cidamelo Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Is it dangerous to Run GTA IV in High Priority? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anus Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Nope it isn't. If you mean to ask if it'll damage your PC, it won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigox Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Dangerous, but why you ask that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anus Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Dangerous, but why you ask that? How is it dangerous? It's simply allocating more resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidamelo Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 I asked if it's dangerous because I was playing GTA IV in high priority, and then the game froze (it wasn't lagging, suddenly the game stopped to respond) so I restarted Windows and my Windows didn't load anymore, so I had to take my computer to the technical assistance (it was formated) and my techinical said Fraps caused the problem but I thought maybe it was because I was running GTA IV in high priority (it makes my game faster) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoječ Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Switching to high priority can cause PC to freeze sometimes, but it can't physically damage the PC, unless it's overheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidamelo Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 yojo2 it wasn't overheating. I used to run in high priority without problems, until I was playing GTA IV and the game suddenly stopped, and I couldn't turn on the computer anymore. But my technical said it was Fraps issue. In this topic I explain better: http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=454529 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkey82 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Fraps didn't cause the OS to stop loading. After the hard reset you probably had damaged the registry (which is known to happen, especially if you hard reset often) and that's why the OS couldn't start anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigox Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Fraps didn't cause the OS to stop loading. After the hard reset you probably had damaged the registry (which is known to happen, especially if you hard reset often) and that's why the OS couldn't start anymore. It's true, frpas never cause that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvic Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Fraps loads after critical and other more important things so there is no way fraps did that ,you must of had other issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidamelo Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 I don't know how Fraps could damage the computer too. Maybe it was a register/key problem. All I know is that I'm very unlucky with computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlena Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 ... To your question: No. You are simply changing the processors affinity priority. As most computers has two or four cores, this gets more advanced, than running single-core. When "setting" the affinity mask to a higher affinity priority, it may increase overall performance in the application you're currently using, as in this case GTA IV. The affinity mask is the native central queue that operates on a scheduling algorithm, in this case, with more processor cores, and it in Windows it's called symmetric multiprocessing. Processor affinity itself cannot be used to assigning processes to a specific CPU core(s). Because other resources, such as everything in your computer is handled. Lets say, if a process has recently run on Core_A virtually hyper-threaded. Core_A is busy handling data. Core_B is available, idle. Then the (cache) affinity would suggest to Core_B which is idle, to handle some of Core_A's data. But, since the two cores sort of competes, and essentially handles all data (cache, memory resources, computing) it's typically more efficient to assign this process to another core which is idle (lets say; Core_C). But (again) doing this will most likely make things "unbalanced" (as Windows says: Unstable) because the process then given to idle Core_C would need to repopulate the cache (affinity) with a complete new process which is not related to GTA IV. It may as said, increase overall performance of the game, because the GTA IV process wouldn't have to compete for the other resources (units) in the CPU. So if you want manually queue (set affinity) to every process on your computer, but be prepared when multitasking back and forward, you might run on a crash Answer again: No. (and crashes aren't "dangerous"..) except if you have to manually save, all data will be lost of that process, and mostly any process during a crash, so do what you want, but save your game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidamelo Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Merlena thank you for the explanation!! But what about the "REAL TIME PRIORITY"? Is it dangerous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilly1987 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rlz=1...ORITY+&gs_rfai= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidamelo Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 What I remember is that real-time gives a process priority in executing above all other processes. This can be dangerous as it can push out other processes that are vital for windows to operate. If you want to increase the performance of your system, there are some sites who are helpful. Just google this and feast your eyes: improve xp performance Read more: When in the task manager will setting a processes priority to real time make it run faster? I'm trying to clean out my comp and figure out the best way to my comps resources to game. What does the real time do? Will this have any affect on gaming? | Answerbag http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1007463#ixzz0wE8jXPUR They answered it. I guess it's better to run GTA IV in normal priority Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutOfTimer Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I was playing GTA IV in high priority, and then the game froze so I restarted Windows and my Windows didn't load anymore, so I had to take my computer to the technical assistance (it was formated) and my techinical said Fraps caused the problem. This thread is f*ucking hilarious. I'm still not sure if you're trolling or you're simply that naive. Yeah, Fraps caused it and you had to format. ROFL Ignorance is bliss. The less you know about something, the more magical it seems. I recommend you go educate yourself about computer science now. The best two places to start are University of Google and Wikipedia: The Encyclopedia That Anyone Can F*uck Up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidamelo Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 OutOfTimer I'm not joking this time! I'm talking serious! Unfortunately I don't know much about computers, but I try to know as much as possible ! It was my technical assistance who said Fraps ruined my computer, and they formatted it. It wasn't my fault. I don't know how Fraps could damage my computer, but ok. And I don't want to offend you, but no one is good in everything. You may know more about computers than me, but I doubt you even know what is a ctenophore. I recommend you go educate yourself about humilty and modesty right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
