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    3Dmark doesn't work on my laptop???

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by crappyGPU, Dec 21, 2006.

  1. crappyGPU

    crappyGPU Notebook Consultant

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    Hello everyone
    I have quite a small question. I've downloaded both 3dmark05 and 3dmark06, but none of them work on my Vaio FE. The installation was fine, nothing goes wrong until i ran the program. It always shows that 3Dmark encountered a serious problem, etc....
    I can't think of any possible reason except for maybe some windows service interfers with 3dmark.
    Anyone has the same problem?
    By the way, there's another wierd thing. I've tried both starcraft and pokemon (ran in visual gameboy advanced), both of them always take 100% CPU usage?? My CPU is a C2D T5600, and whether it runs at 6x or 11x, the usage is still 100%?? What's the matter with those games?
    Thanks in advance
     
    crappyGPU, Dec 21, 2006
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  2. Jalf

    Jalf Comrade Santa

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    Games often use 100% CPU no matter what. The reason? They try to refresh the screen as fast as possible. It makes no sense for a game to waste time idling. The faster it can finish rendering a frame, the sooner it can start on the next one.
     
    Jalf, Dec 21, 2006
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