You forgot Idlemax = 100
Place it right below your Idlepc setting in your .net file
That should get CPU down further...

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On Feb 26, 2012, at 10:07 PM, Joe Danrich <[email protected]> wrote:

> Guys appreciate the comments from everyone..
> 
> I did get the 64bit GNS3 to run very on my quad-core i7 laptop with 8GB RAM..
> 
> It appears so far to run more smoother than the 32bit on Windows 7..
> 
> I was able to tweak it and have the entire IPExperts Dynamips map running 
> with about 35-40% of the overall CPU(s) being used at the most. So far this 
> is initial without any IP Routing or the dreaded multi cast.. ;-)
> 
> I setup separate hypervisors for each group of devices and in turn each of 
> them had their own idle-pc.. So far so good..
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> 
> On 02/26/2012 08:27 PM, Tim Miller wrote:
>> I have no issues on Windows7 64bit and I can run the IPX topology with 10% 
>> CPU load on a cheap i5 laptop with an SSD.
>> - gotta use Idlemax and Idlepc values!!!!
>> I'm using the GNS virtual box edition.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Feb 26, 2012, at 7:57 PM, Bob McCouch<[email protected]>  wrote:
>> 
>>> Windows also has per-process memory limits which cap you at 6-8
>>> routers per hypervisor, requiring you to use multiple instances of
>>> Dynamips hypervisors. Linux doesn't have that restriction so you can
>>> run a single hypervisor.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>> On Feb 26, 2012, at 9:48 PM, Max Kamali<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I use the windows version for quick/small tests ( no more than 5 virtual
>>>> routers) when I don't want to fire up my linux box.  Cpu usage is higher
>>>> compared to linux. You may also run into issues with dynamips crashing when
>>>> booting about 8 or more routers, even with a boot-sequence delay.
>>>> 
>>>> For heavy I'd recommend using linux.
>>>> 
>>>> -max
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: [email protected]
>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Danrich
>>>> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 6:21 PM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Dynamips / GNS3 64 Bit
>>>> 
>>>> Hello Peoples
>>>> 
>>>> So on Windows 7 has anyone tried the 64Bit version of Dynamips/GNS3 that is
>>>> available as a stand-alone download?
>>>> 
>>>> If so, any good, bad or ugly?
>>>> 
>>>> Ta
>>>> 
>>>> Joe
>>>> 
>>>> 
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