2 Ghz required? 3 recommended??

[cyberwop36]

Wow. I will have to buy a new laptop. How do dual core processors rate? Would a dual 1.8 work? Or would I need a dual 2 Ghz?

Would it just run slow on my current 1.7 centrino? Or not at all.

I got a feeling the wifes going to be ticked, lol.

[HansBolter]

Most any program I have seen that recommends a minimum 3ghz runs just fine on my 2.6ghz Athalon Dual Core.

[Erik Rutins]

In general, with a dual core you can treat is as equivalent to 1.5-2x the equivalent speed of a single core, if for no other reason than the newer chip architecture. FWIW, I'm playing AE without a problem on my 2GHz Athlon XP test system. It will run fine on slower processors, it will just be slower... and there's a lot more data to crunch in AE.

[cyberwop36]

Thanks for the info. Hopefully my 1.7 can launch it. Then I can talk myself into buying a new system. ;]

[Gem35]

since most laptops don't have much in the RAM department, you may be running AE on the slow side. It's not your cpu so much as the amount of RAM you have available in your laptop cyberwop( say that real fast ten times)
laptop cyberwop give a dog a bone...[;)]

[joey]

ORIGINAL: Gem35

since most laptops don't have much in the RAM department, you may be running AE on the slow side. It's not your cpu so much as the amount of RAM you have available in your laptop cyberwop( say that real fast ten times)
laptop cyberwop give a dog a bone...[;)]

I could see Joan Jett singing that. "Laptop cyberwop give a dog a bone" yea that works.

[Gem35]

Joey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIIlUHBNkEc

[joey]

ORIGINAL: Gem35

Joey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIIlUHBNkEc

Very Nice! Thanks.

[mutterfudder]

How slow would it be on a Pent 1.5 with 1M ram?

[Gem35]

I would think it would run so-so, not a situtaion where it would be a game-breaker.

[Terminus]

The AE can probably run on such a machine, but it will take a looooong time to do a turn.

[Gem35]

I assume the esc key feature is in AE as well?

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Please note that UV and WitP are "old" games made in time when Intel P4 CPU ruled.

In those times the only quantifier to separate different CPUs was speed in GHz.

In past 2+ years this was changed with advent of dual core CPUs like Intel Core2Duo and AMD X2 series (and new quad core CPUs as well).

For example 4-5 years ago I had Intel P4 at 3.0 GHz - now I have (for almost 2 years) Intel Core2Duo 2.66 GHz CPU. The Intel Core2Duo is much much faster although it runs on slower sped... [:)]


Thus the old speed requirements in GHz are no longer relevant at all!


Leo "Apollo11"

[Terminus]

ORIGINAL: Gem35

I assume the esc key feature is in AE as well?

And it still causes synch bug (occasionally). Use the Z key instead.

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: Gem35

I assume the esc key feature is in AE as well?

And it still causes synch bug (occasionally). Use the Z key instead.

To redeuce the click intensity of this click intensive game I routinely use the escape key to end combat reports. Is this causing a problem? Does the "Z" key substitute for this function?

[Terminus]

The synch bug is only an issue in PBEM games, of course, but hitting Esc to get out of a combat animation/combat report can cause the synch bug to rear its ugly head. And no, Z just speeds up turn resolution, it doesn't exit any screens.

[cyberwop36]

ORIGINAL: Apollo11


Thus the old speed requirements in GHz are no longer relevant at all!


Leo "Apollo11"

That's why I asked the question. I stopped paying attention to that stuff about 3 years ago. This isn't the only game I've wondered about. They list a requirement but it doesn't apply. I don't know how much processor I need to buy in my next system.

Tanks for da replies.

[Gem35]

ORIGINAL: cyberwop36

ORIGINAL: Apollo11


Thus the old speed requirements in GHz are no longer relevant at all!


Leo "Apollo11"

That's why I asked the question. I stopped paying attention to that stuff about 3 years ago. This isn't the only game I've wondered about. They list a requirement but it doesn't apply. I don't know how much processor I need to buy in my next system.

Tanks for da replies.

Depends mostly on your budget, there are plenty of cpu choices out there for relatively cheap prices that are work-horses.
Here are a few you can look at that won't break the bank but are very good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... 0+-+%24200

Even the first one, Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Allendale , is more than enough power for todays games and any other application except maybe video editing.
The quad cores are out now too and are not much more expensive, well some of them are.[;)]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... ore+2+Quad

[cyberwop36]

So basically a duo core 1.6 would do a decent job of running a game that has a 2 Ghz req., 3 Ghz reccomended?

[Gem35]

any dual core processor on the market today would run WitP and the AE expansion with ease.