Microgaming Softare 100% CPU Utilization??

[spearmaster]

I'm telling you had one hard drive burn out already. I will not go near another MG casino because of this. Unless you have a super computer with one hell of a hard drive BEWARE!!!!

MG software will not cause your hard drive to fail. I think too many people believe the sky is going to fall just because it's dark out.

For the last time, running MG software will NOT cause any additional stress to your hard drive.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

That's fair enough, however they seem to be taking a long time to get this sorted. It's a month and a half since this thread started and definitely been well over 6 months since the software started doing this.

Any idea when/if they intend getting this sorted?

 

[spearmaster]

I think I said somewhere in this thread that the issue will be resolved at the next update If I didn't say it, then I'm saying it now

 

[Dirk Diggler]

You did - it just seems it's been a while and I'd have thought they'd have sorted it by now.

They just recently added a few new games so I'd have thought it could have been fairly easy to slip it in with them - but then technically I haven't got a clue so maybe it isn't

 

[ftg]

The hardware is Elite K7SEM motherboard, Athlon 1.7 GHz CPU, 256MB RAM, the operating system is Win XP Pro SP2.

A few days agao it started crashing with this error message on the blue screen of death: Windows shut down to prevent physical damage to your computer.
IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL. There was also some other stuff and error codes, but of course there is no way of saving them.

At first there were several hours between crashes, yesterday it was so bad that the computer would boot into Windows then crash immediately. It was behaving better today, I was able to install Motherboard Monitor and it reported that the CPU's temperature was 127C! I did not wait for the crash, I shut down the computer.

I am having the same experience. My computer crashes with Microgaming running. But if I don't start the casino software, it works perfectly.

I am considering to buy a more powerful desktop but then I would ask "is a new desktop can sove the problem?".

Now I just playing the flash casinos and it's been fine.

 

[KasinoKing]

I think I said somewhere in this thread that the issue will be resolved at the next update If I didn't say it, then I'm saying it now

That post was over a month ago (June-17th), and the original statement quite some time before that.
Last night Spin Palace was still eating up all my PC's CPU...

Any clues on when exactly this supposed update is happening, Spearmaster?

 

[Simmo!]

Yes i've disabled my CPU alarm for now, but worryingly, I've started to get the Blue Screen of Death on occassion while playing MG

 

[spearmaster]

Those of you who have been reading my newsletters will recognize the folllowing phrase...

"At great considerable expense, I have gone out of my way to buy a new computer in order to test the CPU utilization of Microgaming software."

Which is not exactly true, but it's close. I actually did order a new machine, built to my specs (still a cheapskate, another Celeron, but with RAID drives) and the very first thing I did was to test CPU utilization and heat with Microgaming software - at two casinos just in case.

First - and very annoying - MGS software still uses 99% CPU. This is unacceptable and I will be raising this point with them immediately.

Second - my CPU temperature only went up by 5-6 degrees, and my system temperature only 1-2 degrees.

Third - I raised this point about overheating with the builder of my machine, who happens to be my former partner. He said exactly the same thing I have been telling you for months.

Software does NOT cause computer problems. If your system is overheating or breaking down it is as a result of the poor quality construction of the system, especially the cooling system.

There is only one known instance where software has actually directly done damage to hardware - if you want to look it up, search for "CIH" or "Chernobyl virus"... and those of you a bit more diligent may discover why I know about this issue.

I will repeat this until I am blue in the face - if you don't care to believe me, then don't, it will ultimately be at your expense anyhow if you don't get your system fixed right away (sound like a doctor, don't I? That's because, when it comes to computers, I basically am).

I don't care WHO the manufacturer is, whether it be generic or brand name - in the passt Compaqs were the most notoriously diffficult machines to deal with, followed closely behind by Dell... if you are seeing temperature problems then the manufacturer must service or replace components.

 

[chalupa]

Software does NOT cause computer problems. If your system is overheating or breaking down it is as a result of the poor quality construction of the system, especially the cooling system.

Wanna bet $100,000? I'll write some custom software, you run it on your new machine.

If I'm feeling generous, maybe I'll even buy you a new machine after it dies before its time. You can deduct the cost from my certified check.

In any case, I hope we are all in agreement that this behavior is totally inexcusable by Microgaming. They have let the problem go on FAR too long,

And certainly there are thousands of machines out there that ARE adversely affected by this bug, whether due to definciencies in the systems as original configured, or overloading with additional components by the consumer, or the buildup of dust in the cooling system, etc. And of course there's no denying the wasted electricity, if nothing else.

