Dual/Quad-core?

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Recommended - 2.2 GHz Dual- or Quad-Core Processor

Will Sins actually utilize all 4 cores?
With the nifty AI in the game, i can see where a multi-core machine would be beneficial, but, developers often talk about how good a game will scale when more processing power is thrown at it, or how much quad-core would 'accelerate the gaming experience' or whatever, but there doesn't seem to be much talk on this subject about Sins, only what i've seen in the recommended requirements. There has been a lot of talk about how the game will play on both low-end and high-end hardware, but there's not much detail on specifics such as the number of cores in a machine.
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Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
There's not that much AI :p
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
No it won't use 4 cores its not Crysis in space, but it IS the best space RTS/4x game money can buy.

SoaSE doesn't need 4 cores, use ur central heating system instead ;)
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
I dont know about quad cores, but sins uses both cores of my dual core machine roughly 1/2 n 1/2 both about 1.7 gigs a piece, and it runs smooth. The game seems more ram intensive than cpu. To view graphics at best quality you will need about 2 gigs of ram. This is with a GF-6600gt. Higher end cards will ease the ram burden.
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
I have an Intel quad core @3.2GHz per core and used Perfmon on Vista to check, there is no evidence to support anything more than 2 core utilisation.
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
It does not even come close to using two on my system at highest settings and 2550 res it only uses a little over 1.30 cores. I would love for it to use all of them. As it stands now i can spin a full battle with lots of ship so fast I cant see anything that is how fluid it is.
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
It doesn't use more than two cores, but it's recommended requirements and four cores never hurt anyone. :P
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top

It doesn't use more than two cores, but it's recommended requirements and four cores never hurt anyone.
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Yeah! This is especially so once you guys release that ultra hi-res graphics pack!
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top
I should point out that one reason to specify dual / quad core is because a 2 GHz dual core CPU will generally destroy the most common single-core CPUs (i. e. a P4).