SDL Framerate

I believe that SDL_gfx has a built-in mechanism to do frame limiting; you can write one yourself as well. Basically you want to do something like this:

while(gameIsRunning) {  startTime = getTimeInMilliseconds(); runOneFrame(); endTime = getTimeInMilliseconds(); sleepInMilliseconds(endTime - startTime / FramesPerSecond * 1000);}

Sleeping is the key thing here; when your program sleeps, it cedes control to the OS, which can then run other programs. This will keep your program from eating all of the CPU.

You can put SDL_Delay(0) at the end of your main loop, which should allow the OS time to manage whatever it wants without throttling. This is particularly useful on laptops and computers featuring CPU-controlled fans.

The SDL_gfx library features a framerate manager which I really recommend you take a look at.

Thanks for your responces. I was able to get the frame rate controled like Derakon suggested. It has halved my CPU usage which, is awsome. I just need to do a little more optimization and I should be all set! Thanks again.