CPU Mining Thread Question

[ironwill]

Hey guys.  I have the beginner's CPU miner that Sedin posted on the 1st.  On the interface you are allowed to pick your threads used.  I know that from my i7 6800k, I have 6 cores and 12 threads.  My question is... if I'm only running a GPU miner and CPU miner and nothing else, no windows open, no browsing... How many threads can I use to CPU mine?  Does the gpu miner use cpu threads?  Is having my computer and windows running using up threads?  I'm trying to optimize everything.  I've been using 8 threads, and didn't know if I can use more.  Maybe 10 threads (5 cores)?  Or are all 6 cores available?

[kiint]

CPU and GPU are completely separate AFAIK.

I am using the Cryptonote Miner (you can get it as the easy download for any community pool now) and when using my PC I have it at 2 out of 8 threads. Less fan noise and I can use my PC. When I leave it, stop, up to 8 and go.

I would say it is a personal thing - if the PC is slowing down and not usable, drop the thread count. Otherwise max it as you need.

[mrnewguy]

i rad that you should use 1 less thread than your cores. so 5 threads in your case. Gpu and CPU are independant