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Processor Upgrade?
Someinterwebguy:
--- Quote from: ramos8414 on September 16, 2013, 01:48:50 am ---Will upgrading from a 2.66 Ghz pentium 4 to a 3.06 Ghz pentium 4, make games like killer instinct play better?
I have 1.5gb pc27000 ddr ram
Nvidea GeForce FX5200.
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I'd upgrade to an Intel i3/5/7 chip made in the last few years. Something like that will allow you to run most of the games in MAME at full speed.
I remember seeing a spreadsheet comparing CPU's in MAME, but where I saw it escapes me at the moment.
Malenko:
I used to run KI on a P4 2.8 so I think the 3.06 will get you over the hump. Unless you're getting the CPU for next to nothing, you should either get get the best processor for your board, or upgrade everything. If you upgrade the board, it typically means upgrading the chip and RAM.
BadMouth:
What OS are you running?
8GB isn't going to benefit you at all if you're running 32 bit XP.
It can only handle 4GB, including the video card.
I have 2GB in my XP machines.
Haze:
--- Quote from: ark_ader on September 16, 2013, 08:36:22 am ---
--- Quote from: Haze on September 16, 2013, 08:00:57 am ---
--- Quote from: ark_ader on September 16, 2013, 05:39:39 am ---I would increase the RAM to 8gb and install a RAMDISK. Load your OS in the RAMDISK and you will see a huge improvement.
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Running from a RAMDISK will not change MAME runtime performance at all, not even for CHD based titles. This is just bad advice.
Upgrading to a 3ghz P4 from a 2.something one will make a minor difference, but probably not one significant enough to be worthwhile, no other upgrade to the machine will make any noticeable difference to MAME.
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I'm not referring to MAME but to the OS. IF there is no bottleneck then the system performance will run applications faster. This includes Solid State HDD.
When I run Linux in Ram I see a huge improvement. Care to back that up Haze?
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His question was about Killer Instinct in MAME, not the OS. The performance of the OS is completely irrelevant here.
404:
Honestly, it's time for a platform upgrade. Jump over to at least a socket 775 Pentium D machine. You should have no problems finding a second hand unit for cheap.
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