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Title: What are my chances of running Area 51?
Post by: AlanS17 on July 10, 2003, 09:05:09 pm

I have a P3 @ 866MHz... I can't run other CHD games so well from the ones I've tried... What are my chances of playing Area 51? Is it more or less intensive than the others??? I really want that one.

Title: Re:Why are my chances of running Area 51?
Post by: SirPeale on July 10, 2003, 09:25:04 pm

Quote from: AlanS17 on July 10, 2003, 09:05:09 pm

I have a P3 @ 866MHz... I can't run other CHD games so well from the ones I've tried... What are my chances of playing Area 51? Is it more or less intensive than the others??? I really want that one.

Sorry man...you need more power.  I've got a 1GHz, and, while playable, it's choppy still.

Title: Re:Why are my chances of running Area 51?
Post by: AlanS17 on July 10, 2003, 09:31:55 pm

Do you reduce sample rate or cut the frame rate or do you run it full speed?

Title: Re:Why are my chances of running Area 51?
Post by: nighthawk2099 on July 10, 2003, 10:05:36 pm

I can run it on a 733 (although not like the arcade) and I had to cut both the sample rate and frame rate almost 1/2.  It runs pretty smooth on a 2.2 ( with a little tweaking ).

Title: Re:Why are my chances of running Area 51?
Post by: anthony691 on July 10, 2003, 10:09:50 pm

It'll be almost 100% if you turn sound off.

Title: Re:Why are my chances of running Area 51?
Post by: nighthawk2099 on July 10, 2003, 10:28:15 pm

Hey.... I thought you had left......

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=6;action=display;threadid=9391

J/K.....

Title: Re:Why are my chances of running Area 51?
Post by: night on July 10, 2003, 10:33:03 pm

Quote from: nighthawk2099 on July 10, 2003, 10:05:36 pm

I can run it on a 733 (although not like the arcade) and I had to cut both the sample rate and frame rate almost 1/2.  It runs pretty smooth on a 2.2 ( with a little tweaking ).

2.2 amd or pentium? big difference there

Title: Re:Why are my chances of running Area 51?
Post by: AlanS17 on July 10, 2003, 10:43:03 pm

Well I need at least minimal sound... but maybe if I cut the bitrate down to 1/4 and a frame skip of 5 or so... *crosses fingers*

Title: Re:What are my chances of running Area 51?
Post by: rampy on July 11, 2003, 11:25:51 am

I think this is a texas expression: "Your chances are slim and none... and slim just left town..."

Rampy

Title: Re:Why are my chances of running Area 51?
Post by: Tiger-Heli on July 11, 2003, 11:39:31 am

Quote from: AlanS17 on July 10, 2003, 10:43:03 pm

Well I need at least minimal sound... but maybe if I cut the bitrate down to 1/4 and a frame skip of 5 or so... *crosses fingers*

What do you have to lose by trying?  If it doesn't work, you save 700M of HD space, or upgrades are pretty cheap now.

Title: Re:What are my chances of running Area 51?
Post by: nighthawk2099 on July 11, 2003, 12:54:58 pm

sorry.. P4 2.2