You need a new comp mate ! (where have I read this before ???:hmm
Guess everyone who is sticking to beefed up SH 3 has gotten used to the loading times.
My benchmark
I for myself don't mind them, gives me time AFC.
I guess, by reading these posts, I'm one of the lucky ones

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Waiting time is about 4.30 minutes and lowest framerate of 16 fps.
Fujitsu Siemens Amilo 1526 laptop
Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz
RAM 2046 MB
32 BIT
Nvdia Geforce 7600 Go with 256 mb ram
OS
Windows Vista home premium (windows 2000 look) to max out performance.
SH 3
GWX 2.0
GWX no medals on crew
Longer Wakes v1.0 for GWX
Modded OCL Gui 123 for realistic navigation
OLC 16 KM Atmos GWX 2.0 Alpha
Improved wave textures
Aah, where are the days of SH2 .... running frontflotille mod. But then again, loading times on that rig were also long...
ah well. enjoy the game and don't worry about it. Gives you time to decode that Enigma message, keep the 'kriegstagebuch' up to date or write a letter to the girlfriend.