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CPU Usage 100% Games in Background
  1. #1


    Sven Neubert Guest

    CPU Usage 100% Games in Background

    I have encountered a strange behaviour. If I run a game (tested with Guild
    Wars & Unreal Tournament 2004) and switch back to the desktop, the game
    produces 100% cpu usage (in reality 50% because i have a dualcore cpu). Even
    if i am in the game, the cpu usage is not so high. I also cant reproduce
    this on XP so this must be a Vista problem.



    My system:

    Asus A8N-E Nforce 4
    2GB Ram
    6600 gt


    Have anyone else experienced this behaviour or has a solution or clue for
    that?


    Sven Neubert





      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  2. #2


    dfeifer Guest

    RE: CPU Usage 100% Games in Background

    Currently with the system, When you are playing a game, system resources are
    pulled from the gui and used for which ever game you are playing. You may
    notice this, if you usually are running vista aero, and when you come out of
    game, the standard format is used, and you watch it actually change back to
    aero. Even with your game minimized, it is still pulling the same resources,
    so when you minimize it, you are compounding the resources by forcing aero to
    load back up again. I am sure there are others out there that can explain
    this better then I.

    "Sven Neubert" wrote:

    > I have encountered a strange behaviour. If I run a game (tested with Guild
    > Wars & Unreal Tournament 2004) and switch back to the desktop, the game
    > produces 100% cpu usage (in reality 50% because i have a dualcore cpu). Even
    > if i am in the game, the cpu usage is not so high. I also cant reproduce
    > this on XP so this must be a Vista problem.
    >
    > My system:
    >
    > Asus A8N-E Nforce 4
    > 2GB Ram
    > 6600 gt
    >
    >
    > Have anyone else experienced this behaviour or has a solution or clue for
    > that?
    >
    >
    > Sven Neubert
    >
    >
    >
    >


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    Sven Neubert Guest

    Re: CPU Usage 100% Games in Background

    yeah, maybe the same resources but it consumes even more resources. Thats
    the strange think


    "dfeifer" <dfeifer@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
    news:3BC413E4-B606-4A43-A294-75BB89EC693C@microsoft.com...
    > Currently with the system, When you are playing a game, system resources
    > are
    > pulled from the gui and used for which ever game you are playing. You may
    > notice this, if you usually are running vista aero, and when you come out
    > of
    > game, the standard format is used, and you watch it actually change back
    > to
    > aero. Even with your game minimized, it is still pulling the same
    > resources,
    > so when you minimize it, you are compounding the resources by forcing aero
    > to
    > load back up again. I am sure there are others out there that can explain
    > this better then I.
    >
    > "Sven Neubert" wrote:
    >
    >> I have encountered a strange behaviour. If I run a game (tested with
    >> Guild
    >> Wars & Unreal Tournament 2004) and switch back to the desktop, the game
    >> produces 100% cpu usage (in reality 50% because i have a dualcore cpu).
    >> Even
    >> if i am in the game, the cpu usage is not so high. I also cant reproduce
    >> this on XP so this must be a Vista problem.
    >>
    >> My system:
    >>
    >> Asus A8N-E Nforce 4
    >> 2GB Ram
    >> 6600 gt
    >>
    >>
    >> Have anyone else experienced this behaviour or has a solution or clue for
    >> that?
    >>
    >>
    >> Sven Neubert
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>



      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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