So I have a question for you minecraft gurus. Ever since I first started playing minecraft about 2 years ago, I've had an issue where the game will lag, not absolutely terribly, but enough to irritate me. This is when I have my CPU in "power saving/quiet" mode. However, if I put my CPU in "performance" mode, then I have no lag whatsoever. Now I'll tell you my specs and why this doesn't make sense to me. Hopefully you can explain it.
When I first started playing minecraft, my computer was as follows:
-AMD Phenom II Quadcore 3.2 ghz Black Edition Processor
-4GB DDR3 G.Skill RAM
-ASUS MOBO
-Sapphire Radeon 5750 HD Video Card with 1GB RAM.
With this setup I would have to put my CPU into "performance" mode in order to get the game to not lag with all settings as high as they could go. This would cause the fan on the CPU to be very loud and annoying.
Since then my video card has died and I just replaced it with. My computer is CURRENTLY as follows:
-AMD Phenom II Quadcore 3.2 ghz Black Edition Processor
-4GB DDR3 G.Skill RAM
-ASUS MOBO
-Galaxy Geforce GTX 650 TI Boost, factory overclocked, 2GB RAM.
However I still have to set my CPU into "performance" mode, which kicks the CPU's fan into high gear, in order for minecraft to not lag when playing. I have all visual settings as high as I can and my viewing distance is only on "normal".
Now I understand that I could drop my video settings and get better performance, however I would think that I shouldn't have to do that, given my pc hardware.
So, my question is, why would I need to set my CPU into "performance" mode, kicking the fan into high gear, in order to get minecraft to not lag? I could see a lesser laptop or desktop, but I mean, a 3.2ghz quadcore, 4GB RAM and brand new 2GB GTX 650 TI Boost video card? That just seems like I shouldn't have to have the CPU cranked in order to run this game.
**Note**
This occurs whether I'm playing locally or via server. My internet is rock solid so that's not the issue. I have also allocated all 4GB of RAM in my Java admin console and set the minecraft process as "high" priority. Running Windows 7, x64 on one 23" monitor.
It is as such because Minecraft is a very resource intensive game. When you set the computer to be in "performance" mode, it removes a certain cap that is placed upon your hardware, and as such are running at their highest potential when in performance mode. Minecraft requires alot of CPU, and GPU power, and with the cap in place, it will mean decreased performance.
It is as such because Minecraft is a very resource intensive game. When you set the computer to be in "performance" mode, it removes a certain cap that is placed upon your hardware, and as such are running at their highest potential when in performance mode. Minecraft requires alot of CPU, and GPU power, and with the cap in place, it will mean decreased performance.
This has always been the case.
Ahh really?? Okay, good to know. I guess I just assumed that a quadcore would handle it easily without being in "performance" mode.
There's something you need to consider. Having a quad core CPU isn't going to mean much. So far as I am aware, Minecraft is hardly (if at all?) multithreaded. You could have the same CPU with four times the cores and you would have no extra performance. It's usually IPC limited (IPC is a combination of clock speed and CPU architecture), and the Phenom IIs are okay in that department, but not too stellar, and depending on how low this cap is set when it's not in performance mode, I could see Mincraft lagging a bit with it. Now I'm not trying to come off as saying your CPU sucks (hardly), but just to say that, unfortunately, quad core CPUs mean little to programs that aren't very multi-threaded. Now Minecraft may be a bit multi-threaded, but from what I've seen of CPU useage across numerous systems, it's not even truly taking full advantage of two cores, let alone four or more, so you might see Task manager report lower CPU useage, yet the CPU can, in fact, still be the limiting factor in that case. Those extra cores do, and mean, nothing in the case of Minecraft.
As for the fan/heatsink, you could look into a cheap-ish aftermarket fan if you want something quiet while you play.
When I first started playing minecraft, my computer was as follows:
-AMD Phenom II Quadcore 3.2 ghz Black Edition Processor
-4GB DDR3 G.Skill RAM
-ASUS MOBO
-Sapphire Radeon 5750 HD Video Card with 1GB RAM.
With this setup I would have to put my CPU into "performance" mode in order to get the game to not lag with all settings as high as they could go. This would cause the fan on the CPU to be very loud and annoying.
Since then my video card has died and I just replaced it with. My computer is CURRENTLY as follows:
-AMD Phenom II Quadcore 3.2 ghz Black Edition Processor
-4GB DDR3 G.Skill RAM
-ASUS MOBO
-Galaxy Geforce GTX 650 TI Boost, factory overclocked, 2GB RAM.
However I still have to set my CPU into "performance" mode, which kicks the CPU's fan into high gear, in order for minecraft to not lag when playing. I have all visual settings as high as I can and my viewing distance is only on "normal".
Now I understand that I could drop my video settings and get better performance, however I would think that I shouldn't have to do that, given my pc hardware.
So, my question is, why would I need to set my CPU into "performance" mode, kicking the fan into high gear, in order to get minecraft to not lag? I could see a lesser laptop or desktop, but I mean, a 3.2ghz quadcore, 4GB RAM and brand new 2GB GTX 650 TI Boost video card? That just seems like I shouldn't have to have the CPU cranked in order to run this game.
**Note**
This occurs whether I'm playing locally or via server. My internet is rock solid so that's not the issue. I have also allocated all 4GB of RAM in my Java admin console and set the minecraft process as "high" priority. Running Windows 7, x64 on one 23" monitor.
Please enlighten me. =)
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Retired StaffThis has always been the case.
Ahh really?? Okay, good to know. I guess I just assumed that a quadcore would handle it easily without being in "performance" mode.
Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it.
Really? Huh. Do you have an aftermarket cooling fan in order to deal with the loud noise or do you leave yours stock?
As for the fan/heatsink, you could look into a cheap-ish aftermarket fan if you want something quiet while you play.