Browsers and CPU

[ChrisXPPro]

and since you've got a Dual Core, it'll barely affect you at all.

It shouldn't I agree - but fact is when that CPU % sits on 50 or so when this problem occurs - it slows things very significantly!  Sluggish in fact.

[BC_Programmer]

and since you've got a Dual Core, it'll barely affect you at all.

It shouldn't I agree - but fact is when that CPU % sits on 50 or so when this problem occurs - it slows things very significantly!  Sluggish in fact.

I meant Process Explorer- not the firefox problem. I think we kind of got dragged off-topic there for a few posts. Absolutely no idea who caused it, not a clue at all.

and quit rubbing it in there- when your at 50% your pretty much using a single core CPU- are you calling my comp sluggish?

[ChrisXPPro]

and quit rubbing it in there- when your at 50% your pretty much using a single core CPU- are you calling my comp sluggish?

Not trying to rub it in!   

I had this occur again today and when checking (yeah - only taskmanager!) - one core was approx 30% and the other 60% - so not something hogging one core only it seems.

Interesting tho - IIRC I left IE with only two or three tabs open - and when I came back in office at some point noticed the CPU activity as high.  Hard to know what transitions it from near quiescent to super active!   

IE had in fact this time pretty much locked up and showed as unresponding so - closed it and re opened.  Seems to be a function of browser stability.

[BC_Programmer]

what about VM usage?


I encounter this problem when I leave Firefox idle on a page with javascript- I can't switch tabs or anything in the meantime either, and if I switch to something else and return, it doesn't paint itself.

I don't use IE7 enough to know if it happens to me with that as well.

Personally- when that happens, it usually means I should restart Firefox. I'm sure there is a fix, and if anybody finds one, I would also like to hear it as well.

[ChrisXPPro]

Ahh yes - VM - forgot to mention that.

Well I did notice it was showing about 750Mb approx.  Setting is 2Gb min and 4Gb max.  Did not remember tho at the time to inspect HDD activity.

Your FF comment re idle on a JScript page does tie in with what I notice pretty much and IE of course is I think in essence doing same thing.  Haven't seen if Opera does it as I don't use that much any more.

[patio]

Try 2G min AND max...

[ChrisXPPro]

Try 2G min AND max...

Do you mean max unspecified?

[BC_Programmer]

he means to change your Pagefile settings to 2G minimum and maximum- this will prevent pagefile fragmentation. While likely not the source of your problem, pagefile fragmentation is something best avoided.


But- ChrisXPPro- I was referring to the memory usage of Firefox in that wussy program, Task manager. In the select Columns tab, there is a "Virtual Memory Usage" selection, or something similar.


For me, right now- firefox Mem usage is around 75MB, and Firefox VM usage is 64MB...

However, your memory usage numbers may be more, irregular.

[patio]

Process Explorer will also give you a much more accurate reading...FREE