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DarkBASIC Discussion / Celeron Processor Limitations

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Northern Fist
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Hey all. I know I look like I'm new here, but I use to hang out here alot under the name: CrayZemon (The guy with the lavalamp avatar). I left because my PC died on me (motherboard problem). I now have it replaced with a 2.4 gigahertz Gateway PC that has a Celeron Processor.

My Question is: How is a Celeron Processor going to handle high-polygon demands that my DB programs produce (especially when you compare a Pentium IV)? I'm not trying to write the next Jax and Daxter, but I'm just curious.
Good to see you all again.

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indi
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i use a 933 celeron with a geforce 1 and i have acceptable frame speeds.

I do not however have access to higher features like shaders at the momo due to the video cards limitation

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AlecM
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celerons are just pentiums that didnt quite make the cut. So what you have is really just a bad pentium.

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Northern Fist
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So Indi is telling me that There isn't a whole lot a hobbiest like me should worry about?
Froggermon is saying I've got a P.O.S.?

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EarWorm
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Main difference is that Celeron has smaller on-chip cache which makes it less expensive than the same speed Pentium, but also less efficient, so not as fast under high load conditions.
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heartbone
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If your processor is at 1 GHz speed or greater, then the video subsystem would be the limiting factor. A 2.4GHz Celeron would be almost fast enough for software rendering at 640x480.

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AlecM
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the bad language filter on this site is CRAZY

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indi
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put it this way.

Its better for your game to develop it on something slower.

You will develop smarter more efficient code with a slightly slower machine, instead of relying on pure grunt.

you can improve that machine with a newer video card to access the new shader features avialble in todays cards.

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Northern Fist
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I like Indi's comment. I recently played a DB game that relied entirely on "grunt" for it's wow and it is just as ineffecient as it is newbie-ish...

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indi
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like a lot of users here mate, You have to disect the rubbish comments made from inexperienced advisors.

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zzabb
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what i've found to be more of an issue is the video card

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unfortunately you get what you pay for (-:
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