POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.advanced-users : CPU load settings : Re: CPU load settings Server Time
26 Jun 2024 08:33:37 EDT (-0400)
  Re: CPU load settings  
From: StephenS
Date: 5 Feb 2012 13:05:01
Message: <web.4f2ec423386e01e7dafa686e0@news.povray.org>
"Mike" <msd### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have an Intel i7 920.
> It rapidly jumps from 50C to 80C, in full load on Povray 3.7 R3.
> How could I ask Povray to use less processor?
>
> Thank you.

Look up 'Work_Threads' in the help file. You can set this to less than the
number of cores for your system, this will lower the temperature. Long term, you
need to look at the system cooling.

Stephen S


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