Confusion over hardware specs

ImbalanxdImbalanxd Join Date: 2011-06-15 Member: 104581Members
in NS2 General Discussion
I'm usually knowledgeable on this kind of stuff, but here I'm not quite sure. The recommended specs say core 2 duo 3 ghz. Now I have a feeling it has less to do with the core 2 duo, and more to do with the 3ghz. I say this because I have an i7 quad core, which is better than a core 2 duo (I know that much at least). However it only has a 2ghz clock speed, and I get unplayable performance.

So is the power of my machine completely wasted because this game needs nothing but clock speed?
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    Currently the C2D @ 3Ghz also don't run the game smoothly, the recommended specs are v1.0 related
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  • playerplayer Join Date: 2010-09-12 Member: 73982Members
    It's single-threaded computing-power, so yes it is a function of cycle-effectiveness and the amount of cycles it does (on a given core). 1266-i7's cycles are worth more than Core2's, Sandybridges are worth more than 1266-i7's, IvyBridges are worth (negligibly) more than Sandybridges. This all being a severe over-simplification of course, but you get the idea.

    The best of these still remains the Sandybridges due to their awesome overclocking-potential (outweighing what little IvyBridges offer in terms of cycle-effectiveness, and severely lack in clock-speed).
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  • MzMzMzMz Join Date: 2006-10-23 Member: 58087Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Supporter
    I'm actually curious to see how the game will run on Pentium 4 @ 4GHz
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  • playerplayer Join Date: 2010-09-12 Member: 73982Members
    Not so good, because cycle-effectiveness.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    <!--quoteo(post=1960142:date=Aug 10 2012, 01:42 AM:name=MzMz)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MzMz @ Aug 10 2012, 01:42 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1960142"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'm actually curious to see how the game will run on Pentium 4 @ 4GHz<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That CPU is about 3 or 4 generation too old vs C2D's I assume. I've got an AMD Thunderbird 1400Mhz laying around somewhere, it probably wouldn't even boot NS2 with it's Geforce 3 64Mb VRAM (lack of shader support as well), this one is probably about 15 generations too old
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