Original NWN game maxing cpu?

Yes my computer is getting older, and I may be forced to upgrade soon, but it seems strange to me that Neverwinter nights eats up 100% of my CPU. I have no performance issues, I just get concerned about my system overheating, so I have to take frequent breaks. The CPU temp gets up to just above 50c after about half an hour of play.
AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
1 gig memory
GeForce 7600 GT 512
Last edited by Convergence (2008-10-06 23:49:59)

No, i don't have any hackpacks, haven't even done everything i want to in the single player games that I have (it's a lot of game!)
I have the stock cooler on my CPU, but I think that since it is not OEM, it comes wit a better cooler. Average idle would be 35 to 40 degrees depending on the weather, and if I'd cleaned it out recently. It is good to know that it can handle temps up to 70c. As far as instability, I think that it DOES reset my computer if I leave the game paused for extended periods of time. I always make sure to shut the game right away if i'm not going to be at my computer now.
I was reading elsewhere that if the gpu far outclasses the CPU, that it could put extra load on the cpu. It sounds kinda backwards, but maybe they have a point. Oh well, for now, I guess it's a problem that I can live with.

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