Ashesunei Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 PS: the app limit could be increased to 3GB provided the OS is booted with a certain switch and the .exe file contains a "large address aware" flag. The SWTOR.exe already has the Large Address Aware flag set in the executable as shipped from Bioware (Or the later patches have it enabled.) Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytak Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 At this point, there is no reason not to run a 64 bit operating system unless you are still running a 32 bit processor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediJudoChopx Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) At this point, there is no reason not to run a 64 bit operating system unless you are still running a 32 bit processor. Long, long... time system builder here. I've been running TOR since launch (clean install) on my 64 bit system, with Xp home 32 bit. Wiped my rig out and upgraded to Win 7 home premium 64 bit today. I expect a decent increase in performance all around. Will check back in as soon as I have tested it thoroughly. Logic says it should at the very least load faster. I was running TOR on all low settings just fine. Hoping to at least get up to medium w/ no FPS drops. AMD Athlon II 450 Rana x3 core 3.2ghz cpu Biostar A880gz Mobo 8GB G-skill DDR3 1333 (dual channel kit) memory (2x4gb) Seagate Barracuda 500GB Sata II 6.0GB/s 7200 rpm HDD Nvidia Geforce GT 520 (2GB DDR3) PCI express 2.0 x16 Antec green 650 watt PSU Several extra fans My next upgrade/test will include an AMD Phenom II x4 core 965 3.4Ghz black edition deneb cpu and a SSD (further down the road when SSD's are more stable). No sense getting a AMD FX/Bulldozer cpu until there issues are resolved sadly. Edited March 15, 2012 by JediJudoChopx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathmond Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 64 bit client and DX11 must have! What do all of your programmers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasse_B Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) Lots of ill advice in this thread. Not by everyone though. Still people should take a read here:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366778%28v=vs.85%29.aspx http://i.imgur.com/XhaTA.pngThis screenshot shows SWTOR can handle more than 2GB RAM. What this all comes down to is this: SWTOR can use up to 4GB RAM, but only on a 64bit Windows. So when given the choice, go 64bit. 32bit is yesterday's news. Edited March 15, 2012 by Lasse_B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediJudoChopx Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) Long, long... time system builder here. I've been running TOR since launch (clean install) on my 64 bit system, with Xp home 32 bit. Wiped my rig out and upgraded to Win 7 home premium 64 bit today. I expect a decent increase in performance all around. Will check back in as soon as I have tested it thoroughly. Logic says it should at the very least load faster. I was running TOR on all low settings just fine. Hoping to at least get up to medium w/ no FPS drops. AMD Athlon II 450 Rana x3 core 3.2ghz cpu Biostar A880gz Mobo 8GB G-skill DDR3 1333 (dual channel kit) memory (2x4gb) Seagate Barracuda 500GB Sata II 6.0GB/s 7200 rpm HDD Nvidia Geforce GT 520 (2GB DDR3) PCI express 2.0 x16 Antec green 650 watt PSU Several extra fans My next upgrade/test will include an AMD Phenom II x4 core 965 3.4Ghz black edition deneb cpu and a SSD (further down the road when SSD's are more stable). No sense getting a AMD FX/Bulldozer cpu until there issues are resolved sadly. UPDATE: After a few days of hardcore marathon testing. I am loving SWTOR so much more in 64 bit. Maybe some systems just don't show it. But mine sure does. I can run with tree's and grass set on 100% with zero issues (All settings on medium). (I run grass/trees on 14% each though just 2 give my rig a break. lol) Between 15-20% (and above) the difference is negligible. The world is so lush now. I played up to lvl 50 with that set on 0% and all low settings when I was running Xp 32 bit for 3 months. I'm also seeing much faster load screens, no lag, faster distance draw, etc., etc. Overall SWTOR is now a more enjoyable experience for me. Oh and my surround sound (same card and speakers) is so much better now with win 7's options to run in higher audio quality settings with the new drivers. The difference is like night and day. UPDATE 2: Today I upgraded my CPU from a Athlon II x3 core 450 Rana 3.2Ghz to a Phenom II x4 core 965 3.4Ghz. Running on high settings now. Edited March 21, 2012 by JediJudoChopx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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