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10th July, 2007 at 07:48:08 -

Hey all,

I was just wondering what the average processor is these days? My upcoming game is quite graphically intensive, and as MMF doesn't support hardware acceleration, the processor has a lot to do. It seems to run smoothly on a 3ghz standard processor (Pentium 4 or AMD equivalent) and smoothly on pretty much any Core 2 Duo (or AMD equivalent). 2.5ghz Pentium 4 is playable, but doesn't run at the max frame rate. It drops it to about 20 out of a maximum of 30 frames a second.

What processors do you guys have? And what do you think the average computer user has?

Thanks in advance!

 
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10th July, 2007 at 08:53:49 -

2.16ghz C2D
Pentium 4 2ghz desktop and 3.2ghz laptop I use rarely.
Pentium 3 500mhz for testing.

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10th July, 2007 at 09:37:23 -

This one has a 2.6ghz core 2 duo (but it's running vista which affects performance no doubt)

and my other one has a Pentium 4 3ghz
and i got a laptop which is 1.7ghz but dunno what the make is.

 
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10th July, 2007 at 09:40:15 -

Vista doesn't seem to affect performance at all.
My old computer was 3.2ghz pentium 4 and ran my game at 26-30 frames a second
My new compuiter is 2.5ghz core 2 duo and runs the game at a constant 30 frames a second.

When i put the max frames a second up to 1000, the core 2 duo can run it at whopping 300 frames a second, my old pentium 4 couldnt get above 50.

 
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10th July, 2007 at 10:27:15 -

well, im only basing that on the back of newer commercial games cases. They always seem to have higher requirements for vista users. Like command and conquer 3

(xp machines requires 2.0ghz processor vista requires 2.2ghz processor)

it's not much though.

 
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10th July, 2007 at 12:05:28 -

Q6600 Quad Core 2 Duo @ 3.2 Ghz
4GB 800mhz RAM @ 4-4-4-12

Guess really that's all you need to know..

 
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10th July, 2007 at 12:19:03 -

Ah, it seems your computer is just too slow sorry

 
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10th July, 2007 at 14:28:39 -

My pc is old.

 
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10th July, 2007 at 14:32:14 -

Your requirements sound way too high. Better try to optimize some parts, or make people able to choose some quality settings.

I have an 1.9 Ghz laptop with 1024 MB RAM, btw.

 
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10th July, 2007 at 14:34:31 -

Well there is three quality settings, but putting it on the lowest removes weather effects and day/night transitions, which really take away the atmosphere from the game. I've tried optimizing what i've got, but the best i can do is literally take it away with some options.

 
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10th July, 2007 at 16:09:06 -

Runs on my C2D system without a hitch!

If Nick doesn't mind me saying - it's a brilliant game.

 
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10th July, 2007 at 16:23:07 -

"blooooooatwaaaaaaare"

indeed, however i can't understand why there would be a hit on the processor when it should be completely idle.

 
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10th July, 2007 at 16:30:11 -

A note on Vistas general performance: It's as fast, if not faster, than XP. If you try it you'll see what i mean.

 
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10th July, 2007 at 16:45:01 -

On the same computer, i upgraded because my uni were doing free software downloads.
That was on a Pentium 4 3.2ghz, 1gb of pretty slow ram. Vista is faster for games and general computer use.

 
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10th July, 2007 at 20:21:42 -

I use an ancient IBM Thinkpad 233mhz Laptop. It's great for travelling - very small, has wireless, and it's absolutely indestructible (it's even made of metal, not all plasticky like modern laptops), plus I don't really care if it does get lost (no-ones gonna bother to steal). What more could you ask for?
I actually store just about everything on my mp3 player - its harddisk is about 10 times the size of the laptops

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10th July, 2007 at 20:54:24 -

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11th July, 2007 at 00:25:05 -

2.16 C2D and 2.5 gb RAM (funny number I know ) Basically the same as Mr. James'.

 
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11th July, 2007 at 02:02:59 -

I use Windows XP on an AMD Dual Core with a GeForce 7900gs, 1gig of ram.

I've installed XP on systems with a Pentium 2 and it runs better then Windows 98 ever did. I recommend Windows XP for anyone who wants a great stable operating system. I don't recommend Windows Vista though until Microsoft gets a service pack out though. The performance on games compared to that of the Windows XP is just horrible.

 
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11th July, 2007 at 17:12:12 -

It's nice to see a fair few people are using dual cores then, i guess the few who can't run it smoothly will just have to lower the settings. I recently ran it on a 2ghz machine and it ran at its full 30fps, which is weird cos other slower processors struggled, still it's a good sign!

 
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11th July, 2007 at 18:20:24 -

That's not all that uncommon. My AMD 350Mhz couldn't run some games that my P166 Laptop with a whopping 16 megs of RAM had no problems running.

And no, I don't still have the 350. I'm using a lowly 1.3 GHz w/512 DRR system now.

 
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12th July, 2007 at 04:35:55 -

So what exactly determins the speed of a Multimedia Fusion game? I can't imagine RAM speed would effect it.

 
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12th July, 2007 at 10:13:04 -

It's not that a lot of us have dual core pc's.
it's just that the ones that do are the first to shout out about it in these threads.

 
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12th July, 2007 at 11:49:10 -

Pentium 4, 512 ram at originally 1.7 ghz, but there is some hardware error, and testing reveals I am now on 1.3 ghz

 
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12th July, 2007 at 11:59:33 -

Just put together a pretty cheap PC recently. Processor is just a Intel Core2 1,8 GHz, but it handles most games well.

I'd say the average computer user wouldn't have below Pentium 4. Seeing as anyone can put together a computer pretty easily and with low costs if you know what and where to buy.

 
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13th July, 2007 at 08:59:49 -

Yeah, CPU prices have dropped dramatically again. You can pick up my Quad Core CPU for around £200-250 now I think, and Core2's start at about £50-60.

 
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