>> If your system is clean the other processes (all except Delphi) should take [together] lees than 1% of your CPU. Also all processes (all except Delphi) should take less then 200MB of RAM. A 'normal' swap for a clean system should be also below 200MB (for a computer with 1GB RAM). All data are for WinXP.
Cosmin Prund wrote: > Where did you get those numbers? From my computer of course. Yes, I know they look pretty big. The actual numbers are smaller in my computer. I increased them because others may not have a clean system and garbage registry, useless services and background programs may increase that amount a little bit. > doesn't even include a media player! Well, this depends on your choice. Some people prefer to give a huge share of their CPU to a poor designed player like Windows Media Player. Others are using alternative programs that taxes less than 2.5% of the CPU. The worst hog I used was Winamp but even it can be convinced to stay below 3% if you made a single modification in the 'Settings' window. Anyway I don't really think that somebody that have problems compiling (because of lack of CPU) will use a hog media player and still complaining that he can't do his job. > My list of stuff that's competing for CPU power is fairly long. Can you post the list? I am really curios about it, because I have only one program that goes to 50% CPU usage but only for a short period when I upload files (and I am sure this is a bug in the program because there is no need to take so much CPU for a lazy 20Kbps upload). Total Commander can do the same thing with 0% CPU. The rest of them are using an average (all together, including the audio player) below 5% (2.5% in each CPU). > An 32-bit-only single core new processor is a laptop processor OR a budget processor. I am not interested in hardware news (I already purchased a new computer in the spring) so I do not know want is available and what is not on the market. In spring it was possible to get a single core (cheaper) CPU at HIGHER frequency than a dual core. In that case, a high frequency single core CPU was better for Delphi (which cannot use two cores at once). Nevertheless, I suppose than today the single cores are already out of the market so I think you are right. THE only choice is a dual core. The 64 bits is (for today) also a waste of money. Take a look at comparative tests (like Tom's Hardware) and you will see that the gain is in most cases 0% (if you are using regular programs like media players, browsers, text processors, email). Delphi for sure will not take advantage of those 64 bits. Maybe in few years more software will take advantage on those 2 cores and 64 bits. However, today it is too early, especially for us, Borland's guys. _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list -> Delphi@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi
