Usually I shut down some programs in the bar below-right, but that's it. Shutting down processes in the Task Manager is another story, but I've almost given up on searching, 'cause it's been taking too long to actually REALLY start enjoying the game. By that I mean no lag.
I don't really care if I tune down settings, but then I expect an acceptable degree of speed, but what I get is good speed + bad choppiness. And if I tune them up, the game plays more stable than when tuned down, albeit slower (with sometimes pausing moments).
ARRRGH!!! I'll look for a new CPU then, but I doubt I'd find an AMD CPU good enough for this old board, unless I upgrade the whole shebang, which is something I can't do now.
Or maybe you got some good links to apps or something to quickly easily take care of background programs.
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