black shark and lockon on a quad core!

[Bee_Sting]

i'm buying a quad core system and i know that lock on and black shark can't run so well on a quad core. can you guys make some suggestions on what core should i run lock on and black shark on? thanks for your suggestions!

[TeeJay82]

All?

[beers]

I think it's more about which processor you should buy... go for the fastest you can afford. Unless you have reason to need a quad core, you'll get more bang for your buck, from DCS and LockOn, with a dual core.

[Bee_Sting]

very good point! ;)

[TKMR]

It's not that it doesn't run well on a quad core, it just doesn't utilize all of the cores. It doesn't really matter what core you're running it on afaik. Run it on one that isn't being used by the system constantly?

 

Personally, I went for a quad core because of some of the other games that I play that need it to run smoothly, and it works fine for DCSBS. (Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.0GHz)

[Distiler]

Check those priced more or less the same:

 

i5 760 (4 core 2.8Ghz 8MB caché)

i5 661 (2 core 3.33Ghz 4MB caché)

 

I would pick i5 760, mainly because there are some simulators out there that use them (RoF, Arma, etc.).

[Boberro]

I'd bet 4 cores... 1 for sound engine 1 for game, rest for system.

 

I'd also often use Photoshop and I'd like to start Sony Vegas ect apps. They are optimized for more cores I guess.

[Krippz]

Phenom II x6 1055T

[MTFDarkEagle]

I have to tell you, I went from a dual-core amd athlon (7750+) to the processor I have now (phenom II 955), and it made a big difference! Much better framerates. Now I overclocked it recently, it's even faster :) So, I would like to give you the advice to go for a quadcore.

[galagamo]

Phenom II 1090T x6 @4Ghz as of now that's 6 cores @4Ghz wanna ask how that's workin out?

[Prophet4no1]

I work at Microcenter. We currently have the i7 930 for $199.99. A full $90 under Newegg. Fastest CPU for the price on the market.

[sweinhart3]

i'm buying a quad core system and i know that lock on and black shark can't run so well on a quad core. can you guys make some suggestions on what core should i run lock on and black shark on? thanks for your suggestions!

 

Quad cores work just fine with BS. You just wont get 100% cpu utilization.

Keep in mind that not all cores are created equally and Ghz isnt the only factor. For instance, a Core i7 860 which runs at 2.8Ghz will outperform a core i5 670 running at 3.46Ghz in a lot of tests. For some good benchmarking numbers check out this site.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2