CPU usage
 

I've just upgraded to 4.2.6 and although it is working fine the one problem i have with it is that it is trying to use all my CPU power. It is running at the moment at 90% and my usage is always at 100% now. I gone through the options limiting upload and download speeds but it doesn't seem to have any affect. How can i get it back to normal so to speak. My last version ran at about 10% !

CPU usage
 

Dont know whether it is the same thing but mine (Lime wire pro) send the disk crazy for about 10 minutes everytime I load it.

It seems to be when it checks for shared files but why does it have to do it everytime?

Kazaa doesnt do it but still manages to keep track of the new files in the shared folder!

CPU usage, LW vs LW PRO
 

With LimeWire 4.2.6 I was having a lot of trouble doing anything with my computer. CPU usage was generally around 80%.

I decided to buy LimeWire Pro. My CPU usage is half what it used to by, I'm connected to more Ultrapeers, searches are faster, and downloads are much quicker. Oh, and it doesn't crash like 4.2.6 did, either.

I've got a sneaking suspicion that the free version of Limewire actively throttles itself back. Sometimes when connecting I'd reach turbocharged connectivity, only to have the program drop back out of that level of connectivity. If Limewire actively limited itself in the free version, it could account for the extra CPU use we see.

im having the same problems, the program runs MEGA slow for quite some time. the programs download speeds are great but the time and cpu usage required for the program is rediculous

Hi People
I had a major problem with CPU useage and slow program
speed and after reading this thread-'Link below'
I cut my shared files down from 40000 files to around 1600 files
and everything is now Fine as it's not trying to sort so many files.
It helped me, May help you!
:)Link

Good link. I've reduced the number of files as well and it's now running at about 10%, which is nice!

Your CPU useage depends mostly on you computers hardware. It depends on your amount of RAM, the speed of your RAM, the speed of your CPU, and the amount of flies that you share. For instance, on my computer I have 512MB of PC4000 RAM and LW uses about 44MB, and I share about 3GB of files. For CPU useage, I run around 30 or 40 percent on and Intel 2.8C overclocked to 3.08Ghz. If your hardware can't handle LimeWire with it's current settlings, you should make some of the changes listed in the link above. Good luck.

deepblue

im only new to limewire and hence just starting to share the files i have downloaded (like 10 files :/) but i still have the large amout of processor power being used..

my comps a amd 3200 oc'd, wif 1 gig of ddr ram runnin @ 440mhz dual channel, soooo i honestly think that my computer can handle it

Yeah your computer can definately handle it. How much total CPU usage do you have? And are you sure that LW's taking up most of it?

deepblue

ofcourse im sure that limewire is using it ...

im also quite amused at how wen changing between limewire and say internet explorer, i can see the limewire screen slowly refresh on the monitor lol

o and limewire only puts large loads onto the comp wen it is 'on top' ie the main window/program being run. wen limewire is in the background it behaves like it should be, ie using 0 processing power

Right, I've never completly understood why this is. I'm running an Intel 2.8C with an ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe motherboard, and one stick of OCZ 512MB PC4000 Gold memory (I know the processor link is for a 3.0C, but aside from operating frequency they're the exact same). It runs at 400Mhz because the motherboard is not capable of running it any faster? I could take it up a little higher with adjustments to it in the BIOS though, right? And diablos, I really don't know why LW's bogging your system down. When you look under the processes tab in the task manager, you're sure that LW is using up most of your CPU power by far? So we can completly rule out that it might be another process or a series of processes slowing down your computer.

deepblue

What you're saying is that your brand shiney new $180 ASUS motherboard melted to your case - how'd you manage that? That's too bad though man, I hope ASUS replaces it for you. 2GB of RAM? What do you need all that for? I intend to upgrade to 1GB, but that's plenty for most people (I guess you're special). Well I don't see this post going anywhere so feel free to use your SuperModerator position:D .

deepblue

So a faulty capacitator was the culprit? I can see why you need 2GB of RAM, digital audio requires some good hardware. I've only built one computer from scratch, but my parents want me to build one for them some time soon. Well, I hope ASUS sets you up with a new mobo.

deepblue

Where did you buy the board from? If you baught it from NewEgg.com you could just return it for exchange or refund, saying that is was DOA (it basicly was). If you did not buy from somewhere that has returns, ASUS should take it back. It sounds like it was a defective board to begin with. Does it really matter what exactly happened? Either way something melted and the board no longer works. I can't see what there is to talk about. Looks to me like ASUS should just say "Woah! We really screwed that one up! Send the broken one to us and we'll just send you a new one." It's not like it was your fault.

I buy everything computer related from NewEgg, it's a great site (probably spent about $2,000 there by now). You can RMA for refund for up to 30 days, but after that you can still RMA for exchange. I RMA'd a Plextor DVD-RW that I bought in July 04 just a few weeks ago. Seems like you have it mostly sorted out my now, I would have just gone through NewEgg. They'll send you a new one no quesions asked (you do pay restocking fees though). Buying locally isin't really an option for me, I live in the middle of nowhere on the Colorado plains. There are only a few computer stores here, and they are full of salesmen who know very little about computers. Anyway the P4C800-E is a great motherboard, but the up-and-comeing Intel 925 chipsets are making it more and more obsolete every day. As for you sig, I find Douglas Adams a very entertaining author. (So Long And Thanks For All The Fish/Files, that would explain the GIF image also.)

Oh, that was probably before my time here;) . Wow, that's a pretty good price for a P4 Northwood. Not even NewEgg can beat that. This thread really has gotten off topic, at least it's still hardware related.

deep blue it is limewire that sucks the crap outa my comp power :/

There may be a couple of bugs in LimeWire that may cause excessive CPU utilization. However, it shouldn't be consistently re-occurring. Either restarting, killing all downloads or sharing less files should always solve the problem.

On my 800Mhz Athlon Thunderbird, LimeWire uses less than 10% CPU (unless it is running in ultrapeer mode, which causes it to go up to 20%).

it always happens no matter wat i do

cpu bandwidth limit
 

I just started using limewire myself and have had the same problem and just posted not seeing this post.
One thing I did was when in task manager and under Processes I right clicked on limewire and and went to set priorty and choose below normal. So far my computer acts as normal now.
Don't know if this a long time solution.
ekih

Haven't thought of that!
My system still working well with reduced file sharing(1600 files) but will try lowering the priorty and increasing file sharing again.
Cheers!!