How does Dual Core Affect SH3?

Originally Posted by CCIP

Yea, the short answer is "it doesn't", unless you routinely have something else running in the background while you play SHIII. That said, dual-core is still and you're none the worse for getting it for all sorts of reasons that don't include this game. But it won't make SHIII one any better.

That sounds right. Having said that, recently I greatly increased the RAM in my comp (a reasonably grunty laptop, Clevo D900T with P4 3.4 CPU and Nvidia GeForce GO 6800 256) from 1 GB to 3 GB and got a much smoother graphics ride in SH3