Assigning Application I/O Priority

[Lyandra]

Could someone help me to understand what benefits there may/may not be to assigning an application to I/O Priority? And would this help with Games if setting to Critical?

[edkiefer]

Could someone help me to understand what benefits there may/may not be to assigning an application to I/O Priority? And would this help with Games if setting to Critical?

Hopefully this will give some background to I/O priority

https://bitsum.com/pl_io_priority.php

https://www.google.com/url?q=http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/f/7/af7777e5-7dcd-4800-8a0a-b18336565f5b/Priorityio.doc&sa=U&ei=xqs7VMX6PMWHsQTTuoKYBg&ved=0CDUQFjAF&sig2=IyHeDlDLuF9JftnBTCU22w&usg=AFQjCNEtlyGqGPX_9KyHTLO9srXzRH9eFw

I would not alter a game process I/O priority , in fact I would not alter manually any process that is in foreground , if anything has to be manually done for a specific (high resource process ) , I would lower the background giving trouble . that goes for both CPU and I/O priorities .

[BenYeeHua]

Changing it to high might causing issues for Anti-virus, broswer etc, most of the time I just change the Game Launcher to IDLE, as when it is patching the game file, it will bite the HDD.

I will said that changing other high I/O background processes to low/idle might be a good idea, but not changing the game process to high.

[callison213]

I/O Priority can be a helpful tool for optimizing application performance, but it should be used cautiously and thoughtfully. While it can potentially benefit games, consider overall system needs and alternative solutions before adjusting priorities.

If you're experiencing specific performance issues with a game, it's recommended to research specific optimization tips for that game or consult its community forums for advice.