☆NorthStar Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 OutOfTimer I'm not joking this time! I'm talking serious! Unfortunately I don't know much about computers, but I try to know as much as possible ! It was my technical assistance who said Fraps ruined my computer, and they formatted it. It wasn't my fault. I don't know how Fraps could damage my computer, but ok. And I don't want to offend you, but no one is good in everything. You may know more about computers than me, but I doubt you even know what is a ctenophore. I recommend you go educate yourself about humilty and modesty right now. Your technician sabotaged you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidamelo Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 ☆NorthStar maybe, but there's nothing I can do about it. The technical assistance was free, because of the warranty, and my husband wouldn't pay a good technical assistance, because he thinks it's always my fault when my computer breaks. So this technical assistance is my only alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutOfTimer Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 (edited) I'm sorry I was arrogant earlier. I've read the other thread and it's really sad what happened to you. Frankly, I thought you were joking. So basically your technical assistant concluded that Fraps damaged your registry, which is a truely moronic assumption, and subsequently arrived at an astonishingly stupid solution to the problem. He then proceeded to "fix" your comp by formatting. OMFG I know for a fact that many of the people who commented on your threads have extensive knowledge of computers. It is much wiser for you to believe them rather than the moron working at free corporate technical support. The guy fixes things by formatting HDDs. If he wasn't stupid, he would work somewhere else. This technical assistance is my only alternative. Your best alternative is to keep doing what you're doing right now - learn as much as you can and rely on your own ability to fix things. It's always hard at first but soon you will notice how beneficial this approach really is. Don't be afraid to build your own rig. It's very easy. They say it's not because they want you to buy one from them. It will be cheaper, safer and more reliable that way. Just read professional guides online and you will quickly understand how it works. Basically, there are only two things I can think of right now that can be tricky. The first one is installing your CPU. You have to make sure it doesn't get damaged by static electricity. The second thing is choosing the right motherboard. You have to take a number of things into consideration or it won't work with your RAM and other components. It's also a great idea to have two separate HDDs. They can both be internal. If you can't afford two HDDs, then at least make two partitions on the one HDD that you have and keep your private data away from the system files. For example, if my comp gets infected with a virus right now, it won't matter anyway because my private data is well secured. Speaking of viruses, I hope you have a PAID antivirus subscription. There is aboslutely NO f*ucking excuse not to have it. Norton Internet Security 2011 has a free beta program until october and if you don't have the money to buy a subscription, learn to build your own rig, which will slash at least 30% from your comp's price. Edited August 12, 2010 by OutOfTimer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidamelo Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 (edited) OutOfTimer ok, no problem ! But I'm afraid of doing these things in my computer. I don't know much things about computer, and if I break mine again, my whole family will hate me I try to talk to them that the technical assistance is wrong, but they keep saying me that "I'm crazy and I don't know nothing about computers, the technical knows everything" it's very hard, mainly because I don't have my own money. If I make a partition in my HD, my pc will slow? And how do I make a partition? One time I made a partition (I forgot how I did it), and one day, my partition suddenly disappeared and I lost everything I don't have money to buy an antivirus, but I don't have much virus issue. I don't open strange emails, I don't visit strange websites and I don't download risky files. Do you think Avast is a good free antivirus? I don't like AVG very much, it takes too much system memory!!! Before I bought this computer, I asked my husband to I make my "own computer" instead of buying in on a store, but he didn't accept the idea. Edited August 12, 2010 by cidamelo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultraman1966 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 (edited) Can I just say that I have never had a paid antivirus installed and I've been building my computers for about 7 years. Put simply, if you are sensible and careful, something basic like Avast or Windows security Essentials is more than sufficient cover (I've never had a virus get through but that's also in part due to my vigilance) so you don't need nor should you waste money on crap like Norton which in some cases I've found to be literally uninstallable... Building your own is very simply and easy, everything is plug and play now that it'll pretty much work as soon as you boot it up. Tell your husband to grow a pair! Edited August 12, 2010 by Ultraman1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidamelo Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 Ultraman1966 I had Norton in my first computer (it was 10 years ago), and he always gave me problems. I don't know if Norton is better nowadays, though. But I don't have much virus issues. You may think it's simple because you know much about computers, but maybe someone like me found it hard I'd try to make my own computer, if I had money. Unfortunately I don't work, I'm just housewive, but when my child gets older I'll try to work again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myrina Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Happy new year everybody!! This thread is a bit old, but I have a question regarding the process priority. I am running MATLAB for a pattern recognition project. It is in the training phase, so it needs a lot of resources. It is processing images, and for each image it needs around 100 seconds.. Long time, but anyway.. In the beginning it used to crash after 10 images (I have more than 1000 images to process in total), then a friend suggested I could change the process priority, cause maybe it is a memory problem... It seems that he was right! After that the problem was solved! My program executes just fine, without a problem.. And I also noticed something else at the task manager.. Before the memory usage was increasing rapidly, reaching 200M, and then crashed.. Now it's been running since one day, and not only it has not crashed but the memory usage is around 80M... My question is, how is this possible? Cause really, I am also worried that maybe my system will be damaged or affected by that.. Anyway right now I don't have an option, as I have a deadline for this project, but I am just wondering what's the background.. If anyone know the memory usage is affected and even the execution of the program, please inform me!! Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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