How to have faster loading times ?

**Barry Soteiro** · 08-17-2007, 20:17

Hi,

It takes me something like 4 minutes to go from the desktop to the EB main menu an another 3 minutes to start a campaign

I was wondering how to cut those time a bit ? For example if i replace the long units and buildings descriptions by shorter ones will this affect the process ?

Thanks a lot !

**Ludens** · 08-17-2007, 20:35

I don't think that will make much of a difference. The text files are a mere 13 MB compared to the 1 GB of the entire data folder. This threads contains a few tips on speeding up your computer in general and EB in specific, but don't expect a miracle.

**NeoSpartan** · 08-18-2007, 16:32

Originally Posted by Ludens

I don't think that will make much of a difference. The text files are a mere 13 MB compared to the 1 GB of the entire data folder. This threads contains a few tips on speeding up your computer in general and EB in specific, but don't expect a miracle.

Dude I've spend the last 2 weeks looking for that link. THANKS!!!

**mcantu** · 08-17-2007, 20:53

More RAM always helps. 1GB for XP; 2GB min for Vista (I have 3GB)

**Tellos Athenaios** · 08-18-2007, 01:55

Toggling the settlement names off helps too. Turn down all settings on the strategy map, because that is what demands most loading time.

**Starforge** · 08-18-2007, 13:49

Originally Posted by mcantu

More RAM always helps. 1GB for XP; 2GB min for Vista (I have 3GB)

Programs in windows won't use more than 2GB without some unrecommended tweaking.

Long set of articles but informitive for those who are interested.

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=3034&p=1

Until they start writing 64bit executeables - probably not worth spending an excess of cash on memory. I put 4GB in my new box but the last 1-2 was probably waste for the next year or two.

**Tellos Athenaios** · 08-18-2007, 13:51

Hehe, but what happens when you have a 64-bit processor?
Yep, 64-bit Vista...

**Starforge** · 08-18-2007, 14:40

Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios

Hehe, but what happens when you have a 64-bit processor?
Yep, 64-bit Vista...

Doesn't matter. Programs are still written to be compatible with the 32-bit systems and will continue to be written that way for the most part for the next year or 3.

**mcantu** · 08-18-2007, 20:49

Originally Posted by Starforge

Programs in windows won't use more than 2GB without some unrecommended tweaking.

Long set of articles but informitive for those who are interested.

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=3034&p=1

Until they start writing 64bit executeables - probably not worth spending an excess of cash on memory. I put 4GB in my new box but the last 1-2 was probably waste for the next year or two.

That refers to virtual address space not the amount of physical RAM...

**Starforge** · 08-19-2007, 01:41

Originally Posted by mcantu

That refers to virtual address space not the amount of physical RAM...

Aye, and....?

Still good to know when determining optimal physical RAM to place into the machine unless, of course, you have unlimited funds in which case disregard

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**bovi** · 08-19-2007, 06:16

Each program won't get to spend more than 2GB, but different programs can use up to 2 GB each. So you still get an advantage with more than 2 GB physical RAM.