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Message 1487128 - Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 19:36:22 UTC

Do BOINC Manager CPU limits also apply to the the screensaver? I read the help, but it's not the least bit clear
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Preferences#General_preferences
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Message 1487228 - Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 23:51:48 UTC - in response to Message 1487128.  
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Yes.

The screen saver doesn't do any crunching. The screen saver is an application with graphics, therefore the application is still bound by the parameters you set in your preferences.
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