SL using up CPU
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Ruadh Steed
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Join date: 7 Aug 2004
Posts: 4
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03-31-2005 10:04
Hey all.
I am having a small problem with Second Life. The 'newview.exe' is using 100% of My CPU (Well, about 98% but the CPU useage sits at 100%) and as a result Second Life is running really badly. I am using a 2.8 Celeron processor and I have Direct X 9 installed. If anyone could suggest a possible cure for this I would be greatful. 
Thank You.
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Verbena Pennyfeather
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Join date: 26 Aug 2004
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03-31-2005 10:47
This is a normal thing, Ruadh. Many computer games, SL included, like to "hog" the CPU by grabbing any spare cycle it has, on the off-chance that the game will need it. You don't notice it with most other games...I mean, who honestly photoshops, browses the web, AND plays HL 2 in window.
If you ever take a peek on a Win2K machine, you'll see System Idle Process "eating" all your CPU. It don't reammy MEAN anything, it's just how the systems work.
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Koyuki Michabo
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Join date: 11 Feb 2005
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03-31-2005 10:51
From: Verbena Pennyfeather I mean, who honestly photoshops, browses the web, AND plays HL 2 in window. I do :/ I have photoshop permanantly open, winamp, mirc, thunderbird minimised ni teh tray, xfire, and then i play SL in a maximised window, and sometimes have CS  ource open. I play SL when i'm dead at the end of rounds in CS in that case.. /me shrugs
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Verbena Pennyfeather
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03-31-2005 10:52
From: Koyuki Michabo I do :/ I have photoshop permanantly open, winamp, mirc, thunderbird minimised ni teh tray, xfire, and then i play SL in a maximised window, and sometimes have CS ource open. I play SL when i'm dead at the end of rounds in CS in that case.. /me shrugs Wow. I bow before your supereme miltitasking skills! |
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Graham Mondrian
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Join date: 16 Mar 2005
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03-31-2005 11:23
If youre using windows 2k or xp, go to task manager and set the process priority of newview.exe down to low (i wouldnt recommend the lowest setting, just the one below normal so that other things can grab cpu).
I set winamp to high and I can watch videos on my other VDU while I play SL on the first VDU, they both lag but its still quite usable when what im doing on SL is a bit boring .. like... script debugging *g*
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Christof Reitveld
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Join date: 27 Mar 2005
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03-31-2005 15:01
some of the more advanced people multi quite badly, I have 1.5 gigs of ram for a reason, EQ2, SL and HL ource can all be run at the same time on my machine. |
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Ruadh Steed
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Join date: 7 Aug 2004
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03-31-2005 15:06
I have just updated My video card drivers so I will see if that works. And as for the multi-tasking thing... I have Winamp, mIRC, Visual Basic, Yahoo, A number of web pages and whatever else open at once.
Also I know someone that has shoutcast running and live broadcasting while using SL.
Thanks for the replys.
- Ruadh
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Ruadh Steed
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Join date: 7 Aug 2004
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Btw..
03-31-2005 16:02
Btw..
Has 'newview.exe' now been replaced with 'secondlife.exe' with this new 1.6 update?
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Wolf Rocco
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Join date: 31 Dec 2004
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03-31-2005 16:37
as a note second life is a game and as pretty much all games are designed to hog cpu reasources 100% cpu is normal.
IF you'd like to use less then simply minimize the SL window (yes windowed mode here) and it amazingly goes to liek 10% of course it lags to utter HELL when you resize for a few moments but the hickup will pass and you can continue along your merry way.
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Ruadh Steed
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Join date: 7 Aug 2004
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03-31-2005 17:45
It wasn't just the 100% CPU I had a problem with to be honest.. SL was running really badly aswell but you never know, these updated drivers on My video card might cure that.
When I am able to log in I will know!
- Ruadh
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