Hey SWBF Gamers,
I've been considering using an Opteron Hexa-Core 2.60GHz processor[/url] for my gaming setup and was wondering how well it might handle Star Wars Battlefront and similar games. Since Opteron CPUs are typically server-grade, I'm curious if their multi-threaded capabilities offer any performance advantages in multiplayer matches, modding, or hosting dedicated servers.
Has anyone tested SWBF on an Opteron CPU? Would the server-class efficiency help with smoother gameplay, or would a more consumer-focused gaming CPU be better? I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences!
Let's discuss—any insights would be appreciated!
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You're not gonna get any performance boost from anything like that. BF runs on a single thread and you're not gaining any advantages over any other setup.
Probably fine using it, but any oddities you find could probably be mitigated by using a consumer level CPU. Server CPUs can be fine but are usually tailored towards... server-level jobs.
Being that SWBF is single-threaded (as Dark_Phantom said) and server CPUs generally run at lower clock speeds, you may actually see worse performance than a regular CPU with a higher clock speed.
That being said, it's old enough of a game that it probably really won't matter and you likely wouldn't notice much of any difference either way.