Re: [CGUYS] Win Latency [Was: Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches...]

2008-11-09 Thread Fred Holmes
At 03:29 PM 11/9/2008, Jordan wrote: >The first thing I would do on OS X is check out Activity Monitor and see if >something is sucking up a all the CPU cycles. Wouldn't that make sense, or am >I missing something? >I can't remember, but there must be system monitors like that for the Windows >O

Re: [CGUYS] Win Latency [Was: Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches...]

2008-11-09 Thread Jordan
The first thing I would do on OS X is check out Activity Monitor and see if something is sucking up a all the CPU cycles. Wouldn't that make sense, or am I missing something? I can't remember, but there must be system monitors like that for the Windows OS. Tom Piwowar wrote: Good question. I t

[CGUYS] Win Latency [Was: Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches...]

2008-11-08 Thread Tom Piwowar
Good question. I think latency is the most important ingredient in an enjoyable computer. When you press a key or click on an icon you want something to happen right away. Without that immediate feedback you can't even be sure that the computer registered your action. The kind of latency you de