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Best Setup of DC++ and Windows Priorities

Asked by optionwizz

Hi all.
Can You Advise The Best Advanced Settings of DC++ for the best file transfers in the Queue and Experts Only sections on the later versions of dc++, Perhaps the Best Setup FAQ start. I am on 0.699 on vista Ultimate. with normal ntfs sata II drives.

Vista Ultimate has a nasty problem of hanging on applications as simple as Firefox [NotResponding] Message for a while.[no dc++ running] and it gets worse with dc++ Up.
Equipment is real intel mainboard with quad core, 2.66, 2 gig ram, 1 TB of files on 1.5TB on 2 drives, Vista index off, no vista sp's but up to MS date. avg antivirus.
I have found a utility 'Process Lasso' @ http://www.processlasso.com/ that lets me set operating priorities at 6 levels for each application. I can even set a application to work on a particular processor core.

So far running dc++ 0.699 at the Highest [real time] setting, all ports on 42567 and Firefox 2 or 3 on the High setting and most of vista on normal seems good. Vista firewall is active with webroot spysweeper. No peerguardian.
Putting Firefox Highest and DC++ at High seemed slower. I found that Windows Tracert was deadly slow, average 650 per hop to yahoo from chicago area, 18 hops. closing dc++ only, speeds dropped to 8 average per hop - very nice.

Do you have recommendations on dc++ prioritys, i do see a lot of hashing, and a lot of skipped files due to calc crc not matching file.
I am testing 0.704, kinda waiting for 0.705.

I am trying to turn down the priorites of other apps like Adobe reader, Nero Backup, Even Notepad, Vista graphics junk, google desktop.

Many Thanks
Jim Sherwood

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Fredrik Ullner (ullner) said : 		#1

First of all, why are you changing the priority of DC++, or *any* application? It seems... To be the reason your applications are hanging.

Second, I think most settings are set at a sane value, that wouldn't interfere with your computer or your ability to search and download with DC++. It's better to discuss a single feature's default value, rather than the entire feature set of DC++ (which is huge).

I have a similar setup as you, but I never fiddle around with applications' priorities (because the system can take care of that just fine), and I don't see any problem with DC++ 0.704.

(You can always lower the maximum speed of which DC++ should hash files in Experts only -> Max hash speed. I prefer to not have a limit as I want my file to be hashes as soon as possible. Plus, it has little impact on the overall performance of my computer.)

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