CoH suddenly uses 100% CPU


Aggelakis

 

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I am running a 2.2ghz dual core with 2 gb RAM and 8500 GT.

Normal operation has CPU around 50% - 75% (variable across both cores) with core temperature around 80C.

It may not happen during a session, it may take 15 minutes, it may take 3 hours, but... Of late the machine has been abruptly hitting 100% CPU and staying there (both cores 100% solid), with core temp going up about 10C per minute. Provided I can trigger a zone change before the machine does a safety shutdown the CPU will go back to normal, but then seems to go 100% again a short time later. Task Manager confirms that it is CoH and not anything else eating all of the CPU, but the game does not show inordinate lag or lack of response.

The first I noticed this happening was before Issue 17, has happened since Issue 17, and has also happened on test server build as well. Prior to Issue 17 I cannot recall this happening, but cannot confirm that it hasn't happened. Prior to this problem (unemployed and a LOT of caffeine) I have regularly hit 20 hour single sessions. Since this problem I have been pulled from the game by RL (for a session without occurrence) or at most (and only once actually) getting as far as 3 hours before the CPU goes bonkers (with subsequent overheating).

Playing after a fresh reboot does not prevent or even delay the problem.

Has anyone else been having similar problems? Any ideas on what may be happening, how to further diagnose the problem, or how to fix it?


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Originally Posted by SeriousGeorge View Post
... The first I noticed this happening was before Issue 17 ... Prior to Issue 17 I cannot recall this happening ...
Clarification, please. These two sentences contradict each other.


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Originally Posted by Aggelakis View Post
Clarification, please. These two sentences contradict each other.
Oops. Intended that it has happened before 17, after 17, but not before 16 that I am aware of...


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Georgie, you'll have better luck posting this question in the Technical Issues & Bugs section - this section is more for Questions like "At what level can I get a cape?"


 

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Georgie, you'll have better luck posting this question in the Technical Issues & Bugs section - this section is more for Questions like "At what level can I get a cape?"
Ahh... I see it there now. I've been rather away from the forums since the format change, my browser doesn't like it and CoH has been cooperative until recently. (And I haven't been following powers in other sets since I've been obsessing with my blaster who needs just 3 more parts to finish the 7th purple set.)

Since I don't want to spam/crosspost I'll wait a few days before I repost it there. Who knows, maybe the right person will wander by here...


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Originally Posted by SeriousGeorge View Post
Ahh... I see it there now. I've been rather away from the forums since the format change, my browser doesn't like it and CoH has been cooperative until recently. (And I haven't been following powers in other sets since I've been obsessing with my blaster who needs just 3 more parts to finish the 7th purple set.)

Since I don't want to spam/crosspost I'll wait a few days before I repost it there. Who knows, maybe the right person will wander by here...
Nobody's gonna bust your chops for "spamming/cross-posting" - honest mistake on your part, go ahead and get your post up and get some help asap.