dual core and sh3 + 2 other ?ueries

[Hakahura]

Not quite sure what you mean by "pull from dual core". But I run SH3 on my laptop which has a dual core processor and it runs fine.

AMD 64x2 TL-50 1.61 GHz
2 GB Ram
NVIDIA GeForce Go7600 256mb Graphics Card

[flag4]

hi hakahura,

what i mean is can sh3 utilize both cores - as modern games are now being scripted to. i have a feeling that sh3 would only utilize the one core in a dual - but i don't know ??
plesase excuse the heavy-trucker terminology 'pull'

thought it made me sound like i new what i was talking about. !!

i was thinking about upgrading to a dual but as i'm running a single core at 2.4ghz i dont see the point if i lose out. my set up at the moment is more than enough for sh3 - just the occasional blip when things crash or slow up.

cheers
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[Stealth Hunter]

I'm using dual cores. SH3 doesn't utilize them unless you edit a whole bunch of crap, as I did, in the main game frame. I'm not even sure that's legal, but I did it anyway.

[flag4]

hi stealth hunter,

maybe you could let me in on your " whole bunch o' crap" one day.

i have trouble enabling mods, never mind splitting the atom !!

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[Stealth Hunter]

Now, I'm not sure if it takes advantage of Dual Cores or not. I had to run in and edit files in regards to the engine and basically rework the inner codes of the game.

Several sites that I've been investigating this on claim that it does accept Dual Cores, others that it doesn't (so all that time I spent may have been for nothing).

I'll look more into this and also check to see if I've preformed "illegal activities"...

[flag4]

hi stealth hunter

good luck with your " illegal activities "

"someones got to crack the goddam code..."

it will be inetersting to know what you discover,
meantime, i'll go back to oiling the chain and testing the brakes.

cheers
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[johnno74]

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Now, I'm not sure if it takes advantage of Dual Cores or not. I had to run in and edit files in regards to the engine and basically rework the inner codes of the game.

Several sites that I've been investigating this on claim that it does accept Dual Cores, others that it doesn't (so all that time I spent may have been for nothing).

I'll look more into this and also check to see if I've preformed "illegal activities"...

Hi Stealth... Can you please outline what you did, what results you got and where you got the information?

Cheers

[Friedl9te]

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

I'm using dual cores. SH3 doesn't utilize them unless you edit a whole bunch of crap, as I did, in the main game frame. I'm not even sure that's legal, but I did it anyway.

Well I second that, but there is an advantage because the OS utilizes both cores and makes some load balancing. Thats the way SHIII derives benefit.

I upgraded from SocketA to S939. Had a good AGP-Card and RAM and thats the only way to keep it.

Opteron 185 (Works as quick as a 64X2 4800+) plus 4 GB Ram, paging reduced to a mximum of 512 MB

I am quite satisfied. Now I can sit down, lean back, drink my tea and wait for AM3 Systems with quadro Core CPUs.

[flag4]

hi Friedl9te,

wonder if you could explain this bit,

"Opteron 185 (Works as quick as a 64X2 4800+) plus 4 GB Ram, paging reduced to a mximum of 512 MB"

...cause i don't understand: i have an athlon 64 3800+ with 2gb ram and n/vidia 7900gs graphics card. sh3 runs well on this spec, just some fps slowing down in port and leaving port. what would you recommend as an upgrade with sh3 in mind, are you saying it will benefit from dual core in some way ?

p.s my grandmother lives in Klagenfurt

cheers
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[Friedl9te]

Originally Posted by flag4

hi Friedl9te,

"Opteron 185 (Works as quick as a 64X2 4800+) plus 4 GB Ram, paging reduced to a mximum of 512 MB"

...cause i don't understand: i have an athlon 64 3800+ with 2gb ram and n/vidia 7900gs graphics card. sh3 runs well on this spec, just some fps slowing down in port and leaving port. what would you recommend as an upgrade with sh3 in mind, are you saying it will benefit from dual core in some way ?

My old system was a bit slower, XP3000+, and therefore I tried to pull out the maximum of a Socket939 System. If your framerate does nearly not drop under whatever condition there is no need for upgrading with SHIII in mind.

The fastets CPUs for S939 are the Opteron 185 and 64X2 4800+ It is the same CPU but the Opterons were selected quality not locked and dedicated to be used in servers. I took the Opteron because I could not get a 4800+ they are very rare and the Opteron 185 are available for a moderate price. Most people do not know that it is the same or even know what an opteron is.

Concerning memory, Windows 32bit can adress a maximum of 4GB ram, you can reduce paging because there is no need of, this makes your system react quicker.

What I dont know is if it is allowed to turn off paging completely. In former Win versions it was always said that a minimum amount of paging is necessary to funtion flawlessly.

Btw. My dad, he died unfortunately 3 years ago, was born in Friesach which is not far away from Klagenfurt, your grandma will know where it is.