This shoudn't be happening, but it is....
I just got a new Intel Core 2 Duo 6600, and was multitasking like mad, having Netscape Navigator going with about 10 tabs, an anti virus scan going and iTunes was playing music-and the computer was hiccupping. What is up with this? I thought Core 2s weren't supposed to do this?? I guess Intel's statement that with the Core 2 you can:"Do more at the same time, like playing your favorite music, running virus scan in the background, and all while you edit video or pictures. "-is a bunch of crap. Is this processor related, which I'm thinking it is?
I also tried to play a game online, Command and Conquer Generals, which isn't that intensive-and the game hiccupped also. I closed itunes and most of the other apps except for navigator, and the game was still stuttering. Cpu usage was about 3/4's of the way up on both cores during this. Could the game stuttering have been due to my router or the cpu? If it is the CPU, should contact Intel?
2007-07-17 11:39:50 · 4 answers · asked by eucharistfreak227 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I have 3 gigabytes.
2007-07-17 11:49:03 · update #1
Chances are you don't have enough RAM to realistically do all that you want to do. The Core 2 Duo is indeed dual-core.
2007-07-17 11:45:17 · answer #1 · answered by William E. Roberts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there's multi-tasking and then there's MULTI-TASKING. I think you maxed the poor thing out by having some many things opens--games, pictures, 10 tabs open, virus scan. Why do you have to attempt to do so much at one time; obviously, you are just keeping things open because you think you can. I think they ate up all your RAM. How much RAM do you have anyway. My computer is about about 4 years old , is duo core, and has 512 MB of RAM, which isn't all that much. I have noticed that my computer will sometimes hesitate when the virus scan is on. You may also want to check to make sure your don't have a whole bunch of ad ware stuff that has creeped in--you need a Spyware program, too. Go ahead and contact Intel. Also, think about the kind of high speed connection you have--DSL, cable. Do a disk cleanup every night before you log off your system or go to Explorer, Tools, Internet Options, Browsing History and erase all those files that may be hanging around taking up space. You'd be surprised how quickly stuff accumulates. Good luck.
2007-07-17 18:59:00 · answer #2 · answered by Darby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well 4 games, if u dont have a dedicated graphics card, that is ur problem. it should not studder, u should have at least 1gb of memory, 2 gb is best.
2007-07-17 18:43:49 · answer #3 · answered by Jake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you need more RAM.
Load that sucker up with the maximum amount of RAM you can and it will fly!
2007-07-17 18:43:06 · answer #4 · answered by heeboy3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