How to turn off 2nd core.

[davestockster]

How do I turn off the second core to play games so they don't crash?

 

[Motoxrdude]

How do I turn off the second core to play games so they don't crash?

I dont think thats the problem.

 

[goosy22]

umm... yes sometimes games have been known to run so fast that they indeed crash... to answer your question i believe it can be done under the task manager... read this article...

 

[Motoxrdude]

umm... yes sometimes games have been known to run so fast that they indeed crash...

I dont think so dude...

 

[Syrillian]

This is the same thread?

http://www.computerforum.com/56436-how-turn-off-2nd-core.html

Link I did no worky! Oh SoaB, it does.... I mean "hey! that's great!"

Did you do 2 threads, check the other one.

 

[Motoxrdude]

it works, just refresh the page after you post it.

 

[fade2green514]

turn on vsync lol
that'll limit game speed... duno if it has anything to do with dual core bugs...

 

[thealmightyone]

...You COULD just set the affinity to 0 or 1.

 

[Shady]

turn on vsync lol
that'll limit game speed... duno if it has anything to do with dual core bugs...

vsync limits the fps to the monitor's refresh rate to prevent screen tearing
it has nothing to do with the dual core !

 

[Geoff]

I dont think thats the problem.

Some games and apps actually can crash if they are trying to utilize both cores.

To turn it off, launch the game and then launch the task manager, right click on the process, click on affinity, and then select only one core.

 

[Archangel]

Some games and apps actually can crash if they are trying to utilize both cores.

To turn it off, launch the game and then launch the task manager, right click on the process, click on affinity, and then select only one core.

and you have to do that everytime you want to play that game? or can you bind it to that core, so you dont have to set it everytime?

 

[Geoff]

and you have to do that everytime you want to play that game? or can you bind it to that core, so you dont have to set it everytime?

Everytime you restart the process it sets back to default, so yeah, you need to do that everytime. But i've heard of some programs that can automatically select it for only one core.

It's not a common problem, crashing in games. I've had two dual-core processors and I never ran into any issues.