How fast is your TS3?
Luisa:
Just wondering if the speed my game runs at sounds about right to other players considering the hardware...
This is how long it takes TS3 (with latest EAxis patches and Awesomeware) to do the following actions after a clean boot into WinXP SP3:
46 secs: Boot TS3 with 3booter, fpslimter, nointro, and AwesomeMod. This is from clicking the desktop icon to the point where I'm at the main ts3 menu.
26 secs: Create new sunset valley game.
21 secs: Load standard game Glover family into Myrtle Bungalow.
23 secs: Save the game.
14 secs: Quit without save.
The machine I'm running this on is a rig I built a couple of months ago to be a good lo-energy machine and TS3 is installed on the Velociraptor (fast system drive).
Gigabyte GA-M720-US3 AMD Nvidia 720D Socket AM2+
Antec 300 Three Hundred Black Case
Antec EarthWatts 650W 80Plus PSU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e 2.5GHz Socket AM2 Energy Efficient 1MB L2 Cache
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800Mhz/PC2-6400 GOLD XTC Memory Kit CL5(5-5-5-18)
PowerColor HD 4670 PCS Edition 512MB GDDR3 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E
Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1500HLFS)
Western Digital 640GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM Green Power
Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATA II 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM
Given those specs, what do people reckon to the posted times - does anyone know if they sound about right for TS3?
To me the game seems a little slow sometimes, especially since I like to save often in a crash causes me to lose valuable playing hours. I'm wondering what h/w upgrade might give the best extra speed for my money when it comes to TS3 - whether it be going up to a Phenom II, or faster RAM, etc?
And I'm wondering what speeds other people get for doing the same basic actions I listed above, or how I might speed up my game software wise? Only thing I can't change is my OS: need it for work sadly.
Krib:
I can't give you load times and the like, even though I understand exactly why you would want them. I can tell you my framerates though - fairly related topic.
I run the game on a 2008 Macbook Pro, in Boot Camp, fully patched + Awesomemod, with XP SP3. The main specs on the 08 MBP:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz
6 MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz bus
2 GB of RAM (yeah, I need to put in another stick)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512 MB of onboard memory
At 16x12 (on an external LCD), with everything on high and shadows enabled, I get anywhere from 20-28 fps. In a game like this, that's kind of okay for me. It's not an FPS or an MMO and nobody can kill me because I was too slow lol.
I usually turn it down some if I'm in a busy area though, and disable shadows. Then I get 30+
As an aside, I used to run the game in OSX, and I would describe TS3 (and Cider emulation) performance there as: laughable, pathetic, and unplayable. Running at 1024 x 768 with everything on low, 5-15fps. On a good day. Yeah, and that's okay. I did that for two weeks when I got the game, because it's really nice not to have to switch OS to play, and then I read about how bad Cider is. Promptly switched, and will never again play another game that runs on that piece of garbage.
Other aside: even in Windows, when ghosts appear, they destroy my framerate. Don't know why, would like to know. Overall, my impression is there's a lot of memory leaks still in TS3, and it's certainly a system hog. Sooooo many objects to draw. Your times look damned nice, and I know I could get something like that if I built another gaming box, but it's just not in the money cards right now.
Doc Doofus:
It takes me longer to load a save-game than it does to start the game .exe.
PrinJess:
It's really a matter of your processor, your RAM, and installed CC. Of course, the more CC you have, loading a save and ending the game takes a while. I just use Game Booster to terminate unnecessary programs to increase my RAM.
pbox:
Krib, the OS X performance problem has nothing to do with cider. EA fucked up the graphics for OS X in patch 1.3.
I'm running 1.2.7, and I have no lag whatsoever with all settings on High. My machine is older and lamer than yours.
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