Load Time 60s+ -> 20s, Socket A -> Socket 754

jasonb885 · 08-26-05, 07:39 PM

It cost me about $300, but I moved from my aging Socket A platform (Athlon XP 1800+, FSB 133, 1GB PC2700) to a Socket 754 platform (Sempron 2800+ 64-bit, HT 800, 1GB PC3200).

That easily cut my load times to 1/4th of what they are. After months of playing it finally became unbearble to wait up to a minute and a half for SH3 to load. Obviously, that make testing stuff for ImprovedConvoys nearly impossible.

Now, I'm finally back in business, I hope.

CCIP · 08-26-05, 07:44 PM

The loading times are long in this game, but I generally don't mind. It's the in-game performance that bothers me.

I think you'll find that, unfortunately, some of my changes in RND and upcoming changes in SCR for Ops files will slow down the loading times a bit... but I think that's worth it :hmm:

kiwi_2005 · 08-26-05, 10:18 PM

You spent $300 just to shorten your loadtimes! :rotfl: :rotfl: you are uber hardcore. my system is AthlonXP 2600, 786ram, and a old GeforceFX 5700 128ram graphics card, yet my loadtimes aren't long, around 30-40 sec. I also have nothing running in the taskbar when playing SH3. no firewall, antivirus etc., Also take note the more mods you have the longer the long-time, well this is what i found, after i removed the mods my loads were way faster.

jasonb885 · 08-26-05, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

You spent $300 just to shorten your loadtimes! :rotfl: :rotfl: you are uber hardcore. my system is AthlonXP 2600, 786ram, and a old GeforceFX 5700 128ram graphics card, yet my loadtimes aren't long, around 30-40 sec. I also have nothing running in the taskbar when playing SH3. no firewall, antivirus etc., Also take note the more mods you have the longer the long-time, well this is what i found, after i removed the mods my loads were way faster.

My old box was clean. W2K install, no background programs and all tasks stopped, no antivirus software, nothing. Just bare metal W2K only for gaming. I run Linux for real work.

But it was taking, no joke, a minute and a half to load the game, not including loading a mission. It was just unbearable.

The in-game performance was worse. It took 30 minutes of real time to get on station.

I can't waste that kind of time =P

jasonb885 · 08-26-05, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCIP

The loading times are long in this game, but I generally don't mind. It's the in-game performance that bothers me.

I think you'll find that, unfortunately, some of my changes in RND and upcoming changes in SCR for Ops files will slow down the loading times a bit... but I think that's worth it :hmm:

I hope not.

Oh well, I can always run the stock SCR.

kiwi_2005 · 08-26-05, 11:35 PM

Win2k for gaming? whats wrong with xp. Win2k wasn't really made for gaming, unless you have win2k service pk 3 or 4 installed, which you must have. Have you got it on because of it stability? thats the only good reason i could think off.
I too have linux, setup though as a dual boot. Fedora Linux , kde desktop

jasonb885 · 08-27-05, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Win2k for gaming? whats wrong with xp. Win2k wasn't really made for gaming, unless you have win2k service pk 3 or 4 installed, which you must have. Have you got it on because of it stability? thats the only good reason i could think off.
I too have linux, setup though as a dual boot. Fedora Linux , kde desktop

2K is and has always been solid. I've been running it since '00. I use it because I don't have any copies of XP. XP always boots more bloated, too. My default 2K install uses less than 80MB of RAM. On a box with a 1GB it doesn't really matter, but back when I was running a laptop with 160MB of RAM, it was pretty slick.

I run Debian GNU/Linux myself on a dedicated box. Finally got around to building a dedicated gaming box. It's nice.

jasonb885 · 08-27-05, 01:59 AM

Heh I just spent the past three hours downloading all the mods I use. Some of them were on my old W2K install that I had to toast when I moved that drive into the new system. (W2K won't boot if the ATA chipset changes without its permission, so the install goes goodbye.)

Fortunately, I found some sweet new mods.

Wolfies_andRipbuds_Merged_Gauges
WolfiesCleanMapMod
WolfiesStationMod
WolfiesUMarkMod

(Wolfie rocks)

Also added back TranspTorpBackgScreen -- Love that transparent background.

And, the FABC Slideout Mod with a modified Dials1b.tga, Dials1b-Mod fÃ¼r FABC-Slideout_Final.rar.

Go modders!

kiwi_2005 · 08-27-05, 03:24 AM

I made a promise to myself never a mod again! Yet about 4hrs later what am i doing? Yep Downloading a mod. Seans Skin Mods for VII boats and a 80mb skin mod for the IX boats..
But i got no other mods except skin mods.

08-26-05, 07:39 PM	#1
jasonb885 Samurai Navy Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 580 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Load Time 60s+ -> 20s, Socket A -> Socket 754 It cost me about $300, but I moved from my aging Socket A platform (Athlon XP 1800+, FSB 133, 1GB PC2700) to a Socket 754 platform (Sempron 2800+ 64-bit, HT 800, 1GB PC3200). That easily cut my load times to 1/4th of what they are. After months of playing it finally became unbearble to wait up to a minute and a half for SH3 to load. Obviously, that make testing stuff for ImprovedConvoys nearly impossible. Now, I'm finally back in business, I hope. __________________ X1 = Thieves Starforce officially promotes piracy of unprotected game, Galactic Civilizations II! eh? Improved Convoys mod!

08-26-05, 07:44 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	The loading times are long in this game, but I generally don't mind. It's the in-game performance that bothers me. I think you'll find that, unfortunately, some of my changes in RND and upcoming changes in SCR for Ops files will slow down the loading times a bit... but I think that's worth it :hmm: __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

08-26-05, 10:18 PM	#3
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	You spent $300 just to shorten your loadtimes! :rotfl: :rotfl: you are uber hardcore. my system is AthlonXP 2600, 786ram, and a old GeforceFX 5700 128ram graphics card, yet my loadtimes aren't long, around 30-40 sec. I also have nothing running in the taskbar when playing SH3. no firewall, antivirus etc., Also take note the more mods you have the longer the long-time, well this is what i found, after i removed the mods my loads were way faster. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

08-26-05, 11:35 PM	#6
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Win2k for gaming? whats wrong with xp. Win2k wasn't really made for gaming, unless you have win2k service pk 3 or 4 installed, which you must have. Have you got it on because of it stability? thats the only good reason i could think off. I too have linux, setup though as a dual boot. Fedora Linux , kde desktop __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

08-27-05, 01:59 AM	#8
jasonb885 Samurai Navy Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 580 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Heh I just spent the past three hours downloading all the mods I use. Some of them were on my old W2K install that I had to toast when I moved that drive into the new system. (W2K won't boot if the ATA chipset changes without its permission, so the install goes goodbye.) Fortunately, I found some sweet new mods. Wolfies_andRipbuds_Merged_Gauges WolfiesCleanMapMod WolfiesStationMod WolfiesUMarkMod (Wolfie rocks) Also added back TranspTorpBackgScreen -- Love that transparent background. And, the FABC Slideout Mod with a modified Dials1b.tga, Dials1b-Mod fÃ¼r FABC-Slideout_Final.rar. Go modders! __________________ X1 = Thieves Starforce officially promotes piracy of unprotected game, Galactic Civilizations II! eh? Improved Convoys mod!

08-27-05, 03:24 AM	#9
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I made a promise to myself never a mod again! Yet about 4hrs later what am i doing? Yep Downloading a mod. Seans Skin Mods for VII boats and a 80mb skin mod for the IX boats.. But i got no other mods except skin mods. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.