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Crazy GPU/CPU usage

A topic by poppants created Apr 13, 2020 Views: 745 Replies: 8

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poppants4 years ago (3 edits)

Hi there,

Just got the Forge, and I am encountering problems with the amount of resources it eats up. So, this is a screenshot from task manager:

GPU usage can get up to 60% and CPU up to 30% at some points (not just peaks, but is consistently on that level for some time). The major problem though, is this:

The computer heats up too much (red is bad news) to the point I need to take a break from using the Forge. This is with the "Overboost" (max) settings for the cooler. Sekiro on Max eats approximately the same amount of resources.

This is currently open window in the Asset Forge 2 preview 1. There are maximum... what, 20 pieces here?

Do not have anything else running (just standard background apps). My computer specs are below. The computer is rather new - around 5 month old.

Any advice on how I can continue using the application without getting first degree burns/slowly killing my computer?

Kenney4 years ago

You'd probably want to enable VSync in the preferences of Asset Forge, there you can also lower the quality settings. Click on Edit, then Preferences and check the "eye" tab.

poppants4 years ago

Thanks, Ill test it out and let you know if it works!

poppants4 years ago

So, the CPU/GPU usage is rougly halved, but it still heats up my computer to ridicilous temperatures in under 15 mins of usage. I get similar results only if I am playing a heavily maxed game for a few hours. Any other suggestions?

poppants4 years ago

First Asset Forge does the same btw. I updated drivers/restarted the computer - still get the same results.

Kenney4 years ago

I'm afraid if your computer heats up while your CPU/GPU aren't under much stress (as per your screenshots) there might be an issue with airflow in your PC. This is not related to Asset Forge, also do mind that Asset Forge isn't the most lightweight software and should be considered on par with running a game.

poppants4 years ago

Sorry, but 20 simple shapes in a scene should not have the same effect as running a game. What will happen when I inevitably expand the scene to have 100, 200 or 500 of those?

The reason I raised this issue is because I am encountering this problem using the Forge alone, but not, say, in Unity that has far more going on in an active scene. Playing a game like Armello also does not bring any temperature or resource-consumption issues either. So it cannot be a problem with the airflow.

But yes, it does not make sense that the CPU/GPU usage has been halved, but the heating up still proceeds. That can be explained with the screenshot timing though, so I should monitor it for longer period of time and see if that was the case. I will report back once I had the chance to do that.

Kenney4 years ago

The amount of blocks in a scene is not a really large issue, especially if there's multiple of the same - they're all rendered in an instanced method so again - the amount of blocks will have little effect. I can't raise the temperature of your hardware only if there's excessive use of resources which there isn't. Other than enabling VSync and turning down some of the visual settings there's nothing I can do unfortunately.

poppants4 years ago

Well, I ll allow myself to diasgree with you.
There seems to be an excesive usage of resources on my computer while using the Forge, whether or not the Asset Forge window is active, see the screenshots. I took the screenshots after waiting for about 10 minutes after opening the Forge. I still have no idea whats going on, since these do not make sense to me.

For comparison, this is with Unity window (the project I am working on) and Blender (random stuff I found online) in the background.

If you would like to run some tests on my computer, or check this out yourself you are most welcome. In a nutshell, the issue I have right now is that I cannot work in Forge for more than 15 mins straight, and that is a problem for many (obvious) reasons. Now, if this is something you are willing to take a look into, is in your backlog, etc. that would be splendid - I could just wait and see if the situation improves for me. If that is not the case (I guess given that I am solely the only person with this problem it seems), which I totally understand, I just need to request a refund and move on with my life, learn Blender or something.

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