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0oO0oOoOo0o
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Posted - 2010.02.24 07:04:00 -
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I recently noticed that my CPU load is at a constant 100% when EVE is running but goes down to below 5% when i switch to other windows (minimizing the client, while the game is still running).
Could this 100% load lead to some damage to the CPU, maybe to a burn out caused by overheating when i'd play EVE several hours in a row ?
Or is it nothing i should worry about ?
Thanks in advance for replies.
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Noxidc
Black Nova Corp
IT Alliance
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Posted - 2010.02.24 07:26:00 -
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100% ?? What type of Cpu chip are you running?
A Dorito Chip?
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Lork Niffle
Gallente
External Hard Drive
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Posted - 2010.02.24 07:31:00 -
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On a more constructive note.
Nearly every CPU is tested with stock cooling and stock speeds to perform from 0%-100% load. Assuming your CPU, whether it be an Intel or AMD CPU, does not go above 70-75C then it is perfectly fine to run it at 100%.
If you are worried at any point i would advise unplugging your machine, opening it up and checking for dust and give it a vacuum out or use compressed air to blow the dust out. Or in a more extreme solution you can buy after-market cooling to bring the temperature down. But there are no issues with high CPU load under normal conditions.
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Some Advisor
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Posted - 2010.02.24 11:29:00 -
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but a load of 102% will cause a micro black hole, sucking the inner cpu in and causing it to stop functioning.
with luck thats all what happens ^^ :>
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Cornaris
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Posted - 2010.02.24 12:11:00 -
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 Originally by: Some Advisor
but a load of 102% will cause a micro black hole, sucking the inner cpu in and causing it to stop functioning.
with luck thats all what happens ^^ :>
Confirming, LHC runs at 101.977777, we're safe. for now.
Think of your cpu as more of a riding lawnmower, throttle up, put it in gear and enjoy the ride... Just be sure to clean the grass clippings off when your done with it. this happens when you overclock |
Garak Jakobs
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Posted - 2010.02.26 10:37:00 -
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Wow 100% CPU load is very strange. Eve should not be giving anything close to that number. What are you running in the background if anything?
If i were you Id start your PC up in safe mode and do a proper Virus scan and crap-ware scan.
Spyboy search and destroy is free and awesome
Ad-aware is another free tool
I use both, and cant fault them.
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Metaplex
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Posted - 2010.02.26 12:39:00 -
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100% CPU load will not "kill your computer". Basically all 100% load does is (in this case) create extra heat. If your chip is not properly cooled, then that could kill your computer.
I'd seriuosly recommend dropping all your eve settings to minimal and seeing if this drops the load. Unless your system is very basic eve shouldn't use up that much CPU time. It could be another issue that is realated to eve being the "active window".
Another trick you could try is telling your anti-virus to exlude the eve folders from it's scans.
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Grez
Fairlight Corp
Rooks and Kings
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Posted - 2010.02.27 17:38:00 -
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Originally by: Garak Jakobs
Wow 100% CPU load is very strange. Eve should not be giving anything close to that number. What are you running in the background if anything?
If i were you Id start your PC up in safe mode and do a proper Virus scan and crap-ware scan.
Spyboy search and destroy is free and awesome
Ad-aware is another free tool
I use both, and cant fault them.
Shhh shhh shhh. Don't give out rubbish information.
100% load is nothing odd or strange. Gaming machines should be made to run at 100%.
Put it this way, if you have a 5Ghz processor, you'd be ****ed off if the game wasn't using every bit of it to get every ounce of performance you could.
EVE's no different than other games. However, it all depends on the processor you have. If you have an older, slow one, then it's going to be pegged at 100% constantly - but it's not dangerous. Newer processors tend to run at about 31%, with cores 1 and 2 running high.
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Castor Stone
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Posted - 2010.02.28 02:10:00 -
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Hey I've got Eve maxing out one core on my E8400 (dual core @ 3Ghz ) any time I'm in space. Traveling/fighting etc.
I've been able to run any other game I've tried without it coming even close to pegging a single core. This is only while Eve is running. I'm watching the process use up CPU cycles in the task manager , so I'm sure it's not another program.
Any ideas on what I can do to cut down on that? I'm planning on getting another account , and I don't want to see it taking up 100% unnecessarily.
Thanks all.
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Kessiaan
Minmatar
Vagrants Inc
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Posted - 2010.02.28 08:06:00 -
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Have you checked your Preset Interval under video options? Set it to 1 if it's at Default or 0, that usually fixes weird CPU/GPU load issues.
As for burning up your computer, your CPU *should* be able to run at 100% forever without blowing up - if it can't it should be clocked differently to move the 100% mark somewhere safe. For desktops this is generally the case (although excessive dust build-up on systems that aren't maintenanced regularly can jam cooling fans and make heat sinks much less effective). Most laptops can be run at 100% as well with no issues, with the big exception of performance laptops that use a desktop CPU - these *will* overheat if run at 100% for extended periods, regardless of what the manufacturer may tell you about its cooling capabilities.
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Castor Stone
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Posted - 2010.02.28 21:03:00 -
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Thanks for the reply. I have tried those settings and haven't found much of a difference.
I turned shadows off and saw a bit of improvement as well. I don't quite understand that as the GPU (Nvidia 260) should be handling the shadows with no problems. It doesn't stay pegged every single time I'm in space, so I'm trying to figure out a pattern.
I guess I'll play around with the other graphics settings. I'm not terribly concerned, I have good cooling and it's still leaving a core free for other work, so It's not horrible. I just hate to waste CPU cycles if I don't have to.
