loading times windows7 ( just a quicky!)

[flag4]

...super fast:DL

no Gamebooster
no AlacrityPC
no Disc

from clicking to sailing less than two minutes:D

[Herr-Berbunch]

Ah, yep, those were the days! Stick a lot more games on, some music and videos and even with the best house-keeping in the world (unless you image and reload every time you start!) come back in six months and tell us how long it takes. It'll still be better than an alternative OS, but it will get dragged down with time. :cry:

Glad you're enjoying it :yeah:

[Jimbuna]

A year or so ago XP Pro OS, 2Ghz 32-bit single core, 2GB RAM, fully modded GWX3.0.......9 mins

Now, W7 OS, 3Ghz 64-bit quad core, 8GB RAM, not quite fully modded GWX3.0......1 1/2 mins

Weekly maintenace via crapcleaner, regvac, malwarebytes etc.

[Pisces]

...super fast:DL

no Gamebooster
no AlacrityPC
no Disc

from clicking to sailing less than two minutes:DAre you saying just W7 speeds up loading? Then I must be doing something wrong.

[frau kaleun]

I suspect that faster processors and more RAM might also be a factor. :D

[Herr-Berbunch]

If your processor and RAM are better on Win 7 machine than they were on XP then yes, I believe even with identical components the Win 7 would run more quickly as the OS seems more optimized than anything before it.

Win 7 = good OS :yep:

Just waiting for them to roll out a half arsed Win 8 like ME/Vista. :-?

[Sailor Steve]

...super fast:DL

no Gamebooster
no AlacrityPC
no Disc

from clicking to sailing less than two minutes:D
I see you don't mention anything about your system, the game or what mods you're running. My ancient creaky single-core system will load stock SH3 fairly quickly. Instead of just bragging, why don't you show us what you have.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Instead of just bragging, why don't you show us what you have.

HE MEANS YOUR PC! :o

[frau kaleun]

I really don't think he's bragging, I think he's just incredibly happy that the game is loading so quickly (especially after having had some difficulty getting it all installed and set up IIRC). :DL

[Sailor Steve]

I really don't think he's bragging, I think he's just incredibly happy that the game is loading so quickly (especially after having had some difficulty getting it all installed and set up IIRC). :DL
Maybe so. I do sometimes take these things the wrong way.





Or maybe the text was hard to read through my green envy glasses.

[Pisces]

If your processor and RAM are better on Win 7 machine than they were on XP then yes, I believe even with identical components the Win 7 would run more quickly as the OS seems more optimized than anything before it.

Win 7 = good OS :yep:

Just waiting for them to roll out a half arsed Win 8 like ME/Vista. :-?"Identical components" cannot be better on one machine and worse on another. But I understand what you are trying to say.

[frau kaleun]

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lngkinyr6v1qe11kdo1_400.jpg

[Raptor]

My turn.....back to the early days:up:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/Raptoru766/MISC/buggysh3.jpg

[Tinkering]

Now, W7 OS, 3Ghz 64-bit quad core, 8GB RAM, not quite fully modded GWX3.0......1 1/2 mins


This is about what I am getting with these specs, GWX 3.0 expansion and 7200RPM SATAII.

I timed loading Bucket Brigade at 1:37 seconds

[Jimbuna]

This is about what I am getting with these specs, GWX 3.0 expansion and 7200RPM SATAII.

I timed loading Bucket Brigade at 1:37 seconds

In all honesty though, there isn't a lot of anything else other than a call of duty game on my system because I tend to archive onto external hard drives.

[flag4]

I see you don't mention anything about your system, the game or what mods you're running. My ancient creaky single-core system will load stock SH3 fairly quickly. Instead of just bragging, why don't you show us what you have.

i was certainly not bragging. i am a kid with a new toy - worked and saved hard to achieve it too. my old rig was six years old and failing fast. the motherboard was dying. stuff was leaking out of some silvery things?

with 'My ancient creaky single-core system' i had to use AlacrityPC wich is great by the way - for all creaky single-core systems. it enabled me to shut down something like 90+ back ground programmes, much better than GameBooster but a bit of a bugger to set up and keep stable. yet it freed up my Boat to sail, cant ask much more than that.

@jimbuna. i have both CCLeaner and Malwarebytes used to have RegVac too maybe i'll pop that back on.

