CPU running at 100% normal?

timboooo · 4 Apr 2015 at 21:44

I am rendering something on Cinema 4d and my CPU is constantly running at 100%.

I just wanted to know if this is normal and will not harm my pc?

My PC Specs:
Intel i7 5820k 3.30ghz
16gb ram

Cheers

stulid · 4 Apr 2015 at 21:46

Thats what you want isnt it? full use of your CPU doing something like that.

timboooo · 4 Apr 2015 at 21:50

Ah ok so it is a good thing. It is still really slow!

Will overclocking my pc make much of a difference?

thank you for the quick reply

stulid · 4 Apr 2015 at 21:51

Randomface74 · 4 Apr 2015 at 21:58

what cpu cooler do you have?
are you monitoring your cpu temperature?

timboooo · 4 Apr 2015 at 22:23

I have the corsair h110 280mm liquid cpu cooler.

I have not checked the temperatures. Not sure how to check it other than in the bios. Which would mean stopping the rendering to reset the computer.

varkanoid · 4 Apr 2015 at 22:42

Install coretemp or hw monitor for your temps. Can you not pause the render ? I thought you could in Cinema 4D?

timboooo · 4 Apr 2015 at 22:52

Ok so I have installed hw monitor.

Temperatures seem fine I think.

I was not aware you could pause the rendering. I will look into that.

OracIe · 5 Apr 2015 at 11:27

Those temps are fine, overclocking could speed things up but it will also run hotter.

Telecaster · 5 Apr 2015 at 11:58

OracIe said:
Those temps are fine, overclocking could speed things up but it will also run hotter.

Surely the whole point of running such a CPU and a H110 is to overclock it? Otherwise why bother with the expense?

FloppyPoppy · 5 Apr 2015 at 12:25

Can cinema 4D utilise GPU power? Or does your system not have a dedicated GPU?

OracIe · 5 Apr 2015 at 12:38

Telecaster said:
Surely the whole point of running such a CPU and a H110 is to overclock it? Otherwise why bother with the expense?

Indeed, I'm merely stating to the OP that overclocking will rise the temp.