Widescreen + RO = 100% cpu usage?

[vonRas]

Anyone with a similar problem? I have 4000+ 2.4 ghz amd cpu, x800xl @xt and 1 gig or ram, running 1680x1050, Im getting around 60-84fps but the cpu utilization is really high, 100% all the time, with 1280x1024 it's around 50-100% too but goes up and down. It seems to be a problem with any steam game, like HL2 DM etc, and the same thing happend with my old 3200+. Besides the memory usage is rather high too (around 970mb, but it's ok, as with 19'' monitor I was getting 900mb or so).

Could anyone with a WS monitor test it for me with the task manager running in background?

thanks

 

[Xendance]

My cpu load is always 100% in all games

 

[vonRas]

My cpu load is always 100% in all games

are u running WS? what CPU do u have?

 

[Xendance]

No I'm not running widescreen and my cpu is Amd Athlon 64 3500+ overclocked to 2,6 GHz (4100+).

 

[myzko]

:O It would be weird if the CPU was NOT at 100% as it will ALLYAYS use the maximum potential ... ^..^

 

[vonRas]

:O It would be weird if the CPU was NOT at 100% as it will ALLYAYS use the maximum potential ... ^..^

not really, i've tested 19' vs 20.1' and there is a difference. (19) in RO the cpu usage goes up and down, 70-80-100%, yes it's high, but not constant. With WS it's 100% ALL the TIME, regardles of (size of the map, number of players etc).

But anyway, it's easy to check - just run RO with task manager in background (just press ctr + alt + del (if running win-xp and alike)), play 10-12 mins and see the CPU usage history. More people do it - better, heh So plz spend 10 mins of you time playing RO for me. Thx

 

[fiftyone]

100%

100%

100% for me amd 3000+ 1.25m ram, I think thats normal !!?

 

[vonRas]

100% for me amd 3000+ 1.25m ram, I think thats normal !!?

keep stats coming fellas thx

as of how "normal" it is, not sure, we will see as a bit more ppl would help us out on this

 

[Yoshiro]

RO eats CPU cycles for breakfast. Having RO eating up 100 % cpu or close to it is normal.

 

[Genocide Angel]

Well thats good to know because i was wondering why ROOST takes so much CPU.

 

[vonRas]

RO eats CPU cycles for breakfast. Having RO eating up 100 % cpu or close to it is normal.

well looks like it's WS's problem, as Hl2 mods: BG2, HL2 DM do the same, wonder if it's steam related?

But heck, FEAR does the same in WS for a friend of mine with 3200+ cpu .... strange!

 

[[TW]schneidzekk]

No, it is game related. It is absolutely normal when a (3D)game uses 100% of your CPU.

 

[Mobius One]

Hell, even Counter-Strike takes up 100% CPU. It's a constant for almost all games nowadays.

 

[Droog]

RO eats CPU cycles for breakfast. Having RO eating up 100 % cpu or close to it is normal.

not really, i've tested 19' vs 20.1' and there is a difference

I think his question was: why would using a higher monitor resolution increase CPU load?

 

[[TW]schneidzekk]

higher resolution = more pixels = more stuff to calculate. Pretty abstract description, i know