Talk:Java Edition hardware performance/Archive 4

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Important notes

 * The distribution of Linux is irrelevant.
 * The architecture and kernel version is necessary
 * OpenGL version column WILL NOT be added.
 * Java version column WILL NOT be added
 * Computer type (laptop/desktop) column WILL NOT be added
 * Max FPS = No limit
 * This page will be archived then cleaned monthly.

To be discussed

 * Should we count Mac as a Linux/Unix Distro?
 * Should we break the page into 2 or 3 sub-pages:
 * Unix/Linux (Includes Mac), Windows
 * or
 * Mac, Unix/Linux, Windows

Minimum requirements
I doubt that Minecraft would be playable with only 256MB of RAM on Windows. XP requires about 200MB of RAM (While Microsoft Say 128MB is recommended if you disable the Page File on a laptop which only has about 200MB of RAM available Windows will complain about not having enough memory), Vista Requires 512MB-1GB and Windows 7 needs 1GB(32Bit Edition)-2GB(64Bit Edition). You would have the majority of the Games memory coming from the Page File, causing lag. --Stucuk 01:33, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

The minimum requirements for any game are in addition to the system requirements. So for Windows 7, you'd need 1GB of RAM for Windows 7 plus 256MB for Minecraft. A total of 1.25GB of RAM. Rcmaehl 15:10, 19 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Thats not how Requirements for commercial games are done. When you see the requirements on the back of a box it tells you literaly what should run the game without you having to work out how much memory your OS will take(Most people don't have a clue about computers let alone what amount of memory the OS uses). Thats why games will normaly state multiple memory requirements if they support multiple OS's at the time they are released (I.E if a game supports XP/Vista/7 it would normaly state something like "RAM: 512MB, 2GB(Vista), 1.5GB(7)" on the box/website). If you are not going to do requirements like the games industry do then you should state it on the page so that people can easily tell that they can't take your requirements at face value. --Stucuk 00:59, 23 March 2012 (UTC)


 * 1GB is not required. I have Windows XP with 512 MB of RAM and I can play fine on short render distance and fast graphics (about 25fps) I can't officialy post this because of the settings they require you to use. They would make is about 4spf (yes, seconds per frame). --Quadrplax 06:01, 4 July 2012 (UTC)quadrplax

A new section
I've been thinking. We should add a new section to "Results." Some people find that their framerate increases in fullscreen, including me. --Lolmaster 05:56, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

Which would be what? Rcmaehl 15:08, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

The table
Is there a way of making each separate column order-able? So you can sort by each heading? That would improve user-ability.

Someone is vandalizing there entry
Its says it is Windows 9...WTF that ain't out yet. 9000000000 GBS. WHAT THE FU##.

Increase Performance With On-Board GPUs By Upgrading To RAM With Higher Clock Speeds
Motherboards that use on-board GPUs, the graphics memory is usually shared by part of the system memory (RAM). One way to slightly improve FPS and overall game performance if you are not using a discrete graphics card it to upgrade to RAM that has faster clock speeds, not necessarily amount of RAM density (memory size).

(Fyi, this applies to laptops that are not using an external video card solution, like ViDock, and desktop motherboards that only have an on-board GPU)

My friend Daniel's laptop had 4GB of DDR3 RAM that 1066 MHz (actual speed around 677mhz). He had some extra cash on him, so I recommended him to ram that has a higher clock speed of 1333 MHz (CPU-Z Reported 800MHz) after the modules were installed in his laptop.

On average, before the installation, with short render distance AND the OptiFine mod installed, his FPS (Frames Per Second) would max around 40FPS. With the new RAM with higher clock speeds, it was improved greatly to a shocking 70 FPS.

I am sure, this post is pretty common knowledge, but it might help some people out there who are not tech savy enough. If so, you can use CPU-Z to check your ram clock speeds and memory timings to think about any upgrades.

--RuuqoFaroth