High CPU usage

[dax]

Hello, my friend and I are experiences the same thing. Gens and Fusion are using ~100% of CPU when running games, while ZSNES for example, uses only 2%.

Is this a common problem? Is there a fix? Thanks.

[cibomatto2002]

Why is that a problem for people.

ZSNES will use 100% also when you are using it in full screen

[Jale]

Emulation is a processor intensive task.

[dax]

Nevermind, found a solution in Fusion. Just select "Sleep While Waiting," and CPU load goes to 0. This is not really a problem, but I have a laptop, and the fans go crazy when CPU load is high.

Anyway, now that I found a fix in Fusion, is there something similar in Gens?

[Zach]

Windows' CPU meter is also not the best measure.. Also depending on what the program is doing it may simply be reserving those cycles, but not actually using them.. But usually emulation is very intensive and will eat all the CPU it can. It's just a fact of life.

[Spellsong]

Nevermind, found a solution in Fusion. Just select "Sleep While Waiting," and CPU load goes to 0. This is not really a problem, but I have a laptop, and the fans go crazy when CPU load is high.

Anyway, now that I found a fix in Fusion, is there something similar in Gens?

IN Gens surreal, there is an option for Low IDIE. Its similar to sleep waiting.

[dax]

Thanks for all the replies. I don't want to create another thread in the PSX forum, so do you guys know if there's something like "Sleep While Waiting" in ePSXe?

Thanks

[Jale]

I don't understand why it bothers you. Are you running 2 or more different emulators or what? I've never had any problem, even on my old 850 MHz Celeron.

[Spellsong]

Are you using Graphics filters? That is why it might be at 100% for you. I kinda don't blame the TC, because I feel it might put wear on the CPU to have a constant 100% all the time.

[dax]

No, I am not using any filters, just the default video plugin.

I'm not running 2 emulators at the same time. It's a 2Ghz laptop, so you'd think it shouldn't use all the cycles. Turns out, it just reserves them, in the case of Fusion, I can turn that off, and the emulator uses about 2% CPU then. Now, I'm looking for a similar solution in ePSXe (maybe something along the lines of a command switch in a shortcut).

The reason it bothers me is because my laptop fans go crazy. The laptop (old Dell) has a temp sensor, and when the temperature in the CPU area gets hot, it turns on the fans. For the case when it's really hot, the fans are on highest settings, and are really loud.