| OT: Eating Up Resources [message #28340] |
Tue, 01 July 2003 20:18  |
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boma57
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I got a new graphics card not too long ago, and ever since, 3DSMax eats up my resources like mad after it's been started, and even after I close it, right up until I restart.
I know it's a huge program, and it does use a lot of resources, but it never did this before, and now I've got a better graphics card, so you think it would do it less if anything. I don't think there's any conflicts, my card is a Radeon 9500 Pro.
Ironically though, GMax works perfectly. Exactly the same as before.
I tried reinstalling, but to no avail. I updated drivers too, but no such luck...
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| OT: Eating Up Resources [message #28405] |
Wed, 02 July 2003 05:24  |
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General Havoc
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Yeah RAM and CPU are making the slow performance for your 3D Studio Max and not your graphics card. Ram is the main resource used by the program then the CPU, suprisingly the 3D Card is responsable for very little. Half the features such as Pixel and Vertex Shaders, Effects Engines are not used in 3D CAD applications. nVidia offer the Quadro FX for that exact reason, high 3D application performance but not gaming uses. Your Radeon 9500 is more than capable of handling it I would think. However a extran 512MB DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) youls speed up your rendering and performcane a lot.
_General Havoc
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| OT: Eating Up Resources [message #28549] |
Wed, 02 July 2003 15:14 |
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General Havoc
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Hmm strange. Check your virtual memory settings and make sure your settings are set to default (for debugging your problem). Next find out what applications are using CPU from a cold boot, load up nothing and wait till your HDD LED stops flashing. Press Ctrl + Alt + Del adn watch which services are using the CPU and/or memory.
Programs such as kazaa 2.5 are known to come with a lod of un-needed system processes that need not be running until you use the application. Kazaa 2.5 is reported to use around 64MB or RAM with all it's servicies inclusing P2P service, Application, 3rd party junk. Anyway, back to the point check for programs using high memory. no programs should really be using CPU from a cold boot unless you have a boot up virus checker.
_General Havoc
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| OT: Eating Up Resources [message #28550] |
Wed, 02 July 2003 15:16 |
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Demolition man
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You have Win XP and 3DSMax 5?
I had Win 98se and 3DSMax 4.2 run fine but after i changed to Win XP 3DSMax 5 i got the same problem.
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