Project Reality Forums

hi,

Computer Specs:
Win7
i5-760 (related?)
Asus P7P55 LX P55
- intel speedstep en/disabled

intel speedstep:
its basically a bios option which lets the os handle the cpu usage. if you disable it the cpu stays at a constant - in my case - 2.8ghz (133 x 22 multiplier) clock. if you enable, the os makes the cpu clock down if the cpu is unused (down to 133 x 9 multiplier).

symptoms:
when i turn on intel speedstep in my bios my pr starts to lag like crazy, 15-30 fps instead of 80-100(+), in the menu aswell as ingame. furthermore longer loading times. i didnt find a way to check it but obviously my cpu stays downclocked even if i start the pr, which leads to this problems.

similarities in other applications:
none. tested warcraft 3, bad company 2, cinebench, prime95. no problems at all.

solution:
turn it off. i want to keep it turned on though since the cpu isnt stressed as much, aswell as the power usage of the pc drops dramatically (my pc is running almost 24/7, mostly with <10% cpu usage, ie. films, music etc.)

regards,
skull

bump
any ideas?

regards,
skull

Maybe you can update your BIOS?

is updated

regards,
skull

So the SpeedStep feature isn't recognizing PR as a CPU hogging program. Does this happen with vBF2? It sounds like maybe you just need a way to make PR tell your BIOS that it needs the CPU at full throttle when it runs. Sorry though, I don't know how you would go about doing this, maybe part of the target in the exe?

hi,

another bump. basically what whatshisname55 said, i just have no idea how to accomplish that.

regards,
skull