CPU Usage so high

X PaYnE X · 12-21-2003, 12:28 AM

I was wondering how I could lower the CPU Usage of my program, currently the program only has a layout and no actual working code but it uses my CPU at 60%.

Is this normal? But i was trying this with other programs such as Windows media player and its CPU Usage was 2%.

I have no timers or loops in my program just the butons and the form, and i have no idea why it uses my CPU so much.

Mithoric · 12-21-2003, 12:42 AM

60%

!!

What compiler?
Can I see some of your code? I mean, my application I'm making is filled with wrappers for most of my controls and subclasses for heaps of controls and I get a max of 4% usage and that takes a lot of stuff to do that.

What processor do you have? How much ram?

X PaYnE X · 12-21-2003, 12:52 AM

Compiler: MSVC++ 6
Processor: 3 Ghz Pentium 4
Memory: 1024 mb ram

and the code was messy (i dont know how to add tabs to make my code look neat with code tags lol) to add on this so im going to attach it

Mithoric · 12-21-2003, 01:16 AM

Nice system

... Well with specs like that it shouldn't make a hit when it's just idle.

[edit:] Well there is nothing in your code that should make it go that high when you aren't actually doing anything with it.

If however you are say, typing and clicking buttons and stuff 60% is not to hard to reach although even on my system (2.8Ghz) I only hit 38%, but then again my system is different because of my massive cooling.

Is it very hot? Maybe you have a cooling problem, the closer to super conductivity the faster the system and less constant load.

X PaYnE X · 12-21-2003, 01:36 AM

Well im sure its not cooling lol 4 fans usually at a constant 30 celcius or less

but it maybe the fact that i use peekmessage instead of getmessage, i just read a post about how it uses more of the CPU and lol why would i click useless buttons

its 60% in idle, im going to try and use WaitMessage() before PeekMessage and maybe itll workout

Thanx for the help though, Mithoric

X PaYnE X · 12-21-2003, 01:39 AM

Well i fixed it and achieved 0% usage but it kinda sux, it paints slower and stuff, ill just switch to GetMessage i suppose, but the thing is I need the program to accept data from clients through winsock and I have NO idea how to implement it, so Im not really sure what to do

Do you know how to implement a basic server to client program? into the code i already posted

Mithoric · 12-21-2003, 01:59 AM

Sure, creating that is pretty simple. Here is a great winsock tutorial!

http://www.hal-pc.org/~johnnie2/winsock.html

X PaYnE X · 12-21-2003, 02:01 AM

dude this site is perfect, has tutorial and the code, THANX MAN!! you saved my life like twice now lol keep it up!

thanx again mithoric

X PaYnE X · 12-21-2003, 02:08 AM

just 1 question, does the code on his site support multiple clients to 1 server? I really dont know lol i just switched over from VB a couple of months ago and I've never used winsock until now so its all a bit blurry

Mithoric · 12-21-2003, 03:07 AM

Hmm.. I'm not quite sure about that, I'll have to investigate.

12-21-2003, 12:28 AM	#1
X PaYnE X Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 288	CPU Usage so high I was wondering how I could lower the CPU Usage of my program, currently the program only has a layout and no actual working code but it uses my CPU at 60%. Is this normal? But i was trying this with other programs such as Windows media player and its CPU Usage was 2%. I have no timers or loops in my program just the butons and the form, and i have no idea why it uses my CPU so much.
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12-21-2003, 12:42 AM	#2
Mithoric Semi n00b Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 293	60% !! What compiler? Can I see some of your code? I mean, my application I'm making is filled with wrappers for most of my controls and subclasses for heaps of controls and I get a max of 4% usage and that takes a lot of stuff to do that. What processor do you have? How much ram?
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12-21-2003, 01:16 AM	#4
Mithoric Semi n00b Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 293	Nice system ... Well with specs like that it shouldn't make a hit when it's just idle. [edit:] Well there is nothing in your code that should make it go that high when you aren't actually doing anything with it. If however you are say, typing and clicking buttons and stuff 60% is not to hard to reach although even on my system (2.8Ghz) I only hit 38%, but then again my system is different because of my massive cooling. Is it very hot? Maybe you have a cooling problem, the closer to super conductivity the faster the system and less constant load. Last edited by Mithoric; 12-21-2003 at 01:23 AM.
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12-21-2003, 01:36 AM	#5
X PaYnE X Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 288	Well im sure its not cooling lol 4 fans usually at a constant 30 celcius or less but it maybe the fact that i use peekmessage instead of getmessage, i just read a post about how it uses more of the CPU and lol why would i click useless buttons its 60% in idle, im going to try and use WaitMessage() before PeekMessage and maybe itll workout Thanx for the help though, Mithoric
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12-21-2003, 01:39 AM	#6
X PaYnE X Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 288	Well i fixed it and achieved 0% usage but it kinda sux, it paints slower and stuff, ill just switch to GetMessage i suppose, but the thing is I need the program to accept data from clients through winsock and I have NO idea how to implement it, so Im not really sure what to do Do you know how to implement a basic server to client program? into the code i already posted
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12-21-2003, 01:59 AM	#7
Mithoric Semi n00b Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 293	Sure, creating that is pretty simple. Here is a great winsock tutorial! http://www.hal-pc.org/~johnnie2/winsock.html
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12-21-2003, 02:01 AM	#8
X PaYnE X Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 288	dude this site is perfect, has tutorial and the code, THANX MAN!! you saved my life like twice now lol keep it up! thanx again mithoric
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12-21-2003, 02:08 AM	#9
X PaYnE X Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 288	just 1 question, does the code on his site support multiple clients to 1 server? I really dont know lol i just switched over from VB a couple of months ago and I've never used winsock until now so its all a bit blurry
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12-21-2003, 03:07 AM	#10
Mithoric Semi n00b Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 293	Hmm.. I'm not quite sure about that, I'll have to investigate.
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