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Article #191450Re: Wrong CPU Speed
From: goPostal
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:06
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:06
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"Vis" <darrend43removethis--Bit@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:cIlEl.8098$KB5.1909@newsfe11.ams2... >I think this may work if you have an odd speed running > > > had the same problem, which is fixed by adding the text > > -CPUSPEED=x > > where x is the speed of your CPU, in megahertz, to the end of your Unreal > Tournament shortcut. For example, if your PC runs at 2GHz, then your > shortcut should read: > > c:\unreal tournament\unrealtournament.exe -CPUSPEED=2000 > > if your CPU is a 2.8GHz model then it should be: > > c:\unreal tournament\unrealtournament.exe -CPUSPEED=2800 > > etc (1 GHz = 1000 MHz, so 1.6 GHz = 1600 MHz, and so on, you have to enter > the value as MHz). Of course, your installation path might vary. > > There are other causes to UT running too fast (the PC's power saving > settings and UT's own options, for example), but this is the most common, > it's due to UT (which is an old program) misreading the speed of the CPU, > so you have to tell it the correct speed yourself. > > This will probably cure your problem, but if not, then post up your > problem and details at: > > http://forums.beyondunreal.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3 > > (the best UT forum I know of) and they'll no doubt be able to help you. > > From here > http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/action/unrealtournament/show_msgs.php?topic_id=m-1-42898881&pid=191945 > > > Vis > > Glad to see you guys still around. I had pretty good luck running the UT process as windows98 too. It stops a lot of that.
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