Load times with a SSD

madkiwi · 07-09-11, 12:54 AM

I have SH3 with GWX 3 Gold installed on my notebook (ASUS UL80Vt, 1.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo overclocked to 1.73 GHz, 4 GB DDR3 ram, Nvidia G210M with 512 MB DDR3 and an OCZ Agility 60 GB SSD).

Everyone should buy a SSD. It loads the game in 27 seconds, loads a campaign in about 1 minute 40 seconds.

My computer, although technically below minimums on the CPU, has no problem running SH3. I am averaging about 60 - 70 fps. except when I am on 1024 TC.

Just wish the full width of my widescreen could be utilized, it is 1366 x 768. Small price to pay, I have not played SH3 in about 5 years, totally enjoying the Grey Wolves expansion.

Cheers,

madkiwi

Fish In The Water · 07-09-11, 08:48 PM

Nice load times. I'm a little surprised your FPS is so high on your clock speed but happy to hear it all the same. Hope you enjoy GWX and thanks for the report!

Sailor Steve · 07-09-11, 11:47 PM

Sounds interesting. I'll be checking it out. Took me a minute to figure out what you were talking about. I had to look up 'SSD' just to find out what it was.

madkiwi · 07-10-11, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish In The Water

Nice load times. I'm a little surprised your FPS is so high on your clock speed but happy to hear it all the same. Hope you enjoy GWX and thanks for the report!

The recommended processor is a Pentium 4 at 2 GHz. Passmark's cpu benchmark for that is 247, the Core 2 Duo's score is 978, at 1.3 GHz. Mine is overclocked 33%.

Even at stock speed the Core 2 Duo is 4 times faster.

Roaming the ocean looking off the bridge my framerates are somewhere around 140 fps. It only drops to 50-60 in the middle of a convoy.

Clock rates for newer CPUs don't mean much, especially trying to compare to older generations.

07-09-11, 12:54 AM	#1
madkiwi Seaman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florence, MT Posts: 31 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Load times with a SSD I have SH3 with GWX 3 Gold installed on my notebook (ASUS UL80Vt, 1.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo overclocked to 1.73 GHz, 4 GB DDR3 ram, Nvidia G210M with 512 MB DDR3 and an OCZ Agility 60 GB SSD). Everyone should buy a SSD. It loads the game in 27 seconds, loads a campaign in about 1 minute 40 seconds. My computer, although technically below minimums on the CPU, has no problem running SH3. I am averaging about 60 - 70 fps. except when I am on 1024 TC. Just wish the full width of my widescreen could be utilized, it is 1366 x 768. Small price to pay, I have not played SH3 in about 5 years, totally enjoying the Grey Wolves expansion. Cheers, madkiwi

07-09-11, 11:47 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Sounds interesting. I'll be checking it out. Took me a minute to figure out what you were talking about. I had to look up 'SSD' just to find out what it was. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-09-11, 08:48 PM	#2
Fish In The Water Prince of the Sea SUBSIM Welcome Committee Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Watching over U-253 Posts: 3,527 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 2	Nice load times. I'm a little surprised your FPS is so high on your clock speed but happy to hear it all the same. Hope you enjoy GWX and thanks for the report!