NO NOT STEAM!
mr.klean
Join Date: 2010-08-02 Member: 73426Members
Join Date: 2010-08-02 Member: 73426Members
i have a problem with steam
you see, i have a single core CPU, and the new steam update doesnt do well with that
SO, it randomly disconnects me
and that sucks
please, make a NON-STEAM version!
for the 20% of steam users who have a single core CPU and cant afford a better one at the moment
you see, i have a single core CPU, and the new steam update doesnt do well with that
SO, it randomly disconnects me
and that sucks
please, make a NON-STEAM version!
for the 20% of steam users who have a single core CPU and cant afford a better one at the moment
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The above thread has two solutions for the problem within 10 posts from the beginning that you may want to try.
*sarcasm*
I'm not sure, I'll have to find a history book.
Information on those is probably only found on hieroglyphs <img src="http://members.home.nl/m.borgman/ns-forum/smileys/shifty.gif" border="0" class="linked-image" />
Others are correct your single core computer could do with an upgrade; and you should seek Steam support for additional help with your Steam error.
you see, i have a single core CPU, and the new steam update doesnt do well with that
SO, it randomly disconnects me
and that sucks
please, make a NON-STEAM version!
for the 20% of steam users who have a single core CPU and cant afford a better one at the moment<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's time for change!
Collect some spare change until you can buyz new cpu core, maybe with a hammer you could intergrate a new core into your existing cpu. And driven by the power of the holy hammer your cpu shall RUN DA STEAM...
Time for a new PC/Upgrade.
it even said on their steam hardware survey that a little under 20% of steam users have single core CPU's
and the only people experiening the random disconnects appear to be single core CPU's
the fact that they dont even acknowledge this troubles me...
and the fixes didnt work, thanks anyway
You eventually have to upgrade.
The selfishness of some people staggers me sometimes.
Millions of gamers use Steam and it works perfectly fine for the vast majority. This guy wants to deny us all the convenience and practicality of using Steam just because he's one of the minority who has problems with it.
Steam is fantastic for both the gamers and the developers. UWE have already said the automatic updates makes it a godsend for them. It must stay that way.
After looking it up, I found that I actually had a single core computer in my house!
So... I installed steam on my microwave. Didn't run. Guess you won't be playing steam games on your microwave. I'm now assuming that's what you are playing on... but supposedly some wrist watches and washing machines also use single cores still. God knows you can't buy them for computers.
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lol'd
And your point is....?
I'm actually a little surprised Steam has issues with Single-core operations for some reason. I mean, it's a stupid client program.
Now as far as getting NS2 to run, here are the stated min reqs on the website (outdated and definitely not minimum for the alpha:)
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It doesn't claim a 2 core requirement.
It really isn't. Besides Max saying that it does use two threads, dumping animations and odd ends into another, I've tried playing it with one core.. and it dropped my FPS from 45 to 30.
I know a lot of people are still running single core machines, but the sad truth is, they are coming to an end. Even if 20% of STEAM users are on single core systems... There are a lot of games that only require that, not all games on STEAM are cutting edge and demanding. You know? Peggle, Half-life and all its mods, Psychonauts, UT2004, etc etc. I'd imagine a developer would rather cater to current hardware and the 80% of users who are running dual and quadcores, than have to make engine sacrifices for ole Joe who refuses to upgrade his Athlon 3200+.
That and the performance of entry level hardware these days is pretty amazing. You don't need to drop thousands of dollars into a machine to be able to play most games.
Also if people admit to not being able to afford new hardware, how can they afford to pay out $40 for NS2SE? If I knew my PC was a POS, I would definitely not of gotten the SE.
Because $40 != $1500?
He's referring to prioritizing money. You could also probably get away with a capable PC on half that budget.
Really, I was looking at upgrading an old server running on an AthlonXP 2500+, and can make it VERY capable for under $200 (<a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.435740" target="_blank">Athlon II X4, 2GB RAM, onboard vid/net/sound</a>). Leaving quite a bit to grab a decent video card if the onboard nVidia IGP isn't enough, and a new PSU if the old one is less stable.
Five hundred bucks is <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.435680" target="_blank">overkill</a> if you know what the hell you're doing.
Really, I was looking at upgrading an old server running on an AthlonXP 2500+, and can make it VERY capable for under $200 (AthlonX4, 2GB RAM, onboard vid/net/sound). Leaving quite a bit to grab a decent video card if the onboard nVidia IGP isn't enough, and a new PSU if the old one is less stable.
Five hundred bucks is overkill if you know what the hell you're doing.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I was talking about from scratch. Sadly my last computer only had IDE connectors and a socket AM2 which didn't leave much room in the way of simply upgrading.
Not utilizing more than one core does not mean that core is left useless.
Also, if you're in the camp that says Steam sucks(to others in the thread), well, hope you have fun driving down to that store, paying more money, and not ever playing another indie game in your life.