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So how far can I upgrade my processor before I screw up Daggerfall?

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First post, by tomexplodes

Posted on 2020-07-04, 22:27

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I'm currently running a 120 mhz Pentium-S processor, I'd like a bit more speed for some things, but I know Daggerfall gets wonky if it is too fast. So, how far can I safely upgrade? I believe I have a Socket 7 motherboard.

1.) MS-DOS 6.22, Pentium-S 90mhz, 32mb RAM, S3 Trio64, Vibra 16
2.) Windows 98 SE, AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 2.1ghz, 512mb RAM, Geforce 4 TI 4200 128mb, Sound Blaster Live! Value

Reply 1 of 5, by mastergamma12

Posted on 2020-07-08, 03:25

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I've ran Daggerfall on a 2ghz Pentium 4 NW no issues.

Also on my P3 1.4S

Reply 2 of 5, by tomexplodes

Posted on 2020-07-08, 18:34

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Okay, great! Thanks for your reply! I was only looking to go up to 233mhz or so.

1.) MS-DOS 6.22, Pentium-S 90mhz, 32mb RAM, S3 Trio64, Vibra 16
2.) Windows 98 SE, AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 2.1ghz, 512mb RAM, Geforce 4 TI 4200 128mb, Sound Blaster Live! Value

Reply 3 of 5, by Kerr Avon

Posted on 2020-07-08, 21:15

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mastergamma12 wrote on 2020-07-08, 03:25:

I've ran Daggerfall on a 2ghz Pentium 4 NW no issues.

Also on my P3 1.4S

Daggerfall is DOS only, isn't it? If so, then do you mean you ran it in DOSBox, or in native DOS on your PC? If the latter, then I'm surprised that DOS games can run on modern machines natively (though I've not tried to run DOS on any PC for years (DOSBox does all I ask of it), so my surprise is based on my utter ignorance of modern DOS usage!).

Reply 4 of 5, by mastergamma12

Posted on 2020-07-08, 21:45

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Kerr Avon wrote on 2020-07-08, 21:15:

mastergamma12 wrote on 2020-07-08, 03:25:

I've ran Daggerfall on a 2ghz Pentium 4 NW no issues.

Also on my P3 1.4S

Daggerfall is DOS only, isn't it? If so, then do you mean you ran it in DOSBox, or in native DOS on your PC? If the latter, then I'm surprised that DOS games can run on modern machines natively (though I've not tried to run DOS on any PC for years (DOSBox does all I ask of it), so my surprise is based on my utter ignorance of modern DOS usage!).

Native under windows 98 and Me.

Reply 5 of 5, by Kerr Avon

Posted on 2020-07-09, 14:22

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mastergamma12 wrote on 2020-07-08, 21:45:

Native under windows 98 and Me.

Oh right. I wouldn't have thought 98 and ME would work properly on hardware that was so monumentally faster than the operating systems were written for.

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