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mushashi7
11 years ago
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How to set game to use all 4 cores? - 25% CPU usage CTD

How and where do you set Dragon Age: Inquisition to use all CPUs? And how can you be certain that it does? This topic might be interesting as many others had problems that ended in CTD. And m...
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    mushashi7
    11 years ago

    Thanks for this link and info censurely. I already read it.

    I just haven't got the nerves trying things like this. Every other game runs perfect on my machine (Mass Effect, Dishonored, Thief, Tombraider (2013), Skyrim with loads of mods etc.). It is only Dragon Age: Inquisition that causes me troubles.

    I found an interesting debate at Tom's Hardware. A guy wrote how to check the usage of CPU in Windows, and so I did as well. My system only used 1 core. I changed it to 4. Now I have to test.

    "After searching a bit more i found a solution which now says my CPU is using all cores

    Before this the maximum used % of the cores was

    Core 1 - 100%
    Core 2 - 5%
    Core 3 - 5%
    Core 4 - 5%
    Core 5 - 5%
    Core 6 - 5%
    Core 7 - 5%
    Core 8 - 5%
    (estimates because i dont remember to the exact percent)

    now theyre all maxing around 90%

    Method:
    run msconfig -> boot - > advanced options
    Check "number of processors"
    then select value (mine being 8)(OP's being 4)
    Restart computer

    I hope this helps anyone coming here which the same issue, because it annoying me seeing someone saying fixed with no explanation"

    http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/341375-28-only-core-time

mushashi7's avatar
mushashi7
11 years ago

Thanks for this link and info censurely. I already read it.

I just haven't got the nerves trying things like this. Every other game runs perfect on my machine (Mass Effect, Dishonored, Thief, Tombraider (2013), Skyrim with loads of mods etc.). It is only Dragon Age: Inquisition that causes me troubles.

I found an interesting debate at Tom's Hardware. A guy wrote how to check the usage of CPU in Windows, and so I did as well. My system only used 1 core. I changed it to 4. Now I have to test.

"After searching a bit more i found a solution which now says my CPU is using all cores

Before this the maximum used % of the cores was

Core 1 - 100%
Core 2 - 5%
Core 3 - 5%
Core 4 - 5%
Core 5 - 5%
Core 6 - 5%
Core 7 - 5%
Core 8 - 5%
(estimates because i dont remember to the exact percent)

now theyre all maxing around 90%

Method:
run msconfig -> boot - > advanced options
Check "number of processors"
then select value (mine being 8)(OP's being 4)
Restart computer

I hope this helps anyone coming here which the same issue, because it annoying me seeing someone saying fixed with no explanation"

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/341375-28-only-core-time

  • mushashi7's avatar
    mushashi7
    11 years ago

    It seems my problem is solved (for now).

    I adjusted my PC boot sertings via msconfig. Now I run all 4 cores and was able to get all the way through the character creation, the intro and the the point in the first map were you meet Warrick and Solis. So far, so good.

    - I just hope I don't crash again after the fight with the first boss demon at the large rift as I did the last time.

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