Understanding Ultra Mode
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Posted on: 2010-02-24 03:16 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Thanks for the reply Miss Chief. I've been looking into the i5 750, it seems to be a great CPU for the money being that it also has an 8MB L3 cache. Will any of the i3 processors work as well or should I not go below an i5 series?
Also, does anyone know if Ultra Mode is based on the 64bit architecture? Going to be installing Windows 7 and want to know if COH will work on a 64bit operating system or if I should stick the 32bit.
I'm assuming it will run under the 64bit, I want to be able to operate with more than 4GB of RAM.
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Uh, you might want to edit something out of that post, PsiBug 
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Uh, you might want to edit something out of that post, PsiBug
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I'll PM him, in case he doesn't come back to this thread 
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CoH works just fine on my Windows 7 64 Bit. I doubt it'll be 'bit' dependant at all. You'll need a 64 bit OS to work with 4GB Ram or more.|
Originally Posted by SlipStreem
Thanks for the reply Miss Chief. I've been looking into the i5 750, it seems to be a great CPU for the money being that it also has an 8MB L3 cache. Will any of the i3 processors work as well or should I not go below an i5 series?
Also, does anyone know if Ultra Mode is based on the 64bit architecture? Going to be installing Windows 7 and want to know if COH will work on a 64bit operating system or if I should stick the 32bit. I'm assuming it will run under the 64bit, I want to be able to operate with more than 4GB of RAM. |
I'd say stick to an i5 so you can get the same socket type as an i7 which will give you a further upgrade path in the future. I'm not hugely up on current CPU socket types but I think it's called socket 1156.
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I hope there will be a Dummies guide to Ultra Mode as well.
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Originally Posted by SuperOz
Hi all.
I've done some asking in the Technical and Devs' corner forums, but I have to admit to still being somewhat in the dark over Ultra Mode and just what does what depending on the setting (presumably there will be varying degrees of quality sliders like in regular graphics mode) and the video card. And I know nothing bar nothing about Raedon video cards beyond that people have said they've been problematic with CoH before. I am rather hoping for a Dummies' Guide to Ultra Mode that someone will write up to help me (and other people a bit confused) find their way to a new video card and if so, which one. Can anyone shed light in a way that doesn't require me to have a degree to understand?  S. |
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I'm sure it's not going to be that complex - it sounds like it's just a few more options being added to the current graphic options, not a whole new system of setting up the graphics.
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edited since GG thinks this hints a bit too much as well.
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I hope there will be a Dummies guide to Ultra Mode as well.
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shouldnt be quoted either so someone has a shot at editing it....
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It better support SLI, that's just AMATEUR if it doesn't. Seriously unprofessional all the way.
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nah every game i play besides CoH works fine with it of the next gen ones I play, and they are in the business to make gaming cards. Go to the SLI and nvidia forums there is a petition to get SLI working with this game. I mean even Craptic games (i dont like them) works all fine and good and their nothing special compared to like ubi, epic, capcom, valve, turbine, infinity ward, that metro 20 whatever forgot who made it, borderlands, about every game on the steam store
I'm looking to build a new PC and would like to know the reccommended CPU speed for Ultra Mode before I start. Thanks.
If it's a desktop then i'd say an intel i5 is the sweet spot at the moment, although no doubt others will say i7-720. Stick to one of those CPU's if you're speccing up a new machine and you'll be fine. If, however, you have an existing machine then if you can post the specs we may be able to advise on a suitable upgrade. CPU matters but the vast majority of games these days are more limited by GPU (graphics card) than by CPU. Some game engines such as Valve's Source are very CPU dependant but in the majority of cases the better the GPU the better the performance, within reason of course!
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