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I have a P4 3gig HT. I also have a Geforce 8600GT/256mb using DVI out. I am trying to watch a Youtube video in HD. Its playing. BUT, It lags slightly, and is using almost ALL of my processor! WTF? When I play a 1080 movie in winamp or mediplayer, ...


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Old 30th Mar 2009, 15:55
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I have a P4 3gig HT. I also have a Geforce 8600GT/256mb using DVI out. I am trying to watch a Youtube video in HD. Its playing. BUT, It lags slightly, and is using almost ALL of my processor! WTF? When I play a 1080 movie in winamp or mediplayer, it doesnt us ethat much at all. 25-40%. I also have 2 gigs or ram, using about 300mb while watching youtube HD so I dont think its that.

Anyone know why is uses all my processor to run a youtube video? Is my P4 really that shitty?
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Old 30th Mar 2009, 16:07
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Hi mate,

Yeah prob will be your cpu its getting old now. I run a e6750 core duo at 3.2 on stock cooler and my cpu usage never goes over 28% while watchin hd vids on you tube. You would be better upgrading just even to a pentium d 3.0ghz which is 2 pentium 4's stuck together really if you not got much cash. Hope this helps any!!!!
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Try clearing out old codecs and installing the Combined Community Codec Pack. Should help or fix your issue.
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Old 30th Mar 2009, 19:13
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Try clearing out old codecs and installing the Combined Community Codec Pack. Should help or fix your issue.
Im using K-lite It lets me play my music video's off Vuze.

link didnt work.
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Old 30th Mar 2009, 19:19
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Update on CCCP
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Old 30th Mar 2009, 19:47
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Update on CCCP
Do I unistal K-lite or just install this too?

I think I did it..

Didnt help at all. But thanks for the new codec pack! I guess its time for a new processor. Im planning on building a new computer soon anyway.
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Old 30th Mar 2009, 20:26
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Ok, Is this only happening when streaming HD video on Youtube?
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Old 30th Mar 2009, 20:36
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Might update Flash, see if that helps too.
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Old 30th Mar 2009, 20:40
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Might update Flash, see if that helps too.
Can believe i didn't think of that
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Old 30th Mar 2009, 21:24
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Ok, Is this only happening when streaming HD video on Youtube?

yeah. normally it runs fine. If I watch 1080 movies I downloaded it plays them at 20-40%

its only when streaming HD on youtube I notice this.

If I am stream HD on ABC.com or something I dont think it uses that much either. More ram, tho. Like another 200 mb.
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