How fast is your TS3?
Buzzler:
Quote from: Luisa on 2009 August 15, 09:40:22
A) Processor from AMD Athlon 4850e Dual Core to Phenom II X4 Quad Core 920 2.8GHz (AM2+)
B) RAM FROM 4GB PC2-6400 (800MHz) to 4GB PC2-9600 (1100MHz+ ish)
Anyone know which of these would give me the most noticeable speed increase in the TS3 operations I listed (like loading, saving etc)?
To exchange your RAM with the same amount of faster RAM would be ludicrously stupid as this would give you less than 10% more perfomance. Upgrading your CPU is the way to go. You might consider going for a Phenom II X3 720 BE (2.8GHz as well). Since Sims3 can utilize two cores plus something it should be just as fast as the Phenom 920, and the Black Edition Phenoms have an unlocked CPU multiplicator so it should be easy to overclock it to 3.2GHz or more.
I just checked how long my rig (Core2Quad 9550 @3.8GHz, 4GB RAM @450Mhz, Geforce 8800GT/512MB, Samsung T166 500GB) takes to do the operations you mentioned and it takes pretty much half the time for everything.
wes_h:
It took me 49 seconds to get all the game loaded and into a saved neighborhood.
This is with no-intro mod, no awesome mod, on a Quad core Vista-64 machine with 8 GB RAM.
I downloaded another 256 MB of RAM from that site link, but it didn't help any.
Marhis:
Quote from: wes_h on 2009 August 15, 14:46:51
I downloaded another 256 MB of RAM from that site link, but it didn't help any.
Try putting your monitor on the floor and the PC on a support, so it's in an higher place. Data run faster downhill.
Buzzler:
Quote from: Marhis on 2009 August 15, 16:59:44
Try putting your monitor on the floor and the PC on a support, so it's in an higher place. Data run faster downhill.
That's a bad idea, trust me. Sure it works at first, but the increased data pressure leads to increased stress on the seals and that is bad because a) seals are cute and b) defective seals lead to data leaks and therefore data loss.
Mire Krisma:
Quote from: Marhis on 2009 August 15, 16:59:44
Quote from: wes_h on 2009 August 15, 14:46:51
I downloaded another 256 MB of RAM from that site link, but it didn't help any.
Try putting your monitor on the floor and the PC on a support, so it's in an higher place. Data run faster downhill.
No, what you should do is microwave the ethernet cables for a minute or two before use. Data travels fastest when excited by heat.Quote from: Caraleede on 2009 August 15, 09:41:08
Quote from: Mire Krisma on 2009 August 15, 09:12:15
Don't worry, guys. I found a legit site.
Anyways, I'm running a 2007 iMac with Boot Camp ( Windoze XP SP 3 )
Core 2 Duo Processor ( Intel )
2 GB RAM
ATI Radeon 2400 video card
Hope this helps.
-disturbing innuendo-
I smell a Mac fan.
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