 

[spearmaster]

Chalupa, I hope you have $100K to spare for a foolish bet.

 

[chalupa]

Chalupa, I hope you have $100K to spare for a foolish bet.

No. However I do have $100K for a well-considered risk.

From your description, you didn't buy some mil-spec machine. So I'm very confident I can write some software that will heat, shake, rattle and roll it to an early grave.

 

[spearmaster]

Over what period of time, 5 years?

You would have to write software which directly attacks hardware components in my machine, specifically the brains of various chips in the machine.

Writing something to run 100% CPU, thrash my hard disks or my video processor simply ain't going to cut it Even though my machine is not mil-spec, you'd be surprised to learn perhaps that my machine is probably a lot cheaper and yet more sturdy and stable than most mil-spec machines currently being used

 

[nafanny29]

This is going on and on and on!! Surely they can write a fix in their software, cant be that difficult.

IMHO the jury's still out on whether it nauses up PCs but I can tell you that if you have anything else running with MG software the other programs grind to a halt completely and normally the whole PC needs a re-start.

 

[The Dude]

MG is completely aware of this situation and have been working on this like happy little squirrels. Apparently it's a reporting issue and where the software doesn't actually utilize 100% of available CPU continuously. Whenever another application is launched though, the CPU resources are divied up as required.

There is an update in the works for the Viper software which will idle at 10-20% CPU usage. I'm not quite sure on the exact release date yet.

 

[Vesuvio]

Apparently it's a reporting issue and where the software doesn't actually utilize 100% of available CPU continuously.

If it was just a reporting problem it shouldn't cause overheating though, should it? (yes, Spearmaster, I know it wouldn't if I had an industrial cooling system or lived in an igloo ) They must be getting the CPU to do something strenuous. The only normal (non test) program I've managed to get to do anything similar was some satellite imagery software I downloaded from NASA...

The only thing I can think an MG casino might be doing when you're in the lobby is some badly programmed encryption of data between the PC & the casino server. Anyway, let's hope they fix it before frying too many more PCs

 

[spearmaster]

It's not a reporting issue - the software is definitely using 99% CPU when other applications are idle. It absolutely does NOT need to do this.

Vesuvio - you don't need an igloo or an industrial cooling system. You need a computer which delivers what was promised by the manufacturer. And you yet again are tying the overheating to the overusage of the CPU caused by the software - and yet again I will repeat that overheating is a symptom of a problem with your cooling system. It has NOTHING to do with software, and NOTHING to do with 100% CPU usage.

Let me put it in a very dramatic way. You could be a chocoholic like me, and eat until the cows come home. Call this 100% chocolate usage.

You could have been born a diabetic, or you could develop diabetes during the course of your life. Call this pancreas failure.

If you continue to eat chocolate all day, your pancreas will simply stop working.

Should the chocolate be blamed for causing pancreas failure? If your pancreas worked NORMALLY, the chocolate would not be blamed for anything.

Now replace "chocolate" with "CPU" and "pancreas" with "cooling system". Note that software does not even come into the equation, though essentially we can replace "chocolate" with "software utilizing full CPU idle cycles" if you like.

Clearly the chocolate is not at fault, because the pancreas either deteriorated over time or came into being in poor working condition.

The person responsible for this is the manufacturer (or God, if you like). The chocolate maker cannot be blamed for the fault and will never be liable for causing the problem. And the chocolate maker cannot be caught out for offering a product which would cause a "health" problem under normal circumstances unless abused.

This is the simple fact - all computers are designed to be run at full throttle - you do not buy cars which are crippled (except in certain states/countries which require this). If your system cannot run at full throttle then the manufacturer has sold you a defective product. You just didn't notice the defects until you ran a full test.

 

[KasinoKing]

Now replace "chocolate" with "CPU" and "pancreas" with "cooling system". Note that software does not even come into the equation, though essentially we can replace "chocolate" with "software utilizing full CPU idle cycles" if you like.

Brilliant!!

Please send me a van load of chocolate so I can test your theory out!

 

[Vesuvio]

The person responsible for this is the manufacturer (or God, if you like). The chocolate maker cannot be blamed for the fault and will never be liable for causing the problem. And the chocolate maker cannot be caught out for offering a product which would cause a "health" problem under normal circumstances unless abused.