Are you saying just W7 speeds up loading?
absolutley! its a new machine. like jimbuna says its about a minute and a half from click to sail...better than my old 10 minutes plus!!....:zzz:

@frau kaleun...thanks for your support, and you hit the nail on the head:salute:


and because you asked so nicely SS and didnt kick my door in - i nearly did'nt by the way - bit shocked at your needless accusation:06:

AMD Phenom II x4 965 Processor 3.4Ghz
Memory 8192MB RAM
DirectX 11
Chip Type GeForce GT240

@ HB i know it will slow down in the end - we all do. but i dont keep a lot of that stuff on my computer. it is mainly email photos and music and a couple of games like CODWAW and Assasins Creed for my son - but thanks for the cheery input:woot:

flag4

[Jimbuna]

i was certainly not bragging. i am a kid with a new toy - worked and saved hard to achieve it too. my old rig was six years old and failing fast. the motherboard was dying. stuff was leaking out of some silvery things?

with 'My ancient creaky single-core system' i had to use AlacrityPC wich is great by the way - for all creaky single-core systems. it enabled me to shut down something like 90+ back ground programmes, much better than GameBooster but a bit of a bugger to set up and keep stable. yet it freed up my Boat to sail, cant ask much more than that.

@jimbuna. i have both CCLeaner and Malwarebytes used to have RegVac too maybe i'll pop that back on.

Are you saying just W7 speeds up loading?
absolutley! its a new machine. like jimbuna says its about a minute and a half from click to sail...better than my old 10 minutes plus!!....:zzz:

@frau kaleun...thanks for your support, and you hit the nail on the head:salute:


and because you asked so nicely SS and didnt kick my door in - i nearly did'nt by the way - bit shocked at your needless accusation:06:

AMD Phenom II x4 965 Processor 3.4Ghz
Memory 8192MB RAM
DirectX 11
Chip Type GeForce GT240

@ HB i know it will slow down in the end - we all do. but i dont keep a lot of that stuff on my computer. it is mainly email photos and music and a couple of games like CODWAW and Assasins Creed for my son - but thanks for the cheery input:woot:

flag4

Smooth sailing Kaleun.....smooth sailing :sunny:

[flag4]

...i was in town today when i met a friend of mine who i dont see so often. he was with his partner who has never met me. he introduced me to his partner:

'this is Heinrich, (my assumed name he likes to use) he is a U Boat Captain..'

'No! - you're German?' she says 'oh my god thats amazing!'

i smiled and said 'Gutten Dag.'

'Yes.' he says. with his ironic smile 'On his computer Sim.'

she looked at me for a moment, i smiled acknowledging the reality, in a courteous German manner, drawing my heels together gently - then she looked back at her partner.

'you silly pair of buggers!'

my son said 'god Dad - she really believed you!'

and for a moment, so did I!:DL

[Jimbuna]

LOL...the wonders of reality :DL

[flag4]

Smooth sailing Kaleun.....smooth sailing :sunny:

cheers jim. and same to you:up:

[Hylander_1314]

AMD Phenom II x4 965 Processor 3.4Ghz
Memory 8192MB RAM
DirectX 11
Chip Type GeForce GT240
flag4


I know the feeling! When I built this rig 3 years ago, I was like a kid with on Christmas Day. For 6 years I too struggled with a cobbled frankenstein system I kept trying to upgrade and games were still sluggish. Had to play with reduced graphics quality, blah, blah, blah.................

So when opportunity knocked, I took advantage and put together this one.

And the only upgrades since building it, is the addition of more ram, so I have 8 gigs, and I improved graphics from the SLI 8800 GTS cards, to 2 GTX 260 cards in SLI.

It's nice now as SH3 and SH4 load up fine, in a minute or 2.

The only sims that take a bit still, and can still momentarily glitch in the video are Over Flanders Fields, and BoB II Wings Of Valor. The former because of the very high quality and high resolution artfiles for the planes, and the loads of things going on at ground level like trench battles and all that fun suff. The latter just from the ammount of planes in the air at any given time, especially the mass bomber formations during the London Phase of the BoB. The potential is there for 1400 aircraft battling it out over 800nm, and leading a squadron of Hurricanes or Spitfires into a big furball like that can really tax the system.