cpu max'd out

I'm running FS2004 and from the moment I start it up my cpu is running at
100% according to Task manager. My system is an Athlon 1.34 GHz cpu with
896meg RAM and a NVIDEA GeForce4MX440 with AGP8X.0 video card. I am running
my monitor at 1280 X 1024 with 32 bit color selected. The result is scenery
loss in the form of large blocks of scenery either missing or flashing on
and off repeatedly. This for some reason only affects the scenery and not
the panel. All FSIM settings are at default. Any help appreciated.

"Murphy" wrote in message
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I'm running FS2004 and from the moment I start it up my cpu is running at
100% according to Task manager.

Game applications using 100% CPU is pretty much par for the course. Even in
situations where the video card is the frame rate bottleneck, games are
usually written in a way that spends any time not dealing with graphics
handling game mechanics and user input instead.

If the game's not using 100% of the CPU, it's not trying.

Your problems with the scenery graphics are likely related to something
else. Maybe your graphics settings are too high, or maybe there's some sort
of data or code corruption. Hard to say.

Pete

Yep, most games use 100% of the CPU and are the most demanding application
that can be run on a PC. You are running FS2004 at a high resolution for
your video card. The MX series of Geforce cards are not really capable of
heavy lifting at high screen resolutions. Try dropping your resolution to
800x600 and things should improve. If you have the cash, invest in a new
Direct X 9 capable video card from ATI or Nvidia, one with 128 megs of ram.

JK

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"Murphy" wrote in message
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I'm running FS2004 and from the moment I start it up my cpu is running
at
100% according to Task manager.

Game applications using 100% CPU is pretty much par for the course. Even
in
situations where the video card is the frame rate bottleneck, games are
usually written in a way that spends any time not dealing with graphics
handling game mechanics and user input instead.

If the game's not using 100% of the CPU, it's not trying.

Your problems with the scenery graphics are likely related to something
else. Maybe your graphics settings are too high, or maybe there's some
sort
of data or code corruption. Hard to say.

Pete

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:45:09 -0800, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

"Murphy" wrote in message
news:zeaub.415810$pl3.146195@pd7tw3no...
I'm running FS2004 and from the moment I start it up my cpu is running at
100% according to Task manager.

Game applications using 100% CPU is pretty much par for the course. Even in
situations where the video card is the frame rate bottleneck, games are
usually written in a way that spends any time not dealing with graphics
handling game mechanics and user input instead.

If the game's not using 100% of the CPU, it's not trying.

Your problems with the scenery graphics are likely related to something
else. Maybe your graphics settings are too high, or maybe there's some sort
of data or code corruption. Hard to say.

Probably either video or buss related.

I run either CB FS, or 2004 AND the Seti at home project at the same
time. It's not unusual to have other apps up at the same time
although they end up in the background with reduced cycles.

I haven't had any problems with the display freezing even with all the
extra stuff, but the CPUs here run 100% just about 100% of the time,
24 X 7 as if nothing else is in the way the seti program will push it
up to 98 to 100% along with the system apps.

Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)


Pete

Thanks to everybody who took the time to respond.
Murphy
"Roger Halstead" wrote in message
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:45:09 -0800, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

"Murphy" wrote in message
news:zeaub.415810$pl3.146195@pd7tw3no...
I'm running FS2004 and from the moment I start it up my cpu is running
at
100% according to Task manager.

Game applications using 100% CPU is pretty much par for the course. Even
in
situations where the video card is the frame rate bottleneck, games are
usually written in a way that spends any time not dealing with graphics
handling game mechanics and user input instead.

If the game's not using 100% of the CPU, it's not trying.

Your problems with the scenery graphics are likely related to something
else. Maybe your graphics settings are too high, or maybe there's some
sort
of data or code corruption. Hard to say.

Probably either video or buss related.

I run either CB FS, or 2004 AND the Seti at home project at the same
time. It's not unusual to have other apps up at the same time
although they end up in the background with reduced cycles.

I haven't had any problems with the display freezing even with all the
extra stuff, but the CPUs here run 100% just about 100% of the time,
24 X 7 as if nothing else is in the way the seti program will push it
up to 98 to 100% along with the system apps.

Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)


Pete

It's supposed to be at 100%, this is normal for FS9.

Dashi

"Jeffrey Voight" wrote in message
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Turn off anti-aliasing.

Jeff...

Murphy wrote:
I'm running FS2004 and from the moment I start it up my cpu is running
at
100% according to Task manager. My system is an Athlon 1.34 GHz cpu with
896meg RAM and a NVIDEA GeForce4MX440 with AGP8X.0 video card. I am
running
my monitor at 1280 X 1024 with 32 bit color selected. The result is
scenery
loss in the form of large blocks of scenery either missing or flashing
on
and off repeatedly. This for some reason only affects the scenery and
not
the panel. All FSIM settings are at default. Any help appreciated.

"Dashi" wrote in message
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"Jeffrey Voight" wrote in message
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Turn off anti-aliasing.

It's supposed to be at 100%, this is normal for FS9.

I just assumed he was recommending a fix for the graphical glitches, given
that we already had the "it's supposed to be at 100%" responses.

Pete