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This program runs the cpu at 100% all the time. This will melt many a cpu esp a laptop like mine. I've communicated with techies who, like me, think this is a great Idea, but warn against using this program until they install a slider or some sort of throttle to limit the cpu usage.... However it's your machine. Caveat emptor.
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http://bednorz.uni2.net/anyland/threadmaster/threadmaster.htm
With this program you can limit the amount of cpu used by 1 instance. Also when you have an intel your cpu will automaticly clock underlclock itself when it gets to hot |
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Really! 100%?! You must be kidding. You also must be kidding to think I'll install *another* piece of software to prevent it. What
 wrote this software with zero consideration to the user's computer? This does not make me think well of IBM, not at all.Uninstalling...after only 15 minutes! Jeesh, try to help some people. Give them 1% and they take 100%.  Notify me when you figure out how not to take advantage of someone trying to help. And finally, you should reveal this serious flaw up front, before anything is downloaded. Now I get to waste time cleansing my registry of this trash. Jeesh. |
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You're kidding right?
EVERY distributed computing client runs the box at 100%. The process priority though is set so low that you won't even notice it's there. When you run an application that needs CPU cycles, the OS will throttle the WCGC so your apps are happy. distributed.net, seti@home, folding@home, genome@home, einstein@home, BOINC. They all do the exact same thing. |
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Not kidding at all. Already uninstalled. Original program file deleted. Now I only have to spend this evening cleaning up my registry.
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BTW, I just checked. The damn thing doesn't even uninstall. At the minimum, there's a folder with 5MB of junk is still sitting in my Program Files folder. Couldn't the
s typing away at their typewriters get that little thing right? Did they think no one would decide to opt out? That tells me cleaning the registry may be quite the little task.BTW, if the screensaver prevents 100% usage of CPU time, then that option should be immediately provided, along with "full disclosure" before downloading. Hell, I couldn't even register before downloading. I know the last project in which I participated did not do that. Ever heard of letting someone "opt in?" Guess not. The last project of this sort I helped understood that concept and told me something up front. Yes, believe it or not, they gave me a choice instead of just hijacking my computer and hoping I wouldn't notice. |
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"You're kidding right?"
No, I'm not kidding. 100% is 100% is 100% no matter what the priority setting. Get it. amd cpu x 100% x 24/7 = meltdown. What's there not to understand? Laptops are made in many ways. the cheaper ones are prone to meltdown if continuoisly run at 100% Check around. As far as downloading another program to throttle this, I'd rather wait to see if the full release has one included. Until then... I also have uninstalled. |
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The FAQ on 99% cpu utilization clearly explains that fully using the idle cycles remaining is normal. Because the process runs at lower priority than any of your other applications, it does not interfere with normal use of the computer.
There is no significant registry values that you need to worry about removing, the uninstaller is actually pretty complete The only major files that were left after uninstall will be the temporary files that were in the selected Program Files directory that you have already found. |
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I think the point that they're making is not that other applications are impacted, but the fact that the CPU is always processing something at 100%, which means that it's never idle and therefore always generating heat. For all intents and purposes, it's like running an engine at full throttle all the time until the block cracks or a piston ejects out of the cylinder.
My solution has been to set a schedule for when the application runs, so that it's not necessarily running 24/7. That way, my CPU does more with it's idle time than it normally would, but still gets some idle time to cool down and just chill out. Then again, if you're leaving a laptop on 24/7, you should probably get yourself a desktop. ;) |
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You're kidding right? EVERY distributed computing client runs the box at 100%. The process priority though is set so low that you won't even notice it's there. When you run an application that needs CPU cycles, the OS will throttle the WCGC so your apps are happy. distributed.net, seti@home, folding@home, genome@home, einstein@home, BOINC. They all do the exact same thing. No, they don't. Folding@home has a slider under 'options' where you can set the % of cpu utilization. I've done lots of folding, my cpu is watercooled so no problem there but this prog is giving my northbridge a run for it's money. Running 58C and that's a bit too toasty. Was unimpressed with the introductory language of this program too. Many typos. The program itself isn't bad. Needs some tweaking. |
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