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DarthWhitey

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DarthWhitey
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PostedMay 21, 2009 9:23 pm

Processing Problem

In the time I have been playing my computer will not stop trying to cool down.
I do not get why.
I ended many processes to try and clear up the RAM. That didn't help. Even cleared the free memory.
My PC has 3GB of RAM, runs higher end games like Call of Duty: World at War and Spore just fine without cooling issues.

I checked the process list and it takes 400k or so of memory.

And no offense to the game, but how is it with higher end games like the aforementioned run better then a not-so-amazing-but-generally-OK game like this?

It wouldnt bug me as much if my computer didn't sound like a rocket going off every time ya know?

Thanks for any help.
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JonGhost

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PostedMay 22, 2009 10:02 am
 
And no offense to the game, but how is it with higher end games like the aforementioned run better then a not-so-amazing-but-generally-OK game like this?  

You answered your own question. Higher end games have bigger budgets and can afford to spend time optimizing their code to run better.


If your computer is constantly trying to cool down, I would take some compressed air and blow the inside of your machine out (after it's powered down and unplugged from any electrical outlet). It would most probably be high CPU usage that is causing the computer to run so loud, not RAM usage. You don't see any RAM components equipped with fans. It could also be graphics cards since most of the newer ones have fans installed on them (and both CPU and GPU have heat sensors).

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