Quad core question

[lynspottery]

I have a question on how to optimize my cpu usage for my quad core. How can you manage to have the cores be used efficiently for games like SWTOR?

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[esrever]

It will automatically use the 4 cores if its designed to. Otherwise it won't and theres pretty much nothing you can do.

 

[lynspottery]

It will automatically use the 4 cores if its designed to. Otherwise it won't and theres pretty much nothing you can do.

..hmmm ok, I thought you had to have a setting adjustment to arrange that. SWTOR appears to be cpu intensive and so was Rift. I was just wondering if there was some way to set it to be balanced.

 

[esrever]

not much you can do regarding that. most you can do is to overclock your CPU if you need more cpu power in 1 form or other.

 

[lynspottery]

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