Anybody with dual core systems try this?

[Redwolf]

Stumbled up this: http://www.easyhr.com.au/software/easy_cfs3.htm

Was wondering if anybody uses it? I may make a back-up and give it a go, though I am not experiencing many of the issues that others are with multiple cores on my dual core amd opteron.

 

[Redwolf]

A no go, I think. Works fine with CFS3 - didn't notice any benefits in my quick test - though I've not had issues that others have had (and no negatives either), but if used with BHAH it doesn't work properly, I think. The launcher needs to start the cfs3.exe which seems to jump BHAH into Quick Combat with an AI pilot. Exiting to officer's mess exits the game...so this utility seems to be a no-go with BHAH.

 

[Dutch_P47M]

something for the video card

For the dcore take a look at: http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&op=show&kid=422

For the Vcad: a Copy from missions4today about videocards

Utility to set PCI Latency and possibly prevent game stutter or improve FPS

This tweak is an important one, and one well worth checking into. Apparently, newer high-end video cards hog PCI latency for no known reason. This makes other components wait for access and causes stutters and thus lower frame rates. If you adjust the latency this might benefit you, users are reporting big improvements. You can download this small utility program that allows you set your PCI latency. Adjust the PCI latency from for example 248 to 64 , and there's a very good chance of stutter free performance.

Download From Guru3D

and

 

[Siggi]

Copy from missions4today

Utility to set PCI Latency and possibly prevent game stutter or improve FPS

This tweak is an important one, and one well worth checking into. Apparently, newer high-end video cards hog PCI latency for no known reason. This makes other components wait for access and causes stutters and thus lower frame rates. If you adjust the latency this might benefit you, users are reporting big improvements. You can download this small utility program that allows you set your PCI latency. Adjust the PCI latency from for example 248 to 64 , and there's a very good chance of stutter free performance.

Download From Guru3D

That's a very old fix from way back. No harm in trying it, but I'd be suprised if todays mobo's still exhibit that kind of issue.

 

[Dutch_P47M]

He Siggi whow a quick reply, intention was that Dcore, but at my search at Mission4today.com I was finding this about Vcards and could not resist.

 

[Redwolf]

For the dcore take a look at: http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&op=show&kid=422

Thanks for this Dutch, will look into this (I play IL2 as well so those tweaks will certainly be useful).

PD sent me a modified cfs3.exe tunned for dual core usage and it seems to work quite well on my system...at least so far...

 

[Gremlin_WoH]

Here you can find some dual core patches:

http://www.wingsofhonour.com/downloads/resources/html_woh_downloads_resources_drivers_cpu.en.html

Warning: If you own a Intel dual core and Windows XP a patch was introduced with Windows XP SP3. No need to install the patch.

Also there is a so-called affinity mask tool: http://www.robpol86.com/pages/imagecfg.php

Question to Redwolf: would this patched cfs3.exe really use both cores or is it set to use only one core on a dual core machine?

 

[Kamikaze]

I have used GnS Affinity for prioritizing cores.
http://www.geocities.com/edgemeal_software/SetAffinity/index.htm

It will remember your settings too. Which can be nice.