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First post, by Newbieeee

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Hey i'm new to dosbox and hav managed to get it sorted, but i was wondering what cpu cycles and frame skip would be recommended for a 3.2 amd processor??

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Reply 1 of 4, by eL_PuSHeR

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It's difficult to say. Use a frameskip of 1 or 2 and keep an eye of task manager until CPU use reaches 85-90%

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Reply 2 of 4, by HunterZ

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Actually for that fast of a CPU I'd start with a frameskip of 0 and then adjust cycles as eL_PuSHeR describes. If you're playing a newer game and it just won't run fast enough, then try raising the frameskip to 1 or 2.

Reply 3 of 4, by Guest

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the prob is any game i run it is always at cpu usage of 100% 😠 i reckon it's xp cause whenever i ain't running anything it's at 0 (with background applications on) -.- 🙄 😒

Reply 4 of 4, by `Moe`

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Read the README, the tips in the dosbox Wiki, and the guides forum. There you will find many helpful tips to configure dosbox.