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    NHC CPU and RAM footprint

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by avicenne13, Apr 9, 2006.

  1. avicenne13

    avicenne13 Notebook Geek

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    As all of you Vaio S series users, I also need to use the NHC to cool my notebook.

    However, though I do not have an evidence to prove it, I have the sensation that it uses too much system resources.

    Does anyone have an idea on this?
     
    avicenne13, Apr 9, 2006
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  2. Valkyrie

    Valkyrie Notebook Consultant

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    Interesting. I have an S560, and I remembered checking how much memory is used for the NHC from the taskbar. I don't remember the exact number, but it's pretty small to me. Besides, I think it's still worth it to use NHC albeit the whatever resource it used.

    Update: I just checked my NHC from taskbar, it's using about 5-7MB memory. It's fluctuating, I think it went up to 11MB during fresh start up. I don't know what the cpu temperature without NHC is, but after gaming, it's still around 60C.
     
    Valkyrie, Apr 9, 2006
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  3. crimper

    crimper Newbie

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  4. ikovac

    ikovac Cooler and faster... NBR Reviewer

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    Use 10.1 beta 03. It uses only 5MB and is faster than other versions.

    Cheers,
     
    ikovac, Apr 10, 2006
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  5. Bomfunk

    Bomfunk Notebook Consultant

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    Yup that's confirmed. 5MB isn't that much for the benefits that NHC brings.. can't really notice a general "slowing down" of the system when NHC is active either.
     
    Bomfunk, Apr 10, 2006
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