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Delenne Sheridan
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Posted - 2010.03.08 17:00:00 -
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Originally by: 0oO0oOoOo0o
I recently noticed that my CPU load is at a constant 100% when EVE is running but goes down to below 5% when i switch to other windows (minimizing the client, while the game is still running).
Could this 100% load lead to some damage to the CPU, maybe to a burn out caused by overheating when i'd play EVE several hours in a row ?
Or is it nothing i should worry about ?
Thanks in advance for replies.
No, it wont kill it, you will be fine. Just make sure you blow the dust from the inside the case every now and then to keep heat down. Heat is the killer of CPU's.
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Hakaru Ishiwara
Minmatar
Republic Military School
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Posted - 2010.03.08 23:02:00 -
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Echoing what others have documented above, keeping your PC and especially the CPU heatsink free of dust the best way to keep the CPU cooled effectively no matter what its utilization level.
If you are truly curious about the hardware durability aspect of owning and running a PC, then head on over to Tom's Hardware and check out their articles on cooling options, cases, etc.
I have seen higher CPU utilization levels on my Vista Ultimate 64-bit gaming PC since the launch of Dominion while running 1 - 3 clients, as well. I have an older C2D CPU powered machine that in most respects greatly exceeds the minimum system requirements and even some of the recommended configuration specifications.
I run the typical applications (web browser, voice comms client, MP3 Player, etc.) in the background, but they typically take up 4 - 12% of the CPU's bandwidth when EVE isn't running.
RAM isn't an issue with nearly 50% headroom available even when EVE clients are launched.
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inza onoa
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Posted - 2010.05.24 13:32:00 -
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100% cpu load won't hurt your CPU when cooled properly indeed.
However, I find it very strange myself that EVE tends to use 100% cpu load at times when it shouldn't do so. For example, I've been very busy running cl4 wh sites, and EVE load was under 12% on both of my cpu cores. After that I went to have dinner, so I AFK'ed for a little more then 1 hour. When I came back, I see my hole computer is lagging with both of my eve clients using 100% cpu. While my both chars are just idling at our pos.
This is just 1 example. I have encountered this multiple times that EVE starts using 100% load without any reason. Does anyone know why this is, or how it can be prevented?
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ChrisIsherwood
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Posted - 2010.05.24 20:22:00 -
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I assume you mean 100% core load, not 100% CPU load? Single threaded EVE would be hard pressed to use more than 20% of a new 6-core CPU, even if it went into an infinite loop.
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TheLordofAllandNothing
Caldari
NailorTech Industries
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2010.05.25 06:31:00 -
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Modern cpu's are made to run at 100% 24/7 for 10 YEARS. Trust me, you will be fine.
If anything fails it will be more likely your gpu, or motherboard(or any other component, CPU's rarely ever die except for extreme overheating).
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Euyis
Gallente
Memowind Corp
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Posted - 2010.05.25 06:35:00 -
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100% load won't kill your CPU, unless you have extremly inadequate cooling.
Also, there's no such thing as 100% CPU load... No scheduler is that efficient.
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Darwin Duck
Nemesis Theory
Talos Coalition
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Posted - 2010.05.25 09:25:00 -
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Originally by: Castor Stone
Hey I've got Eve maxing out one core on my E8400 (dual core @ 3Ghz ) any time I'm in space. Traveling/fighting etc.
I've been able to run any other game I've tried without it coming even close to pegging a single core. This is only while Eve is running. I'm watching the process use up CPU cycles in the task manager , so I'm sure it's not another program.
Any ideas on what I can do to cut down on that? I'm planning on getting another account , and I don't want to see it taking up 100% unnecessarily.
Thanks all.
I have the same cpu, it's usually at 55-70% with one client running and 100% with 2 clients running. (+ media player, Iexplorer ++)
But even with 2 clients and constant 100% it runs smooth though.
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Lord Beaumont
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Posted - 2010.05.26 10:01:00 -
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Originally by: Lork Niffle
On a more constructive note.
Nearly every CPU is tested with stock cooling and stock speeds to perform from 0%-100% load. Assuming your CPU, whether it be an Intel or AMD CPU, does not go above 70-75C then it is perfectly fine to run it at 100%.
If you are worried at any point i would advise unplugging your machine, opening it up and checking for dust and give it a vacuum out or use compressed air to blow the dust out. Or in a more extreme solution you can buy after-market cooling to bring the temperature down. But there are no issues with high CPU load under normal conditions.
you should NEVER vacuum your computer unless you are incredibly stupid or incredibly rich..
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Carboneal
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Posted - 2010.05.26 14:43:00 -
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Originally by: Lord Beaumont
you should NEVER vacuum your computer unless you are incredibly stupid or incredibly rich..
Someone's gotta feed the static gremlins.
Besides...I've never seen a resistor get sucked off a motherboard, but I've seen compressed air pop them off. Probably shouldn't have been using the 180PSI air compressor we had at the shop, but I digress.
As long as the temps on the CPU are staying within the thermal design of the CPU, there should be no problem with keeping the processor pegged, the potential failure points are more likely your Powersupply or one of the power related components on the board as they are not always capable of sustaining that load over long durations. Even so, its rare as most systems built in recent years have thermal breakers or other similar self defense mechanisms and will shut themselves down before things get catastrophic.
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Sonnenblume
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Posted - 2010.05.26 16:00:00 -
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Well either i have a graphic problem in my head or you didnt post the computers stats.
A new Graphics adaptor may be a cheap solution for that issue. Some (older) vga cards force the cpu to calculate the graphic, when they do not natively support the games instructions.
Thousands of people cleaned their computer before and only those with really bad luck or an oldfashioned one-handed vacuumer killed their circuits. If you want to stay secure use canned pressured air and dont get too close to the components when blowing the dust away. Especially fans dont like presure air directly on them.
Good luck!
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