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[TheCruzmeister]

what would be the best computer setup to run DF? Single-Core or Dual-Core? I'm done with FPS death, so im going to make a new computer just for DF.

[Girlinhat]

Lurk more, there's threads like this all over the place.

In general though, one quick CPU will work better than multi-core, and the speed of your RAM will play a significant roll as well.  The quicker DF can access your RAM, the faster everything goes.  So as well as a good CPU, keep your memory in mind as well.

Multi-core may help for delegating though.  Dump DF on its own core and run Windows on the other?  I don't know how to do this, but I know it's possible.

[acetech09]

I have a nice multicore i7. What I do is shut down all but 3 cores and overclock those cores tremendously. With only half the cores to generate heat, I can push the core speed to almost 3 ghz each. That plus some really quick OC'd ram makes for a nice experience. I only ever need to use that whole setup once my macbook's FPS drops too low, which is only when I try to do huge megabuilds that will eat FPS.

tl;dr Expensiveness doesn't really matter. Jury-rig a nice cooling system and get down and dirty into overclocking for the best experience. The expensive processors and RAM have exactly what you don't need for a DF computer.

heh. I just realized my tl;dr was about 2/3 the size of the actual post.

[Echo51]

I assume DF excercises the 2D part of a GPU, which would mean that my old Geforce 8400GS is just as fast as my Radeon HD5670 according to a 2D benchmark. So i'd say GPU, get a lower-end one, only need a better one if you wanna play something else.

As for CPU, i'm assuming due to DF singlethreading, dualcore, so you have a loose thread for anything but DF would be optimal, and then go for the highest clock(ghz) possible. I don't know how well the i3's overclock, but i know some Core 2 Duo's go well into the 4ghz's.

[slothen]

do they even make single core cpus for pc's anymore?

[Nil Eyeglazed]

Damnit, I thought this would be a thread about the pros and cons of the various logic disciplines.

[banned4trolling]

Damnit, I thought this would be a thread about the pros and cons of the various logic disciplines.

Turing-complete is the way to go.

As for the CPU I'm pretty sure that modern multi-core CPUs are still more powerful per-core than the best stock single-core CPUs. Especially since you can shut down the useless cores and overclock just the 2, like acetech said.

That and high-end RAM. DF goes over a lot of data.