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    Low fps for old games

    I guess I won't worry about it when I'm using the laptop normally. Still, isn't the spike to near 100% when running on one core strange? Either way, I'm still not sure what's causing my low fps. Also, is a constant 44% overall memory usage with 6gb normal when I'm just using google chrome?
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    Low fps for old games

    Like I said in my previous post, it's a combination of things, and the usage is really erratic. The things like mcafee and malwarebytes processes weren't even doing anything like a scan, so it's just strange why their usage would spike.
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    Low fps for old games

    There's practically no settings for this game, probably since it's a really simple point and click adventure game. I still tried disabling all but one core using msconfig, but that didn't help the fps. Also, I'm not sure if this is an issue but it seems like, processor is erratically changing...
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    Low fps for old games

    My system is the laptop here: http:// My fps for more modern games like civilization 5 are fine (25-30 fps), but are terrible when running something really old like spongebob squarepants: employee of the month. (around 10 fps) The game runs on dx8 and was released on 2002, so I'm not sure what...
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    Laptop: Nehalem i5 or Sb/Ib i3?

    Alright, I made the switch to an ivy bridge i5 already since there were similarly priced laptops with that processor. The IGP definately ticked me off when I realized the laptop would run on some sort of GMA instead of intel HD. Still, I'd like to know the answer to my original questions in...
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    Laptop: Nehalem i5 or Sb/Ib i3?

    I can understand that for any tasks that require any sort of moderate power like games, video editing, graphic desgin, etc., bu why would that matter that much for something that's generally required little power for a long time like web browsing? Also, I know that the technology is old, but...
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    Laptop: Nehalem i5 or Sb/Ib i3?

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-EliteBook-8440p-LAPTOP-250GB-INTEL-CORE-i5-2-4GHz-3GB-Windows-7-Pro-NOTEBOOK-/310675205312?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item4855af6cc0 This is a laptop listing that I was considering because I had only found laptops with i3's that were above 300$, so this i5 laptop piqued my...