why does the game use over 50% cpu

[rebell53]

hello... excuse my typing, i'm french...

so, my trouble is : oftenly, backgammon makes my putter slow...
i took a look this night on win2k pro tasks : on over 50% cpu using ???

why ??? does it come from enhanced mode ?

ty for an helpfull answer

greatings from France

[rebell53]

hello !!! why no answer ???

[Sailing_Away]

I can't speak for everyone, but I have not seen this happen before. So many possible factors exist. Do you have the newest version of backgammon? Are you running on an old machine? Does this happen consistently? Have you tried removing the options that might lend itself to more CPU consumption, and does this help? Does this seem to be better after rebooting?

Win2K Pro is usually a decent OS for memory utilization. I used it a long time before making the switch to XP (which was about the time Vista came out). But if you have had the computer on a long time, garbage can collect and lead to performance problems in general for any software.

My only advise is to try these things and see what helps and what doesn't.

[grandmaS]

Take it off enhanced, also check your ping it could be your server taking the long way to get there and back. trust me it happens quite often.

[Jonas]

Also make sure that you have the latest Video drivers for your system. Since it's Enchanced mode realted, that could be the culprit

Good luck!

[rebell53]

Ty Grandma & Jonas... sure enhanced mode needs much more video card ram...
but it's nicer !!! lol
so I set it down, my ping is under 500ms...
& often game freezes too... no way...
May be internet troubles between US & FRance...
Boring me a lil, but i keep enjoying...
Many Greats,
>DF