I can't help thinking we're going round in circles For the sake of the metaphor I'd say if the chocolate was advertised as sugar-free or "diabetic friendly" and was nearly pure sugar they might shoulder a little of the blame... yeah, I know, not a perfect metaphor. I preferred the sentence I quoted before from Kafka: "The child thinks the house of cards collapsed because an adult bumped into it, but it didn't, it collapsed because it was a house of cards". Having said that I think the child's got some cause for complaint if the adult jumped on the house of cards

I see your point & I'm not saying you can legally catch MG out, but I can't see why you're so adamant running the casinos isn't directly linked to computers being damaged. At best, running at 100% CPU usage when there's no need's going to use more electricity and slightly reduce the lifespan of even the best designed systems. You've said yourself laptops aren't great at dissipating heat due to space limitations. I'm sure I could buy a more expensive one and it would cope better, but the whole point here is that I shouldn't need to to run this software. If the software worked properly I'd have no problem and neither would anyone else.

This is the simple fact - all computers are designed to be run at full throttle - you do not buy cars which are crippled (except in certain states/countries which require this).

Had this metaphor before as well: if you run a car at full throttle you know it'll use more fuel and break down sooner, but you can weigh that up against the fun of driving fast. In the case of MG casinos you're going at full throttle, putting your PC at maximum strain and it's still only going at 50km/h. Lucky they throw in enough bonuses to cover the cost of an eventual new PC or I'd completely avoid them until they fixed it

 

[spearmaster]

I see your point & I'm not saying you can legally catch MG out, but I can't see why you're so adamant running the casinos isn't directly linked to computers being damaged.

I'm saying it because it's not their fault, period. I'm not saying it because I'm defending them - in fact, I'm upset because they haven't delivered on the promise they made to me to get that fixed.

No - I repeat NO - computer should have any problem running CPU at full utilization for lengthy periods of time. If a computer starts to overheat, this is because there is a failure of the cooling system for whatever reason. You cannot blame ANY software for causing this, because they are simply running your computer at full throttle.

If it was the software's fault, EVERY computer running it should be subject to the same problem.

 

[Vesuvio]

No - I repeat NO - computer should have any problem running CPU at full utilization for lengthy periods of time.

But many do - enough people on this forum and others have reported it to make me fairly confident I'm not just a freak with a dodgy computer. In any case, all computers will have a slightly reduced lifespan and use more electricity running software that takes 100% of the CPU instead of using the resources actually required.

If it was the software's fault, EVERY computer running it should be subject to the same problem.

That's a bit like saying, if it was the fault of nuts added to food EVERY person eating it should have an allergic reaction. Some computers are more susceptible than others. Food manufacturers warn about nuts in their products, so would it really have been beyond MG to warn their customers that some computers will be at risk until the software's altered?

 

[Simmo!]

Hey guys i might not be around for a few days as i have to go to hospital. Got a CPU stuck in my Pancreas 'cos Ted recommended it. Bummer.

Simmo!

 

[Macgyver]

Hey guys i might not be around for a few days as i have to go to hospital. Got a CPU stuck in my Pancreas 'cos Ted recommended it. Bummer.

Simmo!

Hey now, I thought this type of "personal entertainment" was only for the "Wild Cards" section of the forum.

 

[spearmaster]

But many do - enough people on this forum and others have reported it to make me fairly confident I'm not just a freak with a dodgy computer. In any case, all computers will have a slightly reduced lifespan and use more electricity running software that takes 100% of the CPU instead of using the resources actually required.
That's a bit like saying, if it was the fault of nuts added to food EVERY person eating it should have an allergic reaction. Some computers are more susceptible than others. Food manufacturers warn about nuts in their products, so would it really have been beyond MG to warn their customers that some computers will be at risk until the software's altered?

Exactly, you said it yourself. You and a number of others have faulty computers.

There are probably hundreds of people in here alone who run MGS software - and only a few have reported them.

You'll personally have a slightly reduced lifespan (me too, for that matter) if you eat too much chocolate. This is NOT what we are talking about - we are talking about something a LOT more serious.

You just want to make a point - make it - but please don't tell us that MGS is at fault for your computer's problems. It's not. You should be thanking them for exposing the weaknesses of your computers a lot more than you should be blaming them for running at full throttle.

Regarding nuts - if you're nut-allergic, and you choose to keep on eating nuts or products that you KNOW have nuts in them, who's to blame?

 

[chalupa]

Ok, ok, I give up.

