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Re: Wrong CPU Speed

#191450
From: goPostal
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:06
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"Vis" <darrend43removethis--Bit@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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>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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