How do you turn off a core?

29th March 2008, 16:13

Alright I have a Q6600 intel quad core at 2.4 Ghz. I want to play counter strike: source, hl2 death match, TF2, and DOD, but Steam is not a multi-core system...yet. So i was wondering how can i turn off 2 cores so i can play Steam games. When ever i play counter strike:source it lets me play for a good 10-15 mins.then it frezzes and quits the games. One of my friends told me that i can download a program that can disable my cores for stweam games games, but i can't seem to find it. Anyone have any idea on what to do?

Thanks

Gamer · 29th March 2008, 18:07

You can turn off one core in msconfig.
Boot, advanced options, number of processors....
good luck.

jmke · 29th March 2008, 20:00

some games are not multi-core friendly, but Steam is not one of them

29th March 2008, 20:06

Just beause steam doesn't use four cores doesn't mean it is the cause of the freezes. My Q6600 works fine for TF2 and HL2 death match. You shouldn't ever need to disable cores to get something to work.

You should check for system stability, and make sure nothing is overheating. If stable then use driver cleaner to remove your graphics drivers, and then reinstall the latest video drivers for your graphics card.

29th March 2008, 16:13	#1
Richlife Posts: n/a	How do you turn off a core? Alright I have a Q6600 intel quad core at 2.4 Ghz. I want to play counter strike: source, hl2 death match, TF2, and DOD, but Steam is not a multi-core system...yet. So i was wondering how can i turn off 2 cores so i can play Steam games. When ever i play counter strike:source it lets me play for a good 10-15 mins.then it frezzes and quits the games. One of my friends told me that i can download a program that can disable my cores for stweam games games, but i can't seem to find it. Anyone have any idea on what to do? Thanks

29th March 2008, 18:07	#2
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	You can turn off one core in msconfig. Boot, advanced options, number of processors.... good luck. __________________

29th March 2008, 20:00	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	some games are not multi-core friendly, but Steam is not one of them __________________ Last edited by jmke : 29th March 2008 at 21:47.

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29th March 2008, 20:06	#4
Kougar Posts: n/a	Just beause steam doesn't use four cores doesn't mean it is the cause of the freezes. My Q6600 works fine for TF2 and HL2 death match. You shouldn't ever need to disable cores to get something to work. You should check for system stability, and make sure nothing is overheating. If stable then use driver cleaner to remove your graphics drivers, and then reinstall the latest video drivers for your graphics card.