 

..... this is a tech forum

Rainbow six siege doesn't support dual core now and apparently my quad core i5 3470. I been trying literally everything to find a solution 

[thedangerine]

52 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

You can still do this on AMD Polaris cards  

Please tell more, I know that select RX480 4gb you could unlock 4 additional gb because the locked it down, I think it was mostly MSI who did it

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, Alpha Radke said:

Rainbow six siege doesn't support dual core now and apparently my quad core i5 3470. I been trying literally everything to find a solution 

you disabled cores in the bios? Because R6S definitely runs on 4 cores. Heck even oddball AMD tri-core works.

 

Workarounds for dual cores tweak the game itself, not the hardware

 

41 minutes ago, AdvancedMicroDisapointment said:

Please tell more, I know that select RX480 4gb you could unlock 4 additional gb because the locked it down

the early production cards that is. All of them seems to be reference models.

 

42 minutes ago, AdvancedMicroDisapointment said:

I think it was mostly MSI who did it

Nah I dont think it's AIB related. The 4GB sounds like an after thought of AMD tbh

[Alpha Radke]

34 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

you disabled cores in the bios? Because R6S definitely runs on 4 cores. Heck even oddball AMD tri-core works.

 

Workarounds for dual cores tweak the game itself, not the hardware

4 cores enabled from bios as I said I been trying literally everything to find a solution

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, Alpha Radke said:

4 cores enabled from bios as I said I been trying literally everything to find a solution

run CPU-Z and see what it says about your core count?

[Alpha Radke]

7 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

run CPU-Z and see what it says about your core count?

 

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, Alpha Radke said:

 



why not try verifying integrity of the game files?

 

Does the error popup directly mention CPU thread count?

[Alpha Radke]

5 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

why not try verifying integrity of the game files?

 

Does the error popup directly mention CPU thread count?

I reported to ubisoft and got directed to the right team for a reply asap and they are taking a bit too long I think they need to patch the whole game for a fix 

[GoldenLag]

7 hours ago, Alpha Radke said:

..... this is a tech forum

Rainbow six siege doesn't support dual core now and apparently my quad core i5 3470. I been trying literally everything to find a solution 

Oh, that bug. Yeah you will just have to wait untill its fixed. 

 

And just because its a tech forum doesnt mean we will help with everything. 

[Alpha Radke]

3 hours ago, GoldenLag said:

Oh, that bug. Yeah you will just have to wait untill its fixed. 

 

And just because its a tech forum doesnt mean we will help with everything. 

I meant the deceiving part lol

[BleachedFur]

11 hours ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

You can if you can figure out how to screw with what the CPUID information on the processor itself returns. For example this is how Intel does it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPUID#EAX=4_and_EAX=Bh:_Intel_thread/core_and_cache_topology

Would you mind telling me what program I would need to do this? I read somewhere that all LGA 775 CPUs are capable of hyperthreading but it's disabled because Intel was already working on Westmere and Bloomfield. Man, a Q9400 or Q9550 would kick mad ass with HT, even matching some second generation i5s.

[GoldenLag]

38 minutes ago, Alpha Radke said:

I meant the deceiving part lol

Well yeah. 

 

The only reason i can see someone wanting to fake cores and threads is to scam/deceive someone. 

 

And i would rather not help in that 

[Curious Pineapple]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

Well yeah. 

 

The only reason i can see someone wanting to fake cores and threads is to scam/deceive someone. 

 

And i would rather not help in that 

Or forcing an application to run on a dual when it requires a quad at minimum.

[Alpha Radke]

16 minutes ago, Curious Pineapple said:

Or forcing an application to run on a dual when it requires a quad at minimum.

. even so im on quad core

[GoldenLag]

4 minutes ago, Alpha Radke said:

. even so im on quad core

Its a known bug. All you can really do is wait. 

23 minutes ago, Curious Pineapple said:

Or forcing an application to run on a dual when it requires a quad at minimum.

Or that, but its niche and probBly not the brightest idea

[Curious Pineapple]

6 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Its a known bug. All you can really do is wait. 

Or that, but its niche and probBly not the brightest idea

I bet my Core2Duo would run games better than my hyper-threaded Atom