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edtheguy · 03-23-2016, 03:30 PM

As I understand it, the processor will be the most important thing in OOTP. That, coupled with sufficient RAM, is what will determine your sim times. SSD's are always nice, but will only help with loading/startup times - not in game processing. Any I7 and 8GB of ram (like most good mac's have inside - which is why Ty Cobb's machine is solid) would be good, if you get an SSD as well, even better.

Quad core processors are ideal, and yes the 6th gens will vastly outperform the 1st. The main benefit of I7's is hyperthreading which usually isn't helpful in gaming. It is mostly utilized in number crunching/rendering though, so it ought to benefit OOTP, but I'm not sure there - I think utilization of the hyperthreading depends on the programming which is beyond me.

EDIT: Or, in short, just listen to The Wolf.

03-23-2016, 03:30 PM	#10
edtheguy Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Maine Posts: 70	As I understand it, the processor will be the most important thing in OOTP. That, coupled with sufficient RAM, is what will determine your sim times. SSD's are always nice, but will only help with loading/startup times - not in game processing. Any I7 and 8GB of ram (like most good mac's have inside - which is why Ty Cobb's machine is solid) would be good, if you get an SSD as well, even better. Quad core processors are ideal, and yes the 6th gens will vastly outperform the 1st. The main benefit of I7's is hyperthreading which usually isn't helpful in gaming. It is mostly utilized in number crunching/rendering though, so it ought to benefit OOTP, but I'm not sure there - I think utilization of the hyperthreading depends on the programming which is beyond me. EDIT: Or, in short, just listen to The Wolf. Last edited by edtheguy; 03-23-2016 at 03:32 PM. Reason: too much rambling....