terrell wrote:Maximus wrote:I bought a new computer (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ 2.3 GHz with 2 Gig Ram) to replace one I used for over 6 years (1.6 GHz Pentium 4 with 512 Ram). If there's any advantage at all, I feel it's with my new machine because the swing meter seems to run a little smoother but the speed at which it moves is no different than it was on the old one.
i have a theory on that, max. i believe new machines should perform better in links because they've had less time to get filled up with adware/malware/and other asundery programs that steal clock time from the cpu. i believe there's no difference between a p3 850 w/ 256mb (my first pc) and a 2.3ghz 64-bit athlon because system clock speed isn't what determines the speed of the swing meter. andrew jones could probably address this more accurately, but i would hazard the guess that there's an internal links routine that specifies the speed of the swing meter, any cpu you have is merely executing that routine. no faster, no slower.
that's my story, and i'm sticking to it. until andrew specifies otherwise. (8
edit #1: oh yeah, meant to add, i have no doubt there are probably programs/dll's/services that interfere with links' ability to execute its routines. i believe they can reside on a legacy, duct taped together, kludge like mine, or a shiny, brand spankin' new machine.
edit #2: i sure would like to have a shiny, brand spankin' new machine someday, just to test my hypothesis.
terrell,
I agree. I've never had Links run so smooth before and I'm sure you're right in that I haven't picked up any stuff yet which would slow it down. I try to take great care in what web pages I go to but unfortunately my wife will be using it and she's goes to some of the weirdest sites (she even picked up a virus on my old one a couple years ago) so I'm sure it won't be long until my new one starts to pick up stuff from here and there.
Max
PS One thing I did do was go to a couple of Vista forums and learn how to shut down a lot of stuff. Man, you should see all the crap Vista runs in the background. I was able to turn off more than 15 applications that Vista was running at startup and it's obvious they weren't important programs because it's working fine without them. I also shut off all the "Aero" windows fluff, Sidebar, etc........ and Vista is working and running much faster for me now.