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[nafanny29]

OK, for the sake of science I opened two Prima poker tables and two crypto tables. Within 5 minutes the CPU was at 100%, the whole PC froze, and even the crypto tables ceased to work. I had to force shut the Prima tables (Which in itself took a couple of minutes)

I then ran the same to crypto tables with two apex tables. No problems at all and CPU average 12% peaked at 22% over 30 minutes.

From that I can say that (On my PC at least), MG software is doing more than just using up free cycles (what ever they are )

 

[ftg]

You should be thanking them for exposing the weaknesses of your computers a lot more than you should be blaming them for running at full throttle.

OK. I agree that my old computer had some weakness (cooling system, whatever) and the computer still worked fine for other applications except MG's.

But the point is if MG's casino applications really need that kind of cpu ultilization/activity to achieve the task the casino is supposed to perform and my computer fails becasue of this, it will be fine and perfectly fine. But it's NOT. It does something unnecessary which cause many computers to breakdown. This is the reason why MG should be blamed.

If it were not MG, my computer won't breakdown, which cost me several hundreds to buy a new one.

"Thank" MG for exposing my computer's weakness.

 

[Vesuvio]

Exactly, you said it yourself. You and a number of others have faulty computers.

There are probably hundreds of people in here alone who run MGS software - and only a few have reported them.

Just going through this thread the following have reported the problem: Chalupa, winbig72, BradyCU, Caruso, Tdoggy, KasinoKing, Simmo, tunisianswife, Oebro, nafanny29, Dirk Diggler, mitch, Pinababy69, Macgyver, Thatchatch, tim5ny, Grandmaster, ftg. Seems a fairly significant sample of regulars here to me - from other forums I know many more are having the same problems. I don't accept you classing all these as "faulty computers" - they're just computers that aren't designed for being tested to destruction for hours on end. For all the normal purposes they're being used for they run just fine - and if it wasn't for this bug they'd run the casinos just fine as well.

You'll personally have a slightly reduced lifespan (me too, for that matter) if you eat too much chocolate. This is NOT what we are talking about - we are talking about something a LOT more serious.

Yes, it is what we're talking about, it's just a matter of degree. Some computers will have their lifespan reduced more than others.

You just want to make a point - make it - but please don't tell us that MGS is at fault for your computer's problems. It's not. You should be thanking them for exposing the weaknesses of your computers a lot more than you should be blaming them for running at full throttle.

I just want them to fix their software before I'm forced to buy a new PC. The "thanking" MG comment's been replied to more eloquently by others - I like Chalupa's earlier post when you first mentioned it: https://www.casinomeister.com/forums/threads/microgaming-softare-100-cpu-utilization.8250/

Regarding nuts - if you're nut-allergic, and you choose to keep on eating nuts or products that you KNOW have nuts in them, who's to blame?

I've been running MG casinos as little as possible, as have others on this thread. Doesn't seem ideal for us or MG, but nevermind. Oh, and the point is not everyone KNOWS about the nuts (or their allergy!), that's why MG should have warned them

 

[Petunia]

** Well, I have now have TWO MGS casinos on my machine, AND the RB multiplayer.

Run them DAILY and the machine that has them on is only a Pentium 4.

No problems what-so-ever - after revisiting this thread, I thought to let it run overnight on autoplay for a few days ... still no problems. I even went as far as trying to run two casinos at the same time but got booted soon enough! hehehe

Unlike my "Gaming Machine", this machine is really just a basic pentium with the minimum requirements. Any previous association with a GFED casino maybe? I have no clue what could be causing this, but then again, I am no tech either.

So maybe I'm just lucky. BTW, I AM allergic to nuts... **

 

[KasinoKing]

Exactly, you said it yourself. You and a number of others have faulty computers.

There are probably hundreds of people in here alone who run MGS software - and only a few have reported them.

I doubt that this software running my CPU at 100% will cause my PC to fail, the same way I doubt that if I smoked cigarettes I would get cancer. I probably would not - but why take the risk?

But lets forget that. Damage to PC's is not the big issue here (as far as I'm concerned), what really pisses me off is this crap MG software screws up the running of all other programmes on my computer.
What makes this all the more infuriating, is that we are ALL agreed (ever Spear) that there is absolutely no logical reason why MG actually NEEDS to use 100% CPU. No other casino (or other software I have seen) does, so why do they do it?

Damage or no damage - MG need to fix this bug - NOW!

