Why the lag in online servers?

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by Storebror

[LIST=1][*]I've been running IL-2 on a PC with less than half the CPU power (Pentium 4 w/ 3.0 GHz)

The Celeron 900 is a one core CPU, which runs at 2.2 GHz, it does not have twice the compute capacity of a Pentium 4 at 3.0 GHz.

It also depends which version of IL*2 under which operating system version. 1946 will run under Windows 7, I don't know what the most modern OS version that the original IL*2 will run under would have been, I originally ran it under Windows 98, but I'm pretty sure it won't run from the original disk under Windows 7.

[MaXMhZ]

IL-2 1946 runs on my Atom 330 ION under Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit, but nowhere nearsmooth. Flying a single plane on an empty small map without objects like trees or even worse buildings will get me just about 20 - 30 fps.

I think the 2 GB is the biggest problem here. I am running 4GB DDR2-800 dual channel in my atom. The ION is much more capable than the Intel integrated graphics too, and the Atom is a dual core with hyperthreading (4 threads).

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by MaXMhZ

IL-2 1946 runs on my Atom 330 ION under Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit, but nowhere nearsmooth. Flying a single plane on an empty small map without objects like trees or even worse buildings will get me just about 20 - 30 fps.

I think the 2 GB is the biggest problem here. I am running 4GB DDR2-800 dual channel in my atom. The ION is much more capable than the Intel integrated graphics too, and the Atom is a dual core with hyperthreading (4 threads).

The amazing bit there is that the TDP is 8W... very low power CPU.