2010-08-05, 21:33
Hey Guys,
I have a Zotac Mag box, it has the single core processor and 1GB RAM (512MB of which gets devoted to the GPU).
Most of Aeon 65 runs pretty decent, not amazing, but worth putting up with to keep this skin. Where I notice issues is when I'm in the movies or tv list and scrolling through the list of movies.
I have it running in Multiplex view with fanart enabled. When I watch the system process it is pretty much maxing the 512MB of RAM at this point but not really going into the swap space at all, it seems to be turning the RAM over to make room for the new art.
The processor if I'm scrolling as fast as possible polls close to 100% but I've never seen it actually max and it usually goes into the mid 90's only for a bit and only if I'm scrolling as fast as possible.
If it's possible I'd really like to smooth out this scrolling a bit, so I have a couple questions:
1) How much of an overall performance in the skin would I see if I gave this box to the wife and bought the dual core/2GB version. Again I'm mostly happy with the way things are but if the dual core/2GB is going to be night and day better I'll do it np.
2) Would adding RAM help me out in any measurable amount?
3) In this thread: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=59115 they talk about using compressed textures and enabling dds(?) Will this help me out in this cause? I'm worried the increased load on the processor will negate the benefit if it causes it to max.
If there are any other performance enhancing tips I'd sure like to hear them. Thanks guys for any help you could provide.
I have a Zotac Mag box, it has the single core processor and 1GB RAM (512MB of which gets devoted to the GPU).
Most of Aeon 65 runs pretty decent, not amazing, but worth putting up with to keep this skin. Where I notice issues is when I'm in the movies or tv list and scrolling through the list of movies.
I have it running in Multiplex view with fanart enabled. When I watch the system process it is pretty much maxing the 512MB of RAM at this point but not really going into the swap space at all, it seems to be turning the RAM over to make room for the new art.
The processor if I'm scrolling as fast as possible polls close to 100% but I've never seen it actually max and it usually goes into the mid 90's only for a bit and only if I'm scrolling as fast as possible.
If it's possible I'd really like to smooth out this scrolling a bit, so I have a couple questions:
1) How much of an overall performance in the skin would I see if I gave this box to the wife and bought the dual core/2GB version. Again I'm mostly happy with the way things are but if the dual core/2GB is going to be night and day better I'll do it np.
2) Would adding RAM help me out in any measurable amount?
3) In this thread: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=59115 they talk about using compressed textures and enabling dds(?) Will this help me out in this cause? I'm worried the increased load on the processor will negate the benefit if it causes it to max.
If there are any other performance enhancing tips I'd sure like to hear them. Thanks guys for any help you could provide.