Comments on: Increase your game performance http://www.locksucks.com/2007/12/increase-your-game-performance/ Fat cows with grounding totems stuck up their ass Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:16:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.locksucks.com/2007/12/increase-your-game-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Anonymous Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:14:00 +0000 http://www.locksucks.com/2007/12/increase-your-game-performance/#comment-382 It might work.<br/><br/>A few years back Flash plugin was known to increase windows internal clock tick rate, making some operation run smoother.<br/><br/>If there's a correlation, I'd bet that there can be observable performance gain. It might work.

A few years back Flash plugin was known to increase windows internal clock tick rate, making some operation run smoother.

If there’s a correlation, I’d bet that there can be observable performance gain.

]]> By: Someone http://www.locksucks.com/2007/12/increase-your-game-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Someone Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:35:00 +0000 http://www.locksucks.com/2007/12/increase-your-game-performance/#comment-301 The only explanation I can see (should that REALLY be true, which I somehow doubt), is that it will pre-load the mpeg layer for video animations and such. But that should only affect the very first game startup and should not impact anything else beyond that...<br/><br/>One thing I *DID* found to have some NEGATIVE impact is having Firefox open with some sites loaded in there... (don't use IE, so can't really tell about that one!)<br/><br/>But I'd say this to be 99% rubish. Of course, statistically, 50% of those who try may think that it actually works... The only explanation I can see (should that REALLY be true, which I somehow doubt), is that it will pre-load the mpeg layer for video animations and such. But that should only affect the very first game startup and should not impact anything else beyond that…

One thing I *DID* found to have some NEGATIVE impact is having Firefox open with some sites loaded in there… (don’t use IE, so can’t really tell about that one!)

But I’d say this to be 99% rubish. Of course, statistically, 50% of those who try may think that it actually works…

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