Smasher wrote:

I would like to know if I change the cycles in [CPU] from 3000 (the default) to a higher number, will it increase the speed of the emulated PC for games and apps ??

Yes, as long as your computer can handle the cycles. Too much cycles slows down.

Smasher wrote:

Also is it dangerous if I have a 3GHZ CPU on my PC with 512mb of RAM and a 128 mb PCI Ex Graphic Card?

No.

Mirek

Also is it dangerous if I have a 3GHZ CPU on my PC with 512mb of RAM and a 128 mb PCI Ex Graphic Card?

Don't put your hand on the processor while it's running. That might be dangerous.

🤣 ok thanks a lot 😁.

I just asked that since in the FAQ they say it's ... bad so I wanted to be sure 🤣 since 3000 looks like 3GHZ 😉. I know it's dumb but i prefered to ask the dumb question.

Also if I increase the cycles in the conf file, does that does the same that if I use ctrl+F12 ?

Thanks a lot for your help 😁

Yes, it's the same.

Also, I touch the heatsinks and chips and fans in my computer all the time while it's running. Just touch the case of the power supply first to ground yourself, then be careful not to touch any chip pins or small components.

Lol thanks for the advice but I don't intend on opening my PC tower 🤣.

I don't want to overclock my PC. Is using the increase cycles feature of DOSBox overclocking?

Nope, the cycles setting just tells DOSBox how much of your CPU power it can use for emulation by setting the speed of the virtual DOS machine. It can't change the actual speed of your real CPU.