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    Default Re: Window mode

    turn of all non essential
    such as anti alliasing
    vertical sync (only craps ur fps)
    shadows (same , effs ur fps)

    tell ur comp specs

    CPU
    Memory
    GFX
    PSU
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    EB Support Guy Senior Member XSamatan's Avatar
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    hmmm... I think RTW is not compatible to dual/quad CPU's

    IMHO a Quadcore with 2,4GHz is weaker than a single core with 3,xGHz (for Rome)

    running EB stable is just a question of your RAM, >2GB should be enough

    OffTopic: Does anyone know if ETW will be dualcore-compatibel?

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    Eh? If something is compatible with 'monocore' processors than so it is with 'dualcore', 'tri(ple)core', 'quadcore', or 'eikosicore' w./ever-core. There's no such thing as being incompatible unless we're talking about assembly instruction sets. Whole different can.

    But since RTW only runs 2 processes you're not going to notice much (specifically because one process only runs when the other does not) in the way of speed boosts by 'upping your cores'. All things being equal EB should run about just as well on a 2.4Ghz moncore as it does on a 2.4Ghz quadcore because of the fact RTW wasn't designed to be multithreaded. Indeed if it were, then back in 2004 most of the (or even some top of the line) PC's would have been incompatible (not to mention the developer ones); Pentium IV's were still on the market. <_<
    Last edited by Tellos Athenaios; 08-22-2008 at 09:20.
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    I run EB in windowed mode all the time, no problems. Perhaps you should check your Windows event log to see what happened the next time it crashes. Possibly you'll see something concerning the video drivers there.

    Tellos: I think he means able to use more than one CPU.
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    Answered in paragraph 2.
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    @ TA

    As bovi mentioned, I was talking about multiprocessing. RTW is not able to gain speed bonus from this. Surely you can run RTW on a dual core (as do I ) but you will experience no speed bonus.

    That I wanted to say...


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    sshit and i have to humble with my 1.2 GH whatever 450 whatever ram and 128 mb graphiccard - it's so - well I can play it thats above all the most important thing ;)

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    good point about multi threading
    but the problem is...
    my quad core is extreme edition = overclocked >>

    4.6ghz per core =...4.6x4 @ max power..+ sum awesum air cooling..not spoiled!!
    You really need a dual core for window mode due to well EB/rtw exe takes up dramatic amount of space, more so when memory leaks start
    but also the mentioned other programs that'll be running
    making it use a lot of CPU power
    (modern dual/quad cores basically just split the work between themselves OR disable certain cores which are not in use reactivating when theyre needed... power efficient)
    BTW
    if u can run EB and do all that + surf on the web without a ubber comp
    you get this
    Last edited by teh1337tim; 08-23-2008 at 04:23.
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    Sure can.

    AMD Dual Core 2.6Ghz (not OC'ed);
    2GB RAM;
    ATI Radeon X 1650 SE (512 Mb dedicated, plus up to 768Mb shared);
    Vista 32 bit.

    Once I had a combination of EB, The GIMP, Opera and Notepad++ running. That is, I think the worst I made it. But I've noticed that it really depends on the apps you're running. For instance Windows Explorer experiences random crashes without running EB also, but when running EB it's a bit like it's missing sprites or so when you try navigating to the RTW/EB directories. <_< That's to say: the first time it'll crash but the second time it'll work (flawlessly?).

    Anyhow, I often post between waiting for the AI turns to complete, or for the program to get to the main menu.

    My typical set up for running EB is Opera, Windows Explorer and EB.
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