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 Post subject: juggling ;-)
PostPosted: 24 Sep 2007, 08:32 
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i'm using a middle high view (forced resolution 1680x1050),
not the closest one.
the houses are rather small,
but the scrolling is worse than 1600x1200.

i heard from several sources, that sim city 4 is badly programmed,
and even high-end-computers (not mine, mine is close to high-end;-))
can't get the game "juggling-free".

i guess, i won't get a better performance in the game.

- installing the deluxe version,
- patching it
- adding the resolution and intro:off in the command line
- and start playing

?!?


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PostPosted: 24 Sep 2007, 18:30 
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I use 1920x1200 and get a little stutter with scrolling. I have a 3800 single core with 2 gig of ram available for the game. Maybe the game is only optimized for single cores?

If it is that bad for you go ahead and post your specs. Maybe some things can be done for improved performance.


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 Post subject: settlers 6
PostPosted: 25 Sep 2007, 15:49 
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not only "old" sim city 4 deluxe,
even the new settler 6 stutter.

my components are added in my signature
thanx for hints


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PostPosted: 25 Sep 2007, 18:56 
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I used FRAPS for the framerate.

Closest zoom. Framrate around 25 while moving.

Next zoom. Around 20.

Next zoom. Around 15.

Next Zoom. Around 12.

Next Zoom. Around 32.

This game is known for being slow. I don't have the Settlers 6.


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PostPosted: 25 Sep 2007, 20:47 
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Mmm, it looks beautiful. Haven't played a Simcity game till the first one. (tried 2000 and 3000 but only for a day or so).


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 Post subject: 3DMark06
PostPosted: 27 Sep 2007, 07:56 
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haven't tried the FPS yet, thanks for your scores.
I'll try it hopefully today.
Did the 3DMark06 Test yesterday:
8800 Points
Grafic-Tests look fine, slow down to 17 FPS sometimes but mostly around 25.
CPU test bad: 0 to 1 FPS.
Is my CPU or mainboard with chipset the "brake" in my system?


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