Low resource Operating System for Gaming - SV650.org

DarrenSV650S · 07-07-09, 07:43 PM

This has only started happening recently with the hot weather. My laptop keeps overheating when I play delta force black hawk down. I know...

It's the cpu usage that seems to be the problem. When it gets very hot after about 30/40 minutes of use, the cpu usage goes up to 100%. This is probably because I only have on-board graphics.
So I was thinking if I got a operating system that used less resources that might help. The game will run on windows 98! lol. So if I got an old copy of windows 98 do you think that would help the cpu cope a little better?
Or would the game run on a different less resource hungry OS like linux maybe? I've got about 20gb space on the hard drive

Wideboy · 07-07-09, 07:46 PM

got no idea but try taking off the CPU heat sink and graphics heat sinks ect and putting on some lithium grease as laptops usually have the lithium pads which dry up, did this to my laptop (before i threw it) and it work well

*edit, lithium grease helps heat transfer if you didn't know

DarrenSV650S · 07-07-09, 07:49 PM

What about the flux capacitor? Does it need lithium grease?

Wideboy · 07-07-09, 07:52 PM

in other words your a dumb as who wouldn't be able to do that?

the_lone_wolf · 07-07-09, 07:55 PM

don't use grease, use thermal paste, few quid at your local computer place...

ethariel · 07-07-09, 08:02 PM

Arctic Silver is imho the best you can get, not sure which letter they are up to but my old 'tube' of Arctic Silver 3 has lasted 4 or 5 years so far!

Wideboy · 07-07-09, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

don't use grease, use thermal paste, few quid at your local computer place...

what's the difference?..... why is it better

the_lone_wolf · 07-07-09, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wideboy

what's the difference?..... why is it better

grease is for greasing things

thermal paste is for providing heat transfer

grease would most likely be better than dry surfaces, but thermal paste is designed for the purpose

Wideboy · 07-07-09, 08:16 PM

are thermal paste and grease the same thing just called different?

stuff i used was called grease but was like tooth paste

Spikenipple · 07-07-09, 08:18 PM

Is it an Intel CPU? If Intel CPUs get too hot they throttle themselves down so they don't fry, which is why it's using a relatively higher amount of processing power.

Edit: Different thermal transfer materials are called all sorts by manufacturers. Arctic Silver is a paste which contains a high concentration of particles of silver, hence it being good at transferring heat. Pretty expensive though, £5-7 for a tube of the stuff.

07-07-09, 07:43 PM	#1
DarrenSV650S Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,404	Low resource Operating System for Gaming This has only started happening recently with the hot weather. My laptop keeps overheating when I play delta force black hawk down. I know... It's the cpu usage that seems to be the problem. When it gets very hot after about 30/40 minutes of use, the cpu usage goes up to 100%. This is probably because I only have on-board graphics. So I was thinking if I got a operating system that used less resources that might help. The game will run on windows 98! lol. So if I got an old copy of windows 98 do you think that would help the cpu cope a little better? Or would the game run on a different less resource hungry OS like linux maybe? I've got about 20gb space on the hard drive

07-07-09, 07:46 PM	#2
Wideboy Evel Knievel Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastleigh Posts: 4,641	Re: Low resource Operating System for Gaming got no idea but try taking off the CPU heat sink and graphics heat sinks ect and putting on some lithium grease as laptops usually have the lithium pads which dry up, did this to my laptop (before i threw it) and it work well edit, lithium grease helps heat transfer if you didn't know __________________ 05 DRZ400E* RIP hovis Last edited by Wideboy; 07-07-09 at 07:47 PM.

07-07-09, 07:49 PM	#3
DarrenSV650S Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,404	Re: Low resource Operating System for Gaming What about the flux capacitor? Does it need lithium grease?

07-07-09, 07:52 PM	#4
Wideboy Evel Knievel Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastleigh Posts: 4,641	Re: Low resource Operating System for Gaming in other words your a dumb as who wouldn't be able to do that? __________________ 05 DRZ400E RIP hovis

07-07-09, 07:55 PM	#5
the_lone_wolf Captain Awesome Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hamble Posts: 4,266	Re: Low resource Operating System for Gaming don't use grease, use thermal paste, few quid at your local computer place... __________________ Official "Dumbass of the Year" 2011 (•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) Deal with it...

07-07-09, 08:02 PM	#6
ethariel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London (for my sins) Posts: 806	Re: Low resource Operating System for Gaming Arctic Silver is imho the best you can get, not sure which letter they are up to but my old 'tube' of Arctic Silver 3 has lasted 4 or 5 years so far!

07-07-09, 08:16 PM	#9
Wideboy Evel Knievel Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastleigh Posts: 4,641	Re: Low resource Operating System for Gaming are thermal paste and grease the same thing just called different? stuff i used was called grease but was like tooth paste __________________ 05 DRZ400E RIP hovis

07-07-09, 08:18 PM	#10
Spikenipple Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire Posts: 490	Re: Low resource Operating System for Gaming Is it an Intel CPU? If Intel CPUs get too hot they throttle themselves down so they don't fry, which is why it's using a relatively higher amount of processing power. Edit: Different thermal transfer materials are called all sorts by manufacturers. Arctic Silver is a paste which contains a high concentration of particles of silver, hence it being good at transferring heat. Pretty expensive though, £5-7 for a tube of the stuff. __________________ Had: K7 SV650S in Candy Sonoma Red Now: MT-09 My old SV South & West Surfer Last edited by Spikenipple; 07-07-09 at 08:20 PM.

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