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2008-03-21 05:29:56
r'Eeee
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Ok, so I know that not all games support Quad Core, but I know that I can set different programs to use different cores. So, if I want to run VGA to scan my computer, while also playing CoD4. can I do that, or does the PC do it automatically.

Now, I know, I can do that without changing the affinity of the cores. But, I just loaded CoD4, while scanning. And the damn loading took ages. Just like, if I'm using my old computer with P4 CPU.

And help would be much appreciated.

Thanks
2008-03-21 05:38:56
kylef
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Go to Task Manager. Right click on a program you want to use, and click "Set Affinity" - now allocate what core you want it to utilize.
2008-03-21 05:44:25
r'Eeee
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I set CoD4 to use Core 3 and 4. But, I checked the other processes and they are using Core 3 and 4 along with 1 and 2, including VGA, which is the one slowing down the PC. In other words, I just limited CoD4 to use 3 and 4. Do I need to change every other process to use only cores 1 and 2?

Last edited by r'Eeee (2008-03-21 05:46:17)

2008-03-21 05:45:54
ReDevilJR
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r'Eeee wrote:

I set Core 3 and 4 to use CoD4. But, I checked the other processes and they are using Core 3 and 4 along with 1 and 2, including VGA, which is the one slowing down the PC. In other words, I just limited CoD4 to use 3 and 4. Do I need to change every other process to use only cores 1 and 2?
Yes. But I find that my affinities don't save after I exit Task manager, so idk if it will save them when you reboot etc..

Last edited by ReDevilJR (2008-03-21 05:46:37)

2008-03-21 05:53:42
r'Eeee
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Well, I just changed every other process to use 1 and 2, while keeping 3 and 4 only for CoD4, and to be honest, I didn't notice a difference. The loading took ages as well. I am wondering, maybe 2GB isn't enough to run both at the same time?

Thanks anyway.

+1 to both of you.

Last edited by r'Eeee (2008-03-21 05:54:37)

2008-03-21 05:57:04
Freezer7Pro
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Well, if VGA scan is something that uses/scans your HDD, of course it runs slowly, as you don't have one HDD per application.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
2008-03-21 06:01:50
r'Eeee
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So, if I install VGA on a different HDD and scan the whole PC. Will that solve the problem?
2008-03-21 06:03:05
ReDevilJR
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r'Eeee wrote:

Well, I just changed every other process to use 1 and 2, while keeping 3 and 4 only for CoD4, and to be honest, I didn't notice a difference. The loading took ages as well. I am wondering, maybe 2GB isn't enough to run both at the same time?

Thanks anyway.

+1 to both of you.
That's probably it. Get 4 GB. I'm in fact going to get 8GB of memory eventually. I have nothing on the page file system, but a little more memory would make my PC flow smoother.

You using Vista? 32/64 bit?
2008-03-21 06:04:12
r'Eeee
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Vista 64bit
2008-03-21 06:05:32
ReDevilJR
Member
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r'Eeee wrote:

Vista 64bit
Get more memory, are you running 2 x 1GB?
If so, get another memory pack of the same exact kind.
2008-03-21 06:07:07
r'Eeee
That's how I roll, BITCH!
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ReDevilJR wrote:

r'Eeee wrote:

Vista 64bit
Get more memory, are you running 2 x 1GB?
If so, get another memory pack of the same exact kind.
Yer, 2x1GB http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =MY-072-OC

Also, I just noticed I called the AV VGA, and it's AVG 
2008-03-21 06:08:51
ReDevilJR
Member
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r'Eeee wrote:

ReDevilJR wrote:

r'Eeee wrote:

Vista 64bit
Get more memory, are you running 2 x 1GB?
If so, get another memory pack of the same exact kind.
Yer, 2x1GB http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =MY-072-OC

Also, I just noticed I called the AV VGA, and it's AVG 
I was going to say, what's VGA? Your graphics?    And your hard drive can only handle so much.
2008-03-21 06:10:38
r'Eeee
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Anti-Virus lol
2008-03-21 06:16:21
Freezer7Pro
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r'Eeee wrote:

So, if I install VGA on a different HDD and scan the whole PC. Will that solve the problem?
*Sigh* Take a guess.

As long as you're scanning the drive with CoD4 on it, it's gonna go slow in CoD4.

Just don't scan whiles gaming, mkay? Do it at night when you don't use the PC or something.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
2008-03-21 06:22:27
r'Eeee
That's how I roll, BITCH!
+311|6723

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Well, if VGA scan is something that uses/scans your HDD, of course it runs slowly, as you don't have one HDD per application.

Freezer7Pro wrote:

As long as you're scanning the drive with CoD4 on it, it's gonna go slow in CoD4.

Just don't scan whiles gaming, mkay? Do it at night when you don't use the PC or something.
Maybe, I miss understood.

I am just trying to make use of the CPU, as it's pretty pointless, if I can't run more than two heavy applications.
2008-03-21 06:27:16
Freezer7Pro
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r'Eeee wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Well, if VGA scan is something that uses/scans your HDD, of course it runs slowly, as you don't have one HDD per application.

Freezer7Pro wrote:

As long as you're scanning the drive with CoD4 on it, it's gonna go slow in CoD4.

Just don't scan whiles gaming, mkay? Do it at night when you don't use the PC or something.
Maybe, I miss understood.

I am just trying to make use of the CPU, as it's pretty pointless, if I can't run more than two heavy applications.
You can run many CPU-intensive applications at the same time, but just because you have a quad-core CPU doesn't mean that everything in your system is quadrupled. You can run orthos or SuperPI on core 1, and CoD4 on cores 2 and 3 without noticing any performance loss, but not something that strains other parts of the system, like the HDD or RAM, which aren't four independent systems, but just one in the whole system.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
2008-03-21 06:28:07
r'Eeee
That's how I roll, BITCH!
+311|6723

Fair enough, I understand now.
2008-03-21 06:31:06
Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6472|Winland

r'Eeee wrote:

Fair enough, I understand now.
Good.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

 

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