question about GWX 3.0 Gold

[irish1958]

Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

@irish

I too sometimes get this slowdown, interesting reading your thoughts on multi core cpu's. I have a quad core 2.4, do you know of anyway to force the cpu to use one core only, or should I say force the cores to combine their efforts so sh3 is making the most of the cpu ? I'm sure I've read somewhere this is possible, but I'm buggered if I can remember where

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

From what I understand (and I am a novice) multicore processors require a different programing language; The C++ used by most apparently doesn't work with the multicores, or at least doesn't work well.

Most, if not almost all, current and past software programs don't, and cannot utilize the multicore.
I have a duo core and hope to be able to utilize the new programs that support it.
The same is true for the 64 bit programs, although the programming language currently used can support this OK.

lakeskipper; I am sorry not to have welcomed you aboard. Welcome Aboard, Matey
Addendum: I use AlacrityPC to shut off all the mess that runs in the background. Google it and check it out.

Until, like IDSoftware did?
(They released the source code for Quake One under a GPL)
The Engine will not change.
It's not programmed to use Duo or Quad Cores.
You can assign Cores in Vista I think.
But not XP?

I run XP on a Duel Core at 1.7 GHZ
But the game falls back to half that.

Video intensive scenes, like Harbors and Large Convoys,
also start computeing the AI stuff.

There's where the slow down comes from.

[Fubar2Niner]

@ privateer

Thanks shipmate After some searching I found an article and a small freeware app to assign the cores over at Toms Hardware. Testing now.

@lakeskipper

I can pm the url if you'd like.

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[lakeskipper]

you mean to get all the cores processing on multiple cores CPU processors with GWX? (there is told GWX with SH3 only uses one core)

[Fubar2Niner]

Originally Posted by lakeskipper

you mean to get all the cores processing on multiple cores CPU processors with GWX? (there is told GWX with SH3 only uses one core)

Not quite, the app forces the use of only one core. In my case CPU 0. After reading the article at Toms it seems this can speed up the running application (SH3). Still testing atm.

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[lakeskipper]

very curious about the results!
i hope you inform us all about the results mate. The framedrops are no fun but on my computer it happens now and then so it is not very disturbing

[Fubar2Niner]

@lakeskipper

By all means I will shipmate. Perhaps privateer or irish can point me in the direction of the most heavy action convoy single mission. Might help speed up my investigation a tad

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner