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[OUTDATED] CPUCores :: Maximize Your FPS | Achievement Guide

By lylat

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Category: Achievements, Walkthroughs

Languages: English

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6 Sep, 2019 @ 9:41pm

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Guide Index

Overview

Accessing CPUCores ADVANCED Beta

32 CPU Cores with Hyper-V

Optimize 100 Games with CPUCores

Remaining Achiements

Comments

Accessing CPUCores ADVANCED Beta

Accessing CPUCores ADVANCED Beta

Right click on CPUCores on Steam library → Properties → Betas
Enter:
CPUCBetaAccess
Click Check Code and opt-in the beta.

32 CPU Cores with Hyper-V

System Requirements

Windows 10 (Pro or Enterprise), or Windows 11 (Pro or Enterprise)
64-bit Processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT).
CPU support for VM Monitor Mode Extension (VT-c on Intel CPUs).
Minimum of 4 GB memory.

Downloading Windows 10 ISO

Head to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 and click on Create Windows 10 installation media to download the tool
Once downloaded, click MediaCreationTool.exe to launch the setup
Accept → Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD or ISO file) for another PC → Next
- Language: English (United States)
- Edition: Windows 10
- Architecture 64-bit (x64)
Choose ISO file → Next → save anywhere
Wait for the process and then click on Finish

Enabling Hyper-V and setting up Virtual Machine

Now head to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/quick-start/enable-hyper-v and follow the instructions to enable Hyper-V
Once enabled, press WIN+R and enter:

virtmgmt.msc
Right click on your PC name in the left pane and select New → Virtual Machine...
Next → name it however you like → Next
Generation 2 (if available) → Next
Startup memory: at least 4 GB → Next
Connection: Default Switch → Next
Create a virtual hard disk and set 50 or so GB → Next
Install an operating system from a bootable CD/DVD-ROM → Image file (.iso) → Browse...→ search for the ISO you downloaded earlier → Next and Finish
Right click on the virtual machine under Virtual Machines → Settings...
Processor → Number of virtual processors: 32 → Apply → Ok
Right click on the virtual machine → Start
Right click on the virtual machine again → Connect....

Installing Windows 10 Pro

Install Windows: Next → Install now
I don't have a product key → Windows 10 Pro → Next
I accept the license terms → Next
Custom: Install Windows only (advanced) → Next
Wait for the process to finish
Follow the instructions on screen however you like to finish the installation
- Set up for personal use → Next
- Offline account (bottom left corner)
- Limited experience
- Enter any name and skip password
- Not now → Accept → Skip → Not now
- Wait for the process to finish

Unlocking the achievements

Install Steam, then install CPUCores and access the beta (check top of the guide for password)
Launch CPU Cores and all the cores-related achievement should unlock

32 CPU Cores Your system has 32 or more CPU Cores. You Mad Lad.

Optimize 100 Games with CPUCores

We'll use a dummy .exe that does nothing for this

Head to https:// /tanalin.com/en/projects/do-nothing/ and download DoNothing from the right side of the screen
Launch CPUCores app and click on Games tab
Click on Add Game → search for DoNothing.exe and add it to the list

Add a Game Manually to CPUCores You can add Games, Utilities, Streaming Software, Anything to CPUCores if you want to optimize it.

Remaining Achiements

Click on Hardware tab → Memory → Clear

Dump your Memory Use the Memory Clear Function

Click on Settings on top right corner Enable Halloween Theme.

It's Halloween Use CPUCores on Halloween!

Run the game for 24 hours in a row and 2000 total hours. Can be done minimized or minimized to tray.

Use CPUCores for 24 Hours Straight You can leave CPUCores

CPUCores Hours Used: 2000 You've used CPUCores to boost your FPS for this many hours: 2000

17 Comments

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Delin Windsong 15 Feb @ 6:49pm

DoNothing.exe is not counting for some reason towards the achievement of opening games

xRaiden 23 Oct, 2024 @ 12:39pm

Thanks lylat!

steelpuxnastik 29 Dec, 2023 @ 1:06am

last 2000 hour achievement not received, but already more then this passed

Beatnbronco 22 Dec, 2023 @ 1:00pm

besides the achievements, does this procedure help your games/system run better while gaming?

OverdriveR 1 Dec, 2021 @ 7:37pm

strange I have my profile on public, and the only one that doesn't want to unlock is the 2000 hours one, I have registered now over 2000+ hours of use??

Zelasis 31 Oct, 2021 @ 2:25pm

Thanks it works

Tsifrokayf 26 Jun, 2021 @ 8:56pm

It seems that the way is no longer working

Ankoris 31 Aug, 2020 @ 12:10am

Jaspik 2 Jun, 2020 @ 7:56am

Thanks, dude

Mercury 21 Sep, 2019 @ 3:06pm

Thanks for this guide lylat! It was extremely helpful, I'd been messaging randoms I found on AStats to see if I could remotely login on their PC but most of those people just had done it on some powerful PC at their workplace (except for one guy who was wiling to help but no longer had the 10-core processor, and another whose friend had helped him with it). Now I finally have this achievement I've sought after for MONTHS to get! Sorry for all the comments by the way, Steam had a 1000 character limit. Thought all the info was important so I posted it all.

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