controlling the CPU.

[embam1972]

Hi.

I have an excellent pool and snooker game installed called pool sharks.

The problem is that it is rather resource heavy and sometimes uses between 80 and 100% cpu.

Is there any way at all that i can cap what this software uses.?

Thank you.

[Alex_computer]

Unfortunately, if you were to cut back on the game's CPU usage, then you would experience lagging and you would not be able to play the game without freezing/lagging.

[rgabbard]

What OS are you using? And what are the specs on your computer?

[embam1972]

Hi.

(ALEX)..thats the problem im facing at the moment.it sometimes slows down and lags..not continuously enough to ruin the game.

(RGABBARD)..my os is windows7 64-bit home premium.

sometimes just logging out and in solves the issue.

I just wondered if giving the game process a high priority in the task manager would help.?

thanks.

[rgabbard]

Hi.

(ALEX)..thats the problem im facing at the moment.it sometimes slows down and lags..not continuously enough to ruin the game.

(RGABBARD)..my os is windows7 64-bit home premium.

sometimes just logging out and in solves the issue.

I just wondered if giving the game process a high priority in the task manager would help.?

thanks.

Depending on the way the application is written you can set priority and affinity in task manager. If it's a single thread app, you can set affinity to a certain core provided you have more than one. Otherwise setting priority may help, though is not guaranteed.

[CWB]

what are the rest of the specs ?

cpu/ram/mb/background processes running/make& model of machine/do you have a video card ?

the reason for the slowdown/spike may be due to "the horse is too small to pull the wagon" .

turning off all unessential background services/processes is a place to start .

resources are kind of like pie dough ... you can only spread it so thin .