Topic: Slow Pc's (Read 1189 times)

InvisibleInk · « **on:** July 06, 2012, 08:47:03 AM »

I've found that this impoves frame rate on old computers like my acer,

If you goto processes in task mgr and find 3drad right click it and set the priority to high it will run better by like 10 frames.

Does anyone else think this works.because on my terrible pentium 4 it works.

PsychoWeasel9 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2012, 09:11:47 AM »

That sounds readonable, I suppose. I've never messed with that setting before, though, and my current PC doesn't have problems with frame rate on Rad.
My old Pentium 4 machine was actually crushed by a roofing beam during the Joplin tornado last year, so I'm not sure this will help *it,* though

InvisibleInk · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2012, 09:27:50 AM »

You could also put on virtual ram, because that's how i play minecraft on my pentium 4, search virtual ram on Google. Although you can only put 4 gigabytes on it though and it takes hard drive space which i am running out of cause of the 50 anti virus programs my uncle installed a few years ago

hypokill · « **Reply #3 on:** July 07, 2012, 07:50:34 AM »

Oh wow the joplin tornado. Was you there at the time? Oh this is a good tip... I will try this as i've also got an acer. Mine is a hyper threading dual core as i upgraded the processor. You can also dedicate an application to the second core as i did that for a game before and it increased the speed.

PsychoWeasel9 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 07, 2012, 09:20:31 AM »

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Oh wow the joplin tornado.Was you there at the time?

Well, yeah. It's where I've lived for nearly seventeen years. Luckily it was only my father's office that we lost, but there was still a lot of cleanup that we had to do. Everything's pretty much normal now; one of our two hospitals is still gone, and the largest high school (not mine) has only just been cleared away. That's really of topic, though

TinSoldier · « **Reply #5 on:** July 07, 2012, 10:52:02 AM »

Sounds good but on XP the priority is set on a per run basis, meaning you need to set it every time 3drad is run.

Butttt, try this batch file that will load & set 3drads priority each time.
( there are other add-on programs that can do this to, but using this batch file process avoids having to add another program to your system, and does the exact same thing ).

Save the included "Set_Priority.bat" file into your main 3drad folder (where 3drad.exe is, and rename it if need be).

Then create a desktop shortcut for the batch file to launch 3drad. ( or modify an existing shortcut )

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start "Setting 3drad Priority" /d.\\ /high /b 3DRad.exe

:: Starts a separate Command Prompt window to run a specified program or command.
:: Used without parameters, start opens a second command prompt window.
:: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
::
:: Syntax
:: 
:: start ["title"] [/dPath] [/i] [/min] [/max] [{/separate | /shared}] [{/low | /normal | /high | /realtime | /abovenormal | belownormal}] [/wait] [/b] [FileName] [parameters]
:: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
::
:: Parameters
:: 
:: "title" : Specifies the title to display in Command Prompt window title bar.
:: 
:: /dPath : Specifies the startup directory.
:: 
:: /i : Passes the Cmd.exe startup environment to the new Command Prompt window.
:: 
:: /min : Starts a new minimized Command Prompt window.
:: 
:: /max : Starts a new maximized Command Prompt window.
:: 
:: /separate : Starts 16-bit programs in a separate memory space.
:: 
:: /shared : Starts 16-bit programs in a shared memory space.
:: 
:: /low : Starts an application in the idle priority class.
:: 
:: /normal : Starts an application in the normal priority class.
:: 
:: /high : Starts an application in the high priority class.
:: 
:: /realtime : Starts an application in the realtime priority class.
:: 
:: /abovenormal : Starts an application in the abovenormal priority class.
:: 
:: /belownormal : Starts an application in the belownormal priority class.
:: 
:: /wait : Starts an application and waits for it to end.
:: 
:: /b : Starts an application without opening a new Command Prompt window. 
::  CTRL+C handling is ignored unless the application enables CTRL+C processing. Use CTRL+BREAK to interrupt the application.
::
:: FileName : Specifies the command or program to start.
:: 
:: parameters : Specifies parameters to pass to the command or program.
:: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:: Remarks
:: 
:: You can run nonexecutable files through their file association by typing the name of the file as a command.
:: For more information about creating these associations in a command script by using assoc and ftype, see Related Topics.
::
:: When you run a command that contains a the string "CMD" as the first token without an extension or path qualifier, "CMD" is replaced with the value of the COMSPEC variable. 
:: This prevents users from picking up cmd from the current directory.
:: 
:: When you run a 32-bit graphical user interface (GUI) application, cmd does not wait for the application to quit before returning to the command prompt.
:: This new behavior does not occur if you run the application from a command script.
:: 
:: When you run a command that uses a first token that does not contain an extension, Cmd.exe uses the value of the PATHEXT environment variable to determine which extensions to look for and in what order.
:: The default value for the PATHEXT variable is: .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD 
:: (that is, the syntax is the same as the PATH variable, with semicolons separating the different elements).
:: 
:: When you search for an executable and there is no match on any extension, start searches directory name.
:: If it does, start opens Explorer.exe on that path.
:: 
:: Examples
:: 
:: To start the Myapp program at the command prompt and retain use of the current Command Prompt window, 
:: type:
:: 
:: start myapp

TinSoldier · « **Reply #6 on:** July 07, 2012, 11:23:44 AM »

I just found out that using this priority setting process may cause system instability !.

I've had 3drad crash and freeze my system twice now ( requiring a hard power off reboot (holding power button for 4 seconds which forces a power off right away, like pulling the plug on a lamp. VERY dangerous, because you could end up with damaged harddrive's )

So at this point, i would say ( on XP at least) avoid using priority setting, let windows control it.

I will test other priority levels to see if it mite still be usable ...

TinSoldier · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2012, 11:43:05 AM »

OK setting the priority to "/high" seems to be fine for 3drad v6.50.

Cant say, and haven't tried this new setting with 3drad v7.22 yet.

I originally went with "/realtime" to get the maximum performance.

secondry2 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2012, 12:31:47 AM »

the only issue with that is, yes, system instability, because even if you set the priority if rad locks up, its using ALL cpu power, which will give pretty much no cpu power to anything else, which will lead to a lock up, not being able to close it, overheat at worst, etc. You get the picture

InvisibleInk · « **Reply #9 on:** July 12, 2012, 08:25:48 AM »

I was talking to my friend about this the other day and it should only be used on old and slow pc and don't put realtime on cause he said it will destroy the pc

And hypokill a pentium dual with hyperthreading is really cool, my friend laughs at my other friend because its as fast as a quad core i5

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