Terrabet/KeepAliveRenderLoop
47.0
Weak · 20 September 2026
274
lines of production code
VB.NET
primary language
1
measurement over time
What this system is
This system is a Windows utility designed to prevent AMD GPU crashes and freezes during low-usage scenarios by maintaining a continuous, hidden render loop. It allows users to control GPU load levels via a system tray interface and persists configuration settings locally. The application runs as a background process with optional startup persistence and minimal resource consumption.
Features
Initial release of Keep-Alive Render Loop for AMD GPU stability
The Keep-Alive Render Loop application is introduced as a beta utility designed to prevent AMD GPU crashes and freezes during low-usage scenarios (such as web browsing or idle states) by keeping the GPU slightly active through a hidden black canvas. The solution includes a Visual Studio solution file for the KARenderLoop project and documentation detailing its features, such as invisible system tray operation, configurable performance modes (Low, Medium, High), and minimal resource footprint.
(repo-wide) · high confidence
Introduce Keep-Alive Render Loop with GPU load control and startup persistence
The KARenderLoop application is introduced as a background Windows Forms utility that maintains a continuous GPU render loop via SharpDX Direct3D11. Users can control GPU load from the system tray context menu with four levels (Off, Low, Medium, High), with Low selected by default. Settings (load level and startup preference) are persisted to a local KARL\_settings.cfg file and restored on launch. The app supports running on user login by creating or removing a scheduled task (with a registry fallback) when the 'Start with Windows' option is toggled, requiring administrator privileges for the scheduled task path. The main window is hidden at runtime, and the tray icon displays the current load level.
KARenderLoop · high confidence
Dependencies
Added KARenderLoop project with .NET 8 and SharpDX dependencies
The KARenderLoop project file has been added, defining a Windows Forms application targeting .NET 8 (net8.0-windows7.0). It introduces dependencies on SharpDX version 4.2.0, including the Direct3D11 and Mathematics libraries, to support rendering capabilities within the application.
(dependencies) · high confidence
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How this codebase got here
Baseline
- First survey — no prior run to compare against. CAI 47.
Lenses
- Code Health 100
- Architecture 69
- Maturity 51
- Readiness 24
- Security 100
Changes since last survey
- 10 commits — 10 feature/other, 0 fixes
By area
- (root) — 7 commits
- KARenderLoop/My Project — 2 commits
- (repo) — 1 commit
Notable commits
- change: Add .gitattributes, .gitignore, README.md, and LICENSE.txt.
- change: Add files via upload
- change: Add project files.
- change: Added startup on login functionality, and settings remembered.
- change: Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/Terrabet/KeepAliveRenderLoop
- change: Update README.md
- change: Update README.md
- change: Update README.md
- change: Update README.md
- change: Update README.md
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About this page
- The score is its most recent published measurement, taken on 20 September 2026 at a pinned commit. It is not a live figure and does not change until the project is measured again.
- Measured at commit e8b39e6472ab5e05ff110a8b2360a32556bda329 — the exact code this score is about.
- Scored under rubric-2026.09.15 — the same rubric and the same method as every other entry in this index.
- Measured by watchdog.canine.dev using codehealth-analyzer preprod-b51f968c9b10.