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Squigly
United Kingdom629 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On April 28 2012 08:40 Squigly wrote: When I try and load streams, the majority just show the cover picutre or a frozen bad quality picture of a game, and no streams. Its like they are offline, but i know they are not. Why? Well, it's either your internet connection, a hardware problem, or a software problem. | ||
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awakenx
United States341 Posts
I'm already thinking a .267 GHz increase won't be that big of a deal, but in case it's not... | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Nabutso
351 Posts
What REALLY worries me is.. who is selling an 8gb 1666mhz kit for $50 more than a 1333mhz kit? | ||
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Artline
177 Posts
I'm pretty sure this isn't normal. Anyone have an idea why my cpu suddenly behaves so weirdly? | ||
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
On April 28 2012 11:36 Nabutso wrote: Ram speed basically means nothing unless you're a hardcore bencher. What REALLY worries me is.. who is selling an 8gb 1666mhz kit for $50 more than a 1333mhz kit? Yeah, considering 2x4 GB of 1333/1600mHz is often sold for $40, makes you wonder how much the 1333mHz kit is. On April 28 2012 16:54 Artline wrote: I have a i5 2500 cpu and when I first installed it SC2 worked really fine and used around 35% CPU. But today I realised that it used 100% CPU (all 4 cores) and my SC2 performance took a hit. (I can still play ultra but I notice some lag and FPS really fluctuates between 10 and around 80 (early game sceranio). Tried Prime95 for around 3 hours and noticed no problem. Load never goes above 20% when I don't have sc2 on. CPU temps 35 at idle and 70 when I am playing SC2. I'm pretty sure this isn't normal. Anyone have an idea why my cpu suddenly behaves so weirdly? Starcraft cannot use more than 2 cores maximum (50%) by itself. It also generally will have a lightly loaded second thread, so 40% maximum usage is more realistic. If you have 20% cpu usage at idle, that's a serious problem. You either have a virus or some unknown software raping your computer's resouces. Do you have an antivirus? Some are pretty bad, can do random scans that eat up your available processing power. | ||
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ProxyKnoxy
United Kingdom2576 Posts
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Artline
177 Posts
On April 28 2012 17:26 Rollin wrote: Yeah, considering 2x4 GB of 1333/1600mHz is often sold for $40, makes you wonder how much the 1333mHz kit is. Starcraft cannot use more than 2 cores maximum (50%) by itself. It also generally will have a lightly loaded second thread, so 40% maximum usage is more realistic. If you have 20% cpu usage at idle, that's a serious problem. You either have a virus or some unknown software raping your computer's resouces. Do you have an antivirus? Some are pretty bad, can do random scans that eat up your available processing power. Sorry I meant I never go above 20% if I have no games on. Usually 0%. It's just that somehow sc2 eats up 100% cpu usage. When I play sc2 I turn off all other programs (although I shouldn't have to). I just realised that sometimes sc2 goes back to normal usage ~35% and keeps reversibly changing to periods of 100%. It's only when I get 100% when the fps drops like crazy. | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
Check with something like MSI afterburner. | ||
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Artline
177 Posts
On April 28 2012 21:36 Medrea wrote: Whats your GPU usage look like at these times? I'm not sure how to find gpu usage, but my temp stays atound 60C. I have a gtx 560ti. | ||
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Artline
177 Posts
On April 28 2012 21:55 Artline wrote: I'm not sure how to find gpu usage, but my temp stays atound 60C. I have a gtx 560ti. Edit: my gpu is at around 80%. but my cpu % stays at 90+. When cpu goes back to normal gpu usage stays the same. | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
CPU getting hammered and FPS dropping should mean that the GPU has a lot of idle room since the CPU isn't calling for new frames very often. But I still see 80 percent GPU usage so not sure. Does this happen in single player when disconnected from the internet? At the outset I would try to see if repairing the game didnt work. Which it probably wont but who knows. Also run a malware scan or something. | ||
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Artline
177 Posts
On April 28 2012 22:04 Medrea wrote: 80% seems like a lot for SC2 especially when the CPU is getting hammered like that, but it isn't 99 percent so I dont think you contracted a bitcoin miner trojan. CPU getting hammered and FPS dropping should mean that the GPU has a lot of idle room since the CPU isn't calling for new frames very often. But I still see 80 percent GPU usage so not sure. Does this happen in single player when disconnected from the internet? At the outset I would try to see if repairing the game didnt work. Which it probably wont but who knows. Also run a malware scan or something. I just checked and this doesn't happen in single player. What does this mean for my case? | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
Can't mine coins if not connected to the internet, no work. | ||
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Artline
177 Posts
On April 28 2012 23:53 Medrea wrote: You might have a trojan using your hardware to mine things like bitcoins. Should be able to do a malware scan and stop it. Can't mine coins if not connected to the internet, no work. Could you recommend me a trustworthy malware scanner? Don't know what is these days. Thanks for all your help! | ||
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Bruky
Czech Republic161 Posts
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Sovano
United States1503 Posts
On April 27 2012 13:59 TheToast wrote: HDD is unlikely to be able to cause such specific issues. Likely you've got corrupted Windows system files/program files, etc. Considering that you've changed out hardware (I'm assuming that's what you mean by "install a lot of hardware", you really need to do a fresh install: 1. Backup date 2. Format the drive 3. Reinstall Windows 4. Install latest version of all drivers. Update, I have my computer back to normal now =) Thanks | ||
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awakenx
United States341 Posts
On April 28 2012 11:36 Nabutso wrote: Ram speed basically means nothing unless you're a hardcore bencher. What REALLY worries me is.. who is selling an 8gb 1666mhz kit for $50 more than a 1333mhz kit? Sager/Clevo. Lmao. was going to buy a P150EM, so now I can save $50 :D | ||
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TheToast
United States4808 Posts
On April 28 2012 11:36 Nabutso wrote: Ram speed basically means nothing unless you're a hardcore bencher. What REALLY worries me is.. who is selling an 8gb 1666mhz kit for $50 more than a 1333mhz kit? Ehhhh yes and no. There are some applications where 1666 is going to have a slight edge, such as compressing large files and video encoding; even on a system with a slower processor. So if you're regularly encoding or compressing very large files there is a tangible performance benefit. For $50 more, that may be worth it. Though if you're someone who just plays games, then there's really no need for it. On April 29 2012 00:20 Artline wrote: Could you recommend me a trustworthy malware scanner? Don't know what is these days. Thanks for all your help! AVG, Avast, and Avira are all decent; each have their own fans. Though I'm not sure it's possible to say one is definitively, I would say go with Avast and Avira. Prior to running the scan, make sure you clean out all temp directories, and clear the java cache. That will eliminate probably 50% of the malware that's out there. -also, Medrea is a HT finally, yay. | ||
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