this convo is getting interesting :)Quote:
500W power supply is cutting it a bit short, but that isnt why you have lag issues with Silkroad. Sadly, without more info, like your Operating System, i cant help.
You couldn't be more wrong. A hot PC is a slow PC.
well bro, then tell me the physical law that contributes to your theory ;)
a wire always has the same connectivity. doesn't matter if it's hot or not.
a transistor always has the same performance.
what is a cpu/mainboard/pc?
a complex system of wires and transistors.
because some wanna-be-pros are using liquid nitrogen to cool-down their cpus down to -192 °C?
remember: they're only doing it to OVERCLOCK their cpus ;)
the main point why you think that the temperature decreases performance is just a simple feeling. but in fact the core doesn't work all clocks it should workif it'S getting too hot. simply to avoid getting even more hot.
here's a nice article about it: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
the meintioned cpu is a P4, but the technology applies to all modern cpus.
so this isn't quite performance-loss if you go over 65°C (and that's a lot)
btw.. defragging the hdd doesn't help shit :D
why? what happens if you un a program??
it loads the necessary files into the RAM, and that send the data to the cpu-gpu.
Loading times would be about 200ms more then usual. but hdd defragging doesn't have anything to do with rendering performance ;)
the game doesn't need to load new textures all the time since it has built-in 512megs of VRAM, and additional 4gigs of ram for the rest that doesn't fit into the vram ;)
another thing. he bought it as a built-up pc. i don't think that his cooling sucks since manufacturers do care about sufficient cooling to avoid getting burnt pcs as RMA's ;)
by the way.. very important...
5. TuneUp Utilities 2010 Download it (Trial version)
do NOT use crap like "Tune-Up utilities.
those kind of programs do NOT help you at all!
read some DECENT magazines, and stop believing in advertisement.
i never used such crap in my company, and all +/- 500 machines i take care about DO RUN FAST! :D
really.. TuneUp.. "tuning" your pc to start-up about 50ms faster?
the onl experience i had from tuneup was that the fucking program took my administrator-rights away. even if i was an admin..
either it's me who has a way too responsible job and is too dumb to believe in those "miracle programs", or it's just my machines who are configuring themselves as they should (Automated Optimizing) ^^
please no flaming ^^
i'm enjoying this convo and i like discussion threads about this..
at lease some people learn something decent then playing games ^^