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| Thread ID: 67206 | 2006-03-21 00:45:00 | Google Earth operating speed | effie c (6856) | Press F1 |
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| 439632 | 2006-03-21 00:45:00 | Hi, I recently downloaded and used the above program. Problem ! it moved about 50 degrees in about 20 minutes as I tried to rotate the "earth" from looking at the Americas to good ole nuzyln ;) I then wondered whether my 500MHz CPU was at fault plus my available RAM etc- so promptly deleted the progarm- regretfully !!! I have shopped around and tried to buy a minimum of 2 MHz Cpu and modern DDR ram in a 2/h computer that had an upgrade potential which this one has not ( it has been upgraded to it's maximum for the Motherboard and CPU speed) ( I have 512 mg SD ram and 500 MHZ,CPU,using XP professional,and it is not too bad for all other programs. I have been offered a horizontal Compaq with 192 mb SD Ram and 600MHZ cpu, but to me it is no better than that which I have- and as the ram is low--would be even worse than I have, at 512 mb SD ram I have been told that if I was on broadband all this would lessen and my old slow hardware could still be used, including using Google World etc at near a decent speed. Could somone advise please- I would prefer the later model computer decision,etc but do not have the cash to make the effort justifiable :badpc: :help: effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 439633 | 2006-03-21 05:11:00 | being on dial up you are gonna struggle no matte what the pc is........it's far too slow to handle all the data required it's trying to download ....... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 439634 | 2006-03-21 05:22:00 | Hi DRCSPY, thank you for answering SO would I be better to go broadband and use my 500MHz cpu and get what i am after- or replace my poota and still have to upgrade. Smithie38 is happily using Google Earth with only a 56 kps modem, so why was I so shut out- which infers that the CPU is the critical problem over all raher than the modem --- I don't mind some slowness- the sample I downloaded was virtually stationary :badpc: effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 439635 | 2006-03-21 05:42:00 | I am pretty sure that I had read somewhere that says Google Earth is best used on a computer with at least 128K connection. Also, you didn't mention whether you have got a good graphics card for your computer. Most integrated ones are not that good as it does not have its own dedicated memory. Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 439636 | 2006-03-21 06:57:00 | Hi Jameskan, wel that is more than double the theoretical speed of my modem- plus I can only get 49.2 kps on the best days Have just had smithie 38 state that he took 7 seconds to find nuzyln :rolleyes: and he has a 2 gb cpu and a 58 kps modem from which he usually gets 52 2 Kps speed at the town he lives in, which again infers that I ought to be able to get near that -using my SDram and 500KHz cpu .( i live in a bigger city than he does) All these suggest I do not need to update my poota but go for broadband ? effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 439637 | 2006-03-21 08:47:00 | You probably will need to upgrade your internet speed (to something like 2Mbps for it to load at a good speed) for a good experience. The 500MHz CPU is the minimum stated on the Google Earth website, I don't know about your graphics processing unit however integrated should be alright. I would say upgrading your internet connection to broadband would be a better option than upgrading your CPU, however the CPU is the minimum so the CPU will cause the program to function slightly slower. Here are the system requirements from the Google Earth website: Minimum configuration: * Operating System: Windows 2000, Windows XP * CPU: Pentium 3, 500Mhz - System Memory (RAM): 128MB RAM * Hard Disk: 400MB free space * Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec * Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 16MB of VRAM * Screen: 1024x768, "16-bit High Color" screen Recommended configuration: * Operating System: Windows XP * CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz+ or AMD 2400xp+ * System Memory (RAM): 512MB RAM * Hard Disk: 2GB free space * Network Speed: 768 Kbits/sec * Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 32MB of VRAM * Screen: 1280x1024, "32-bit True Color" screen |
yzhu (9783) | ||
| 439638 | 2006-03-21 10:11:00 | I have a p3 500mhz but only 12meg ram. Google told me its not enough | wotz (335) | ||
| 439639 | 2006-03-21 10:18:00 | is that 128?ram on win 98? | SolMiester (139) | ||
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