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marioh · 03-13-2002, 10:41 AM

I agree with some of the other posters here about RAM having nothing to do with this problem.
I run 256MB RAM and maybe 1/8th of that goes to OOTP. Hell, I'm not even hitting my swap file with OOTP and a bunch of other apps open.

This is a problem with the game itself (100% CPU) and should effect everyone's PC.

I have practically nothing running on startup, even some of the Microsoft recommended startup items, and once OOTP4 starts, my CPU gets pinned at 100% (Athlon 1Ghz). In a way though, I think that 100% utilization is deceiving. I have not seen any performance degradation in any other applications while OOTP4 runs (non CPU intensive apps such as IE, notepad, etc.) and I'm able to switch between programs without any problems. The game seems to be doing nothing, yet the CPU util is at 100%. It almost seems like the game is in a pseudo endless loop awaiting the next user input into the game.

03-13-2002, 10:41 AM	#58
marioh All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 1,162	I agree with some of the other posters here about RAM having nothing to do with this problem. I run 256MB RAM and maybe 1/8th of that goes to OOTP. Hell, I'm not even hitting my swap file with OOTP and a bunch of other apps open. This is a problem with the game itself (100% CPU) and should effect everyone's PC. I have practically nothing running on startup, even some of the Microsoft recommended startup items, and once OOTP4 starts, my CPU gets pinned at 100% (Athlon 1Ghz). In a way though, I think that 100% utilization is deceiving. I have not seen any performance degradation in any other applications while OOTP4 runs (non CPU intensive apps such as IE, notepad, etc.) and I'm able to switch between programs without any problems. The game seems to be doing nothing, yet the CPU util is at 100%. It almost seems like the game is in a pseudo endless loop awaiting the next user input into the game. __________________ RZA - "I'm me and the me that's me is me and is going to continue to be me"