Do Winamp Visualizations eat away your CPU memory?

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Posted by corsten_addict on Aug-10-2002 16:51:

Do Winamp Visualizations eat away your CPU memory?

Sorry to ask such a question... but do Winamp Visualizations eat away at your memory?

Hmm... i.e. if I leave it on for like 2 hours... will it make ICQ & MSN painfully slow afterwards? (assuming I don't restart)

Cheers

Posted by netw3rkd on Aug-10-2002 16:53:

Yes it does. Everything you do on the computer uses memory and processing power. Some things take a lot, some dont.

Posted by flystyler on Aug-10-2002 16:55:

Depends what comp you got, and wot Operating system you have, windows XP pro has a very good ram management system, and doesnt keep memory after programs r used, and refreshes it

As for cpu, yeah winamp visualisations will use a bit, nothign major though.

THe things that kill yr comp r all the stuff u have running in yr taskbar, and in the background, like spyware, etc

Posted by yujie__ on Aug-10-2002 17:45:

yes because it processing power for the gfx. most of the time it use 90-100% cpu resourse if u check your task manager in XP/2000/NT.

Posted by flystyler on Aug-10-2002 18:00:

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Originally posted by yujie__
yes because it processing power for the gfx. most of the time it use 90-100% cpu resourse if u check your task manager in XP/2000/NT.

WTF, thats bollocks, if that was the cas eu would have to shut all other progs down to run it, which i dont need to do

Posted by milos on Aug-10-2002 18:40:

i know that while winamp is minimized and not playing any music it uses up a lot of CPU for some reason

Posted by jon on Aug-10-2002 19:34:

winamp will use a fair bit of computer power deciding the actual mp3 file as it needs to convert compressed sound data into normal sound data

Posted by malek on Aug-10-2002 20:42:

yes visualization can take up to 90-100% of your cpu!!! but that doesn't impeach other programs to run (multithreading, multitasking), they will run slower tho... CPU is shareable, memorey ain't.

Posted by jon on Aug-10-2002 21:18:

i do belive that visulations etc run on the lowest priority of program, meanin that the cpu will first use its power for the programs that need it, then if it has some spare speed runs the visulation bit meaning all ur programs work fine

i do belive u can change the priority in winamp somewhere makin the visulation more important so it uses all cpu power first but that iant recomended

Posted by KilldaDJ on Aug-11-2002 01:03:

it does for meh, if i use direct x
i try to stick with openGL based vis
direct x uses my cpu + gfx card
open GL uses little cpu and cooks my gfx card