This may not be the best place to ask this...

I am nobody · 12-27-2008, 05:04 PM

I'm thinking about buying something, but my current processor is .4GHz below the reqs. (2.4 needed, have 2.0) Other than that speed, everything else is significantly above what is needed (including the other processor stats). I've also gotten away with running under speed before, but with smaller differences. (.1-.2) (granted it was with lots of skipping, but even the start menu crashed on that computer) I've read elsewhere that processor speed is usually not important running things, but they haven't been very clear as to what extent that is true for.

Will I be able to run it, or should I look for something simpler?

Lurch1982 · 12-27-2008, 11:28 PM

What are you trying to run, and what processors are you referring to?

***Ace Mercury*** · 12-28-2008, 01:11 AM

Yeah, you're not giving us enough information; namely what you're trying to run. If you are trying to run Commander Keen, then you have more than enough; if you are trying to run any game which uses CryEngine2, no, nothing on Earth can run that.

Games which really tax the system are going to depend more on the video card and the amount of RAM you have, though; processor speed is rarely the bottleneck nowadays.

I am nobody · 12-28-2008, 06:24 AM

It was actually multiple things, so I didn't list all of them.

Anyway, I think I found the answer I was looking for.

It was asking for a Pentium 4 @2.4/Athlon 64 2800+. (I'm running a Turion 64 X2 TL-60) I forgot to look at the Athlon as well, and that's only a 1.8. (meaning everything is well above minimum)

***Cosmonautical*** · 01-01-2009, 11:50 PM

Yeah, the P4's are big energy wasters compared to the Athlon processors. The ghz level is really just how much electricity passes through it, and doesn't specifically measure the capablities of the processor.

12-27-2008, 05:04 PM	#1
I am nobody Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Over there. Gender: Posts: 5,515 Thanks: 309 Thanked 365 Times in 242 Posts Blog Entries: 7	This may not be the best place to ask this... I'm thinking about buying something, but my current processor is .4GHz below the reqs. (2.4 needed, have 2.0) Other than that speed, everything else is significantly above what is needed (including the other processor stats). I've also gotten away with running under speed before, but with smaller differences. (.1-.2) (granted it was with lots of skipping, but even the start menu crashed on that computer) I've read elsewhere that processor speed is usually not important running things, but they haven't been very clear as to what extent that is true for. Will I be able to run it, or should I look for something simpler?

12-27-2008, 11:28 PM	#2
Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: DenCo Gender: Posts: 9,850 Thanks: 127 Thanked 365 Times in 192 Posts	What are you trying to run, and what processors are you referring to?

12-28-2008, 01:11 AM	#3
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Yeah, you're not giving us enough information; namely what you're trying to run. If you are trying to run Commander Keen, then you have more than enough; if you are trying to run any game which uses CryEngine2, no, nothing on Earth can run that. Games which really tax the system are going to depend more on the video card and the amount of RAM you have, though; processor speed is rarely the bottleneck nowadays.

12-28-2008, 06:24 AM	#4
I am nobody Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Over there. Gender: Posts: 5,515 Thanks: 309 Thanked 365 Times in 242 Posts Blog Entries: 7	It was actually multiple things, so I didn't list all of them. Anyway, I think I found the answer I was looking for. It was asking for a Pentium 4 @2.4/Athlon 64 2800+. (I'm running a Turion 64 X2 TL-60) I forgot to look at the Athlon as well, and that's only a 1.8. (meaning everything is well above minimum)

01-01-2009, 11:50 PM	#5
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Yeah, the P4's are big energy wasters compared to the Athlon processors. The ghz level is really just how much electricity passes through it, and doesn't specifically measure the capablities of the processor.