Do games still work on single-core processors?

Hi i downloaded the XCOM demo off steam (Min requierments list Dual Core 2ghz processor) and was very excited to play it, but when i klick it nothing happens. The little steam window pops up where it says "starting game" and it disappears, that's all.

My computer can run Starcraft 2 on high settings with a little bit of framerate chokes. I have a single-core processor athlon 3700+. My computer is great other than that, it has a powerful graphics card and it can run every new game that comes out, it just stutters alot because the lack of a good processor. Games that look much better than XCOM can run too. For example i play ARMA 2 without problems.

So does this game not start because it detects that i dont have a dual-core, or is there just some other random bug?

tech stuff; Ive looked into it, it's socket 939, so i have to change motherboards too. When i bought it socket 939 was the newest and best thing, who knew that would completely change? 939 processors aren't even built anymore! And a 939 processor costs 3 times as much as an equal processor on a different socket.

Hi i downloaded the XCOM demo off steam (Min requierments list Dual Core 2ghz processor) and was very excited to play it, but when i klick it nothing happens. The little steam window pops up where it says "starting game" and it disappears, that's all.

My computer can run Starcraft 2 on high settings with a little bit of framerate chokes. I have a single-core processor athlon 3700+. My computer is great other than that, it has a powerful graphics card and it can run every new game that comes out, it just stutters alot because the lack of a good processor. Games that look much better than XCOM can run too. For example i play ARMA 2 without problems.

So does this game not start because it detects that i dont have a dual-core, or is there just some other random bug?

tech stuff; Ive looked into it, it's socket 939, so i have to change motherboards too. When i bought it socket 939 was the newest and best thing, who knew that would completely change? 939 processors aren't even built anymore! And a 939 processor costs 3 times as much as an equal processor on a different socket.

angry-slavicboy

it might process information in a way that utilises multiple cores effectively, plus if it says the min requirements are dual core its unlikely anything below it will work.

The game also doesnt support XP, if thats what youre running.

sound s like your machine is just way too old

I am sticking with XP because i like it, so that may be it too. I did verify the game cache, because thats what came up from searching on google.. some other people had that problem with steam games. I guess it's the XP thing i think thats more likely since ypu guys say a single core might run it.

Thanks for helping me out!

System isn't old though. The graphics card is a beast and all my drivers are updated and all that.. it's just the core that can't keep up anymore. It's only a 150 dollars to upgrade it, motherboard and dual core and new memory.

oh its old buddy....XP support is ending now, its over 10 years old and single cores havent been relevant in 6-7 years

oh its old buddy....XP support is ending now, its over 10 years old and single cores havent been relevant in 6-7 years

wis3boi

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oh its old buddy....XP support is ending now, its over 10 years old and single cores havent been relevant in 6-7 years

sSubZerOo

and now dual cores are phasing out.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"][QUOTE="wis3boi"]

oh its old buddy....XP support is ending now, its over 10 years old and single cores havent been relevant in 6-7 years

wis3boi

and now dual cores are phasing out.

All that's left is to phase out 32 bit and DX 9.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"][QUOTE="wis3boi"]

oh its old buddy....XP support is ending now, its over 10 years old and single cores havent been relevant in 6-7 years

wis3boi

and now dual cores are phasing out.

I still use a dual core, so hopefully not for another year. Yes I am fine with the framerate limit that presents me with for now.

Also if you think that's crazy then just remember that 4MB of RAM was considered a LOT just a little over a decade, and to play a game you had to buy it on disc, install several of those discs and put in a little code. Now you install a game from thin air onto your hard drive and play it on a machine with more power and style then 10 NASA spaceships from the 80's (estimate).