Why does UT3 peg both of my CPUs at 100%

[soccerballtux]

What calculations is UT3 doing that Cod4 isn't? Cod4 has even more players than UT3...

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

UT3 will use all 4 cores on a quad and runs really good above 3.8Ghz

 

[fausto412]

game design, UT3 uses the cpu more than GPU....they wanted to make it easier for people to run it.

 

[Sam25]

Originally posted by: fausto412
game design, UT3 uses the cpu more than GPU....they wanted to make it easier for people to run it.

Yup, UT3 uses a lot more of cpu.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: soccerballtux
What calculations is UT3 doing that Cod4 isn't? Cod4 has even more players than UT3...

UT3 can have more players than CoD4

 

[Fox5]

Ut3 may just have better multi-core support.

 

[CrystalBay]

This Multicore support is the best feature of UE3...

 

[Toadster]

because you don't have 4 or 8 threads?

 

[Sureshot324]

Originally posted by: soccerballtux
What calculations is UT3 doing that Cod4 isn't? Cod4 has even more players than UT3...

UT3 has much more advanced graphics than COD4. Which game actually looks better is a matter of opinion, but from a purely technical perspective, UT3 >>> COD4. Also, graphics aren't entirely done on the GPU (yet) so the CPU does still have a role in that, not just physics, AI, etc.

 

[DaveSimmons]

It's calculating how to remove the fun from your gameplay.


Ba-dum, pish!
Try the veal...

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: Sureshot324

Originally posted by: soccerballtux
What calculations is UT3 doing that Cod4 isn't? Cod4 has even more players than UT3...

UT3 has much more advanced graphics than COD4. Which game actually looks better is a matter of opinion, but from a purely technical perspective, UT3 >>> COD4. Also, graphics aren't entirely done on the GPU (yet) so the CPU does still have a role in that, not just physics, AI, etc.

The AI in UT3 is some of the worst I've seen. Depending on the difficulty, it basically rolls a 2 sided die. If it's 1, then it rolls a 100 sided die, and if that number is less than 15, 25, 35, 45, etc., you die. But if it rolls 2, then it misses you for 10 shots in a row (especially when you're at point blank range).

Besides that, I only play online, and the bots are run server side.

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
It's calculating how to remove the fun from your gameplay.


Ba-dum, pish!
Try the veal...

I thought that was the UI's job? I enjoy leaving servers, waiting 5 seconds for menu to load, navigating to a new server, downloading new map, and connecting, before I can play again.

That said, I play the game almost exclusively for iCTF and love the gameplay.
I've been moving to QW:ET though, far more complex, much more entertaining.