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Dual Core problem?

MapedMaped
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So.. I have a dual core 2,4 intel centrino processor on my "machine of fukin dreams". Guosmio G40-129... it doesnt even exist on toshipa webpage. Crap.

The problem is that whenever i play tribes 2 my pc is starting to radiate extreme amounts of heat. Sometimes the game is slowing down radically (from 150fps to 5...). I thod that it might be the "well known" problem with dual core uncapability of working with old games. I installed cpu-control, little soft that allows to connect processes to different cores, and set everything up. Nothing changed...

Any ideas?

sys: vista ultimate
gfx: geforce 8600 gt
processor: intel core 2 duo 2,4ghz
ram: 4gb ddr2

Comments

  • BBlakhart
    Better cooling?
  • Heat KillerHeat Killer
    brick to computer? :)
  • UnknownUnknown
    Maped, have you checked out this thread: http://www.tribesnext.com/forum/index.php?topic=473.0? Also, does the heat problem only occur with Tribes 2? Not with any other game?
  • kamishizukakamishizuka
    Improve ventilation around the box? Take manual control of the fans?
  • BBlakhart
    Just to see if it's a vid card issue, In the driver control panel, I would use no more than 2x antialiasing filtering, and 8x anisotropic filtering with your current vid card. Faster cards can handle more filtering with less performance hit. Set the texture filtering to quality rather than high quality, and enable any optimisations other than the threaded optimisation. Threaded optimisation set to auto or on seems to cause stutter issues with t2.
  • ThythThyth
    All Intel processors newer than the Pentium 2 include thermal fail safes to prevent damage to the CPU and/or motherboard in the event of critical temperatures. The Pentium 3 has a temperature diode that stops the CPU clock (and thus crashes the system), whereas Pentium 4 and newer processors (including Pentium M, Core, Core 2, Core i7, etc.) have a dynamic throttle which brings down clock speed to maintain safe temperatures.

    It's cool because even in the event of catastrophic failure of cooling (i.e. the heatsink falling off), a P4 or newer system will not only be unharmed, but will still be running (although at a few dozen MHz). If you're reaching the point where you're encountering thermal throttling, I strongly recommend checking your heat sinks.

    This isn't an affinity issue.
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