 

[Petunia]

**KK - What I would like to know is this: Do you think that MGS does this on purpose? Do you think they KNOW the cause of this problem? Have they been made aware OFFICIALLY of this problem - With symptomes and related issues?Can anyone be sure it is an MGS thing? Do you think it is as simple as 'fixing it NOW'?

We need to be realistic. There are clashing reports on this, where some are saying mgs is at fault, and others are saying that they have no problems at all. In the event that the pple who has the same problems could get together, and come up with a scenario case-study and documentation, maybe it would be a way to HELP mgs to resolve this problem sooner (if it is them) or it could help in establishing the similarities of the problem.
ie: Do you all have the same hardware?
What software do you have in common?
Do you run the SAME casinos (might be a casino thing not a MGS thing)
What systems do you have?
How soon after the download did this start?
What were your experience BEFORE the whole event (un-biased would be good)
How old are your computers?
Do you perhaps have another casino installed (or HAD)
What exactly happens?
When does it happen?
How is it getting worst?

I mean, these are just a few things I could ask at the top of my head. No imagine you are all screaming "MGS FIX THIS NOW" but MGS has no clue what you are referring to. This problem could be anywhere from a small " ' " put in the wrong place to an actual full scale code-nightmare.

Specifics would be good. It will help. AND if anyone of you had done that before, maybe you should actually think about being a programmer, writing 50 lines of code to make ONE thing tick over... it MIGHT JUST TAKE a long time to try and find the exact problem! This whilst trying to establish what is different for you to me, as I don't have this problem and you do?! **

 

[spearmaster]

I've been running MG casinos as little as possible, as have others on this thread. Doesn't seem ideal for us or MG, but nevermind. Oh, and the point is not everyone KNOWS about the nuts (or their allergy!), that's why MG should have warned them

So why don't peanuts have this warning?

You can point to all the circumstantial evidence you like - but the fact remains that I am 100% correct and I can't help it if there are many faulty computers out there.

I have already told you to go run something else like SETI or Winbench in order to prove that the cooling system is at fault and not the software - but you guys persist in pointing fingers at the wrong thing.

So I will just leave it at that and you can contentedly run (or not) whatever software you like - but ultimately you will get down to buying a new machine sooner rather than later because you didn't heed the warning - it won't be long before Windows simply won't boot because your CPU really IS damaged. And I can assure you that buying a new CPU is much more expensive than having the cooling system fixed. Perhaps hard drives as well.

Your choice.

 

[KasinoKing]

**KK - What I would like to know is this: Do you think that MGS does this on purpose?
Do you think they KNOW the cause of this problem?
Have they been made aware OFFICIALLY of this problem - With symptomes and related issues?
Can anyone be sure it is an MGS thing?
Do you think it is as simple as 'fixing it NOW'?

Very quickly, your answers:-
Possibly, but probably not.
Probably, yes.
I believe so, yes.
Yes, definitely.
Probably not, but this problem has been known about for at the very least 3-months. A company with MG's resource should be able to fix ANYTHING well within that time!

Question for you: Are you using Windows? If so, start up any MG casino or poker room, open your task manager and tell me if your CPU is running at 100%?
Exit all MG programmes & look again...
Start up all the other casinos you have on your machine that are not MG and check again...

 

[Vesuvio]

So why don't peanuts have this warning?

I'm guessing they probably do in the UK (haven't got a pack to hand), though it's fairly obvious nuts are going to contain nuts. It's not obvious an MG casino is going to work your PC to the limits even when you're not playing a game.

Dubious analogies aside, can't we just agree on the following:

1) Due to misguided programming MG casinos use close to 100% of the CPU when they don't need to.

2) Some computers, particularly laptops or poorly built ones, will overheat if run for long periods of time at 100% CPU use.

3) If MG fixed the bug in their software, and you didn't run software legitimately putting high strain on the CPU (like Winbench, as you say), they wouldn't overheat.

I don't mind your saying MG aren't to blame as clearly it's a combination of factors, but the solution isn't for us all to throw away computers adequate to the tasks we use them for - MG just need to fix their software. If they don't they should warn about the risks to a large number of their customers. I've nothing against them including "due to poor PC cooling systems" in the warning.

 

[spearmaster]

I don't mind your saying MG aren't to blame as clearly it's a combination of factors, but the solution isn't for us all to throw away computers adequate to the tasks we use them for - MG just need to fix their software. If they don't they should warn about the risks to a large number of their customers. I've nothing against them including "due to poor PC cooling systems" in the warning.

