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Will STO take advantage of all 4 cores of a Quad Core processor? Will I benefit from upgrading to a quad core from a core 2 duo?

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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2011
    short answer: no.

    slightly longer answer: i run a i3 socket 1156 with 4 GB of ram. the limiting factor for me is shadows, which are THE most processor intensive thing in the game. most even with high end systems will turn them off - especially in pvp or STFs. i would say this: if you can run with most everything turned up, except shadows of course, then you really dont need to upgrade for the game. a better upgrade would be to get an SSD drive and put windows + STO on it. computer boot times and zone loading will be nigh-instantaneous.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2011
    avirnig wrote: »
    short answer: no.

    slightly longer answer: i run a i3 socket 1156 with 4 GB of ram. the limiting factor for me is shadows, which are THE most processor intensive thing in the game. most even with high end systems will turn them off - especially in pvp or STFs. i would say this: if you can run with most everything turned up, except shadows of course, then you really dont need to upgrade for the game. a better upgrade would be to get an SSD drive and put windows + STO on it. computer boot times and zone loading will be nigh-instantaneous.


    Well Well Well! I just installed my Q9550 in my EVGA 750i FTW motherboard. And let me tell you this! YES this game does take advantage of a quad core! My FPS almost doubled in space and ground combat!!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2011
    landerx74 wrote: »
    Well Well Well! I just installed my Q9550 in my EVGA 750i FTW motherboard. And let me tell you this! YES this game does take advantage of a quad core! My FPS almost doubled in space and ground combat!!

    Actually, the game will not work on all 4 cores, but because you have the 2 extra cores, more resources are available for all the other tasks that run in the background. Hence the jump in the amount of frames per second you saw. :)

    Check the task manager under the performance tab to see what I mean.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2011
    Zanshi wrote: »
    Actually, the game will not work on all 4 cores, but because you have the 2 extra cores, more resources are available for all the other tasks that run in the background. Hence the jump in the amount of frames per second you saw. :)

    Check the task manager under the performance tab to see what I mean.

    You are correct. I recall this as an asnwer long before the game's release.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2011
    Zanshi wrote: »
    Actually, the game will not work on all 4 cores, but because you have the 2 extra cores, more resources are available for all the other tasks that run in the background. Hence the jump in the amount of frames per second you saw. :)

    Check the task manager under the performance tab to see what I mean.

    Well then how do you account for the option in the troubleshooting section of the video options menu that specifically details the games use of multiple cores? And honestly I don't care why my frame rates doubled or how just that they did.

    P.S. Every setting is cranked to the max! :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2011
    landerx74 wrote: »
    Well then how do you account for the option in the troubleshooting section of the video options menu that specifically details the games use of multiple cores? And honestly I don't care why my frame rates doubled or how just that they did.

    P.S. Every setting is cranked to the max! :D

    Multiple = more than one ;)

    That said... Fantastic! I'm glad you got the game to max all settings. :)
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