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skipper847

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Hi from msconfig from start menu > boot tab > advanced options > Number of cores is usually set to 1 by windows as default but if i tick the number of processors and put 4 in would that make a difference in games and make use of all 4 cores?.
 
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msconfig from start menu > boot tab > advanced options > Number of cores is usually set to 1 by windows as default but if i tick the number of processors and put 4 in would that make a difference in games and make use of all 4 cores?.
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Its just how many cores it uses to boot, you might get a slightly fast boot time?
 
That setting should be left unchecked. By default Windows will use the maximum number of cores detected, you should never need to touch this setting.
 
Hi thanks. Been reading also where games uses just one core of your CPU but you cange this by going to power options.

Advanced" panel of the "Power Options" panel; you don't need to touch the registry for this. The basic way to get to it is to go in the Control Panel, go to Power Options, then "Change Plan Settings," Advanced, then click "Change advanced power settings." Click the little '+' next to "Processor Power Management," and lastly, go to "Minimum Processor State."

they say set this to 0 as on mine i have looked and both are at 100% but not changed anything. Would it help at all if i set these to 0?.
 
The best thing you can do is to set the power saving option to "maximum performance" and google how to disable core parking. That will generally improve performance, at the expense of power.
 
Hi again. i have been searching how to disable core parking and found some tutorial by altering the regedit. will this course problems such as BSOD or other kinds of problems?.
 
Hi. Tested the disable core packing and noticed a performance increase in AC4 and the stuttering has stopped which happened from time to time. Now my PC 100% and waht it should have been. Why do the not just do this in the 1st place as cant see it been that much of power drain.
 
What CPU are you using? If it's an AMD Bulldozer/Piledriver one of the MS patches will enable it automatically but you do have to specifically download it, unless you're using windows 8.

For Intel chips - I have no idea.

Another common way to increase performance is to ensure your sound card drivers are up to date. One thing people often do is install the drivers from the motherboard CD and forget about them. However they are often old drivers with bugs and since sound cards rely on interrupts for their operation, issues will tend to manifest themselves as stuttering.
 
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