No one said to throw away the computer. I said to get it fixed! Do you drive cars with a flat tire just because they still move forward?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Well I DID send my laptop off to get it sorted when it kept overheating because of MG and they couldn't find anything wrong with it.

They replaced the fan but all that did was extend the time taken before it overheated.

Anyway I don't know why anyone is really bothered to argue about this - the situation is MG software is doing something there's no need to do and they're taking far too long to get it sorted IMO.

 

[Vesuvio]

No one said to throw away the computer. I said to get it fixed! Do you drive cars with a flat tire just because they still move forward?

There's no flat tire, though My laptop works perfectly and all other software I use runs at a temperature that poses no risk. I'm pretty sure a brand-new model would perform in the same way - i.e. 20-30 degrees hotter than necessary running MG software because of the bug (my model's nearly brand-new anyway after the fan and hard drive had to be replaced!).

 

[Simmo!]

No one said to throw away the computer. I said to get it fixed!

No offense Spear, but I'd rather go play at Cryptologic casinos than re-wire this lot

Still, sounds like a "fix" is on the way

 

[spearmaster]

There's no flat tire, though My laptop works perfectly and all other software I use runs at a temperature that poses no risk. I'm pretty sure a brand-new model would perform in the same way - i.e. 20-30 degrees hotter than necessary running MG software because of the bug (my model's nearly brand-new anyway after the fan and hard drive had to be replaced!).

Compare that to running your car at 5 miles/km per hour because it doesn't need to go any faster... not that MGS software needs any more speed but the argument is fallacious. Your laptop does not work perfectly and if you don't believe it, why not search for your model on the Net such as "(model number) heat problems" and see what comes up? Or if you like, I'll be happy to research it for you.

Let me tell you that all four of my computers - old desktop and notebook, and new desktop and notebook, all run MGS software perfectly fine, with only 4-5 degree increase in temperature. And as soon as I get to testing my new office computers, I will report back similar results, I'm sure.

You may believe what you like. Just please don't spread any falsehoods, because the software is not at fault and I repeat again for those espousing testing, try SETI and/or WinBench and you will discover the exact same results.

 

[Vesuvio]

Compare that to running your car at 5 miles/km per hour because it doesn't need to go any faster...

I'd compare it to running a basic car I might cruise down a motorway at 80mph in. If I wanted to cruise at 120mph I'd buy something better... and move to Germany The basic car might hit 120mph on a slope with a following wind, but I wouldn't expect it to last for long at that speed.

Let me tell you that all four of my computers - old desktop and notebook, and new desktop and notebook, all run MGS software perfectly fine, with only 4-5 degree increase in temperature.

I'm delighted for you Not all computers fare so well - or do you think we're all making it up!?

You may believe what you like. Just please don't spread any falsehoods, because the software is not at fault and I repeat again for those espousing testing, try SETI and/or WinBench and you will discover the exact same results.

Where on earth's the falsehood I said a significant number of computers overheat when run consistently at 100% CPU usage, regardless of which software causes it (yes, if you actually read my posts you'll see I've acknowledged your WinBench point about 5 times!). If MG fixed the bug that means their software runs unnecessarily at 100% it wouldn't lead to these overheating problems - or if you've got some paranoid fear of causality - "when using their software these same computers wouldn't overheat". Is that wording ok?

Anyway, this is an utterly pointless discussion - it's all been gone over a few hundred times already. Let's just hope MG finally fix things and we can all forget about it.

 

[caruso]

At the end of the day, serious overheating or mild, Microgaming software is performing sub-optimally in terms of their customers' computers' longevity - or the longevity of the CPU or whatever. This is their own self-created problem and they should bloody well sort it out. That they haven't speaks volumes.

 

[Vesuvio]

I think they've finally fixed it At least River Belle just updated itself and now runs at as low as 1% of the CPU while not playing any games. Hopefully it's a universal fix across all sites

Ok, definitely not universal yet, & I think there are a few different versions of the MG software around (you can see differences when you load games), but at least they seem to know how to fix it now.

 

[KasinoKing]

Hooo-bloody-ray!!!

If you're right - about blinking time!

(I'll try it tonight on various MG's & see)

 

[spearmaster]

Considering the software is running more smoothly on my computer the past couple of days, I guess they've fixed/tested this at a few places, and shortly all of them will be updated if no problems are discovered.

And yes, I agree - about time.

 

[nafanny29]

Just 4 tabled a Prima room without problems (CPU 11% average). It seems they have finally fixed the problem Still shouldnt have been a problem in the first place IMHO