Processer scheduling?

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2010/07/11 13:51:19 (permalink)

Processer scheduling?

I'm confused on this subject a little. A few "optimizing windows for Sonar" articles I came across all made the claim to switch processor scheduling to background services.  Is that correct, if so why?
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    Re:Processer scheduling? 2010/07/11 13:57:25 (permalink)
    No don't. That is obsolete info. Sonar should be run with priority to programs.

    This is from CW.

     

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    Re:Processer scheduling? 2010/07/11 14:01:33 (permalink)
    No don't. That is obsolete info. Sonar should be run with priority to programs. This is from CW.

     
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    Re:Processer scheduling? 2010/07/11 15:46:53 (permalink)
    Are there any Windows 7 optimizations recognized by Cakewalk for Sonar performance?
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    Re:Processer scheduling? 2010/07/11 16:17:22 (permalink)
    I think the recommendation changed when Vista came out. Prior Windows versions had background services recommended

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    Re:Processer scheduling? 2010/07/11 17:02:06 (permalink)
    I think the recommendation changed when Vista came out. Prior Windows versions had background services recommended

     
    AFAIK, the scheduling tweak was always bogus. I had some XP systems that would barely run at all this option was enabled. Nothing that SONAR does or needs from the O/S runs as a background service, so all it was doing was giving priority to Windows housekeeping processes instead of SONAR.
     
    For the most part, I think O/S optimizations and their benefits are over-rated, with the possible exceptions of disabling core parking for I-series processors. Unless your system has a specific problem with with DPC latency or some other performance issue that requires making changes to default BIOs or O/S settings, I wouldn't bother with the majority of them.
     
     
     
     
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    Re:Processer scheduling? 2010/07/11 17:08:47 (permalink)
    I believe that was more an ASIO tweak than a Windows tweak anyway.
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    Re:Processer scheduling? 2010/07/11 17:14:58 (permalink)
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    I think the recommendation changed when Vista came out. Prior Windows versions had background services recommended

     
    AFAIK, the scheduling tweak was always bogus. I had some XP systems that would barely run at all this option was enabled. Nothing that SONAR does or needs from the O/S runs as a background service, so all it was doing was giving priority to Windows housekeeping processes instead of SONAR.
     
    For the most part, I think O/S optimizations and their benefits are over-rated, with the possible exceptions of disabling core parking for I-series processors. Unless your system has a specific problem with with DPC latency or some other performance issue that requires making changes to default BIOs or O/S settings, I wouldn't bother with the majority of them.
     
     
     
     

    I'd have to agree with you on some points but when I was using XP home I had to turn off numerous background services.
    I used the Black Viper page as a reference. Scheduling processor usage to background services never worked for me either.
    Win 7 solved many problems. I haven't yet optimized anything in Win 7.

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    Re:Processer scheduling? 2010/11/19 19:55:11 (permalink)
    Win 7 runs like a charm here without any tweaks. Leave the processor scheduling to programs.


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    Re:Processer scheduling? 2010/11/19 20:15:17 (permalink)
    That background scheduling tweak is seriously legacy. It didn't even help in XP, never mind Vista and W7.

    I know of no worthwhile tweaks in W7 beyond the obvious stuff of making sure you've not got loads of junk processes running as startup items.

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