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CPU Usage Spike?

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Sun, 05/08/2011 - 18:11
itsSigmund
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I'm sure everyone on these forums have been asked this question over and over. However, this problem truly vexes me and I wonder if there is a solution. Whenever I open Spiral Knights, enter Haven, Clockwork or anywhere for that matter my computer usage spikes from below 10% to 100%. My memory also spikes as well. Is there anyway to remedy this issue? This game looks really promising! :D

Thanks for your time!

Pretty sure my computer specs are qualified... but here they are anyways.
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+ (2 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
2942 RAM

Sun, 05/08/2011 - 18:26
#1
Dogrock's picture
Dogrock
My first thought would be to

My first thought would be to make absolutely sure that your Java installation is up to date.

Also, how large is this memory spike? Spiral Knights requests about 250MB of memory for itself at launch and will grow dependent on how much memory is free in the system.

Sun, 05/08/2011 - 18:44
#2
itsSigmund
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I'm pretty sure my Java is up

I'm pretty sure my Java is up to date but I'll make sure again.

The memory for jureg or whatever the Java process is called goes from around 100k KB at starting screen to around 300k KB when I enter the game. This is around 45% to 55~60%. However I run a few anti-viruses. My biggest concern is CPU usage though. Thanks for the reply! :)

Sun, 05/08/2011 - 18:58
#3
Dogrock's picture
Dogrock
Huh, if you are running

Huh, if you are running multiple AV programs they could be creating a conflict with the Java game (javaw.exe); a quick test with them disabled would reveal this pretty quickly.

Be aware that is is still a high CPU usage game due to the Java. Even on a more efficient Core 2 Duo (2.0GHz) there is still 50% upwards CPU usage.

Sun, 05/08/2011 - 19:24
#4
itsSigmund
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Yeah it was my anti-virus!

Yeah it was my anti-virus! Hah! Thanks so much! When I was running the game Teatimer.exe jumped to 40-50% CPU usage. Without it, my cpu usage is around 45~50%

Sun, 05/08/2011 - 19:37
#5
Dogrock's picture
Dogrock
Huzzah! That's a lot more

Huzzah! That's a lot more normal now.

Have fun playing!

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