[.net] CPU workout
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Hello all... ^_^
I try rendering my scene by either using a while loop or using "this.Invalidate()" within the OnPaint statement... (I'm using C#)... but these 2 methods use up the entire CPU since they're both similar to a "while (true)" statement... Is there a way to minimize that CPU consumption, I don't see any 3D games I play using barely any CPU power at all...
Thank you...
I believe a simple sleep call should fix that.
Use google to find the corresponding call in C#
while(isRunning){ runGame(); drawGame(); Sleep(1);}Use google to find the corresponding call in C#
Another option would be to limit your framerate to your display's refresh rate (vsyncing, using PresentParameters.PresentationInterval = PresentInterval.One). This way calling Device.Present() will block/sleep the rendering thread for as long as needed to match the specified framerate and free up system CPU time this way.
This is probably preferable over a Thread.Sleep, since the Sleep call will pause the CPU blindly and thus slows down your rendering thread. Using a fixed presentation interval adapts the 'pause time' to the current time it takes to actually render a frame. So as you add more CPU heavy code, the pause time will go down to maintain the target framerate.
Hope this helps and/or makes sense :)
This is probably preferable over a Thread.Sleep, since the Sleep call will pause the CPU blindly and thus slows down your rendering thread. Using a fixed presentation interval adapts the 'pause time' to the current time it takes to actually render a frame. So as you add more CPU heavy code, the pause time will go down to maintain the target framerate.
Hope this helps and/or makes sense :)
Doesn't a Sleep(1)...or is it Sleep(0) call just give up the current unused CPU time?
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Quote:Original post by ThunderSoul
I don't see any 3D games I play using barely any CPU power at all...
I don't know what games you've been playing, but all of mine seem to use up as much CPU as they can get their hands on. There's nothing wrong with an exclusive-mode game keeping the CPU busy. In fact, it's the only way to guarantee optimal performance.
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Quote:Original post by blueapple
Doesn't a Sleep(1)...or is it Sleep(0) call just give up the current unused CPU time?
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Sleep(0) gives up the rest of the current CPU time slice allocated for your process. Sleep(1) will attempt to sleep for 1 millisecond, but it'd probably sleep for more like 10 milliseconds due to low timer granularity.
Quote:Original post by Sc4FreakUse of Sleep() in time-sensitive applications (e.g. multimedia) isn't a good idea as you've no guarantee as to when your application will regain control. The parameter is stating a minimum delay.Quote:Original post by blueapple
Doesn't a Sleep(1)...or is it Sleep(0) call just give up the current unused CPU time?
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Sleep(0) gives up the rest of the current CPU time slice allocated for your process. Sleep(1) will attempt to sleep for 1 millisecond, but it'd probably sleep for more like 10 milliseconds due to low timer granularity.
I've not experienced it myself, but I've read accounts of people who traced user-input "bugs" to Sleep() calls - silly things like jittering mice cursors, irregular typing speeds and so on all due to Sleep() taking a non-deterministic time to return.
hth
Jack
P.S. This doesn't seem to be DirectX related, so I'm bumping this over to the .NET forum...
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