NVIDIA driver slowdowns

spydrct02 · #1 12-05-2006, 05:15 PM

This whole thing is only half-relevant to the whole topic. You're discussing how Hyperthreading/dual cores work, and I was originally talking about total processor usage. That's assuming your question was a reply to the last bit of my post about the DirectDraw processor usage, anyway. You have yet to actually tell me what you were even replying to.

When I said it's using all of your processor up, that means your processor, not one of the cores. Sure, you could estimate both cores' CPU usage, but it's much easier and reliable going by the CPU usage that's said in the processes tab. That is the CPU usage I was mentioning, the one in the processes tab - the actual total CPU usage, not the split CPU usage. Where you're confused is you're thinking each graph represents a processor. Those graphs are your two cores; both cores equal your processor.

If you still don't get what I'm saying, just take "both" as an answer to your question. If you have it set to a single affinity, then the there is no need for the question. Either way, we're getting nowhere by this whole thing. Maybe you should try my tests and post your results so you have something to compare with everybody else, instead of saying something subjective like, "it runs great."

ReBorn_Spirit · #2 12-05-2006, 07:41 PM

Direct Draw usage, well its normally about 25% of my AMD Opteron, running all these various things and graal that is. The IE7 browser can eat up some CPU useage, but graal still hits around 20 - 40 % for me just on the CPU load.

As far as any Direct Draxx issues, no, I have none anymore. I had to install my processors drivers still was all.

spydrct02 · #3 12-05-2006, 09:24 PM

Saying you have no problems is the giving the same answer as when you said your Graal ran great. Anyone can think their Graal runs perfect, and probably because they've not seen better. Do a screen recording while moving in and out of levels in full screen, just like past videos in this thread have. Once you get these videos on here, we'll know for sure if there actually is the problem or not.

Also, it'd help if you said your exact scenario where you tested your CPU usage. Were there people around? Were you moving around?