What do the developers use?

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#1 nexusprime
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Im a bit of a n00b to the DIY pc scene so forgive me if this is common knowledge. The Gamespot review of Supreme Commander piqued my curiousity, they said ..."It's doubtful that a PC has been built yet that can run Supreme Commander's largest map with a full set of AI opponents at high graphics detail"... *So then what do the developers use?* since developing and debugging this game would require it to be run at max settings without hiccups to ensure all bugs are caught(or as much as humanly possible). :?

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#2 muddyalcapones
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I'd imagine that they hook several computers together or something. They kind of have to If they want to make a game that'll still look good in a few years. It would be pretty embarassing if the computer you built a game on wasn't even as good as the ones of the people who buy it.
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LOL, most developers have access to parts that regular users can't buy. It's just a very common used way to work with the concept of economics. The game gets released now and the demand of GPU power is so big, that you think "gee, I'm going to need a new GPU to run all that" and what do you do? You buy a new card. Enter the GPU manufacturers who just developed a new card and sell it for +$500 and voilà! $$$ I remember that developer John Carmack once had access to a 512MB VRAM version of the 7800GT in order to help in the development of Doom3
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#4 nexusprime
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I remember that developer John Carmack once had access to a 512MB VRAM version of the 7800GT in order to help in the development of Doom3DirkVDV01

wow...question ...thoroughly answered:shock: