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Offline wrongwayric

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Skuzzy thanks for the tips, here's another tip
« on: August 12, 2004, 07:30:37 PM »
Way to go skuzzy on the running programs list, was looking for something that simple and easy to understand!
As i am sure we all should know by now AH recommends or encourages you to turn off your anti virus while playing, and it is a good idea!
I use an online computer checking company called PCpitstop which checks your cp for performance and possible problems (this is a free service by the way).
Recently did a check after installing Mcafee virus scan and was amazed at how much cpu it uses to run! I went from normal 2%-5% to 38%-42% cpu usage during the test!
So now i turn off mcafee while playing and have seen my fps go up, not a giant leap but better than it was, and also game seems to play better.

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Skuzzy thanks for the tips, here's another tip
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2004, 06:53:14 AM »
Virus scanners do incur a very high CPU usage and it is one of the primary reason to disable them while playing a game.

Glad to hear the system is working well.
Roy "Skuzzy" Neese
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