Usage 100%

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  1. B

    Question RAM usage 90%+ at idle. Task manager shows nothing.

    Hi all, been a long time since I posted here but can't seem to solve this one. 16GB DDR5 RAM @ 6000mhz sitting at 95%+ usage at idle in Windows 10. Task manager shows the process utilising the most ram is antimalware service executable at ~150-200mb, all other services <80mb. However...
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    Question Trojan:Win32/Casdet!rfn crashes Windows Defender and is undeletable ?

    Hi, so I torrented a file containing Adobe Master Collection from one of our teachers in a university. Installed only InDesign to test the program. After a few days I started to feel that my PC is slower than usual. After looking at Task Manager, I saw that my disk, and sometimes CPU consumption...
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    Question High CPU usage on light tasks ?

    Hello, Recently my CPU, an intel i5 7600k started struggling as it's usage quickly goes up to 100% on quite light tasks, yet the temperatures stay below 60°c. Indeed, I used to be able to play games and multitasking easily on this processor, and now it struggles to play Valorant + Discord for...
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    Question AMD 5800x3D 100% Usage in Task Manager but AMD Software says otherwise

    I recently upgraded to the 5800x3D about 2 weeks ago and I just noticed that in task manager it shows my CPU usage at 100% but when I open the AMD software that shows my usage nowhere near 100%. There doesn't seem to be a performance impact by this but am curious as to why task manager thinks my...
  5. Zekul

    Question Upgrade to 32GB ram even though not using full 16?

    I've been doing some video editing with Cyberlink PowerDirector. On task manager the cpu is really maxing out a lot. The ram i think sits steadily at 50% or less. And my gpu sits at probably 20% or less. I couldn't find online whether upgrading my ram would help even though it looks like its...
  6. LewisMann

    Question Graphics Card Running at 100% once any game opens

    Hi all, I recently put water cooling into my system (Corsair H75) and noticed that my GPU usage runs at 90-100% once any sort of game opens on my PC. I used to use the standard cooler that came with my CPU (all specs listed below) Once I tab out of my game by simply Alt-Tabbing, then the GPU...
  7. HewieHG

    [SOLVED] Disk usage at 100% then HD beep.

    For a while now, usually when i'm playing a game with high HD usage, the game might stutter for a bit (HD usage jumps to 100% and stays there), then my hard drive starts to make this weird "beep" sound, until returning to normal. After some troubleshooting, I'm certain that this is an issue...
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    [SOLVED] Can somebody explain this error and know how to fix?

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    [SOLVED] HDD performance usage 100%

    Hi, I have a Seagate BarraCuda 1TB HDD, recently after win 10 updates, the pc becomes so slow and when I open task manager, in the process menu the disk % appears low but when I open the performance tab the disk usage is 100%. I normally wait 2-3 minutes and the usage comes back to normal...
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    Question GPU usage 100%, but poor FPS ?

    So I havent really been using my laptop for like 3 months. My specs are: i5 2410M GeForce gt540m 2gb I still have my FarCry 3 installed from a while ago and I used to have 120+ fps on medium and 1080p settings with my 540m. Yesterday I tried playing it and I rarely even hit 50 fps on low and...
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    Question High CPU Usage With Nothing Running

    Hi, so I recently had messed with some settings in my PC's boot settings and BIOS, and it's caused my PC to use 100% of my CPU even when nothing is happening. Here are the changes: - messed with my boot settings, checking Maximum RAM Usage, as well as changing the number of processors from 1 to...
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    [SOLVED] 100 percent disk usage.

    Hi guys, My system is. R5 3600 Rtx 2070 3 sata SSD 1 nvme ssd (boot drive) 2 3.5 HDD. 16gb 3200mhz ram. 1 of the sata ssds is at 100 percent usage for about 2 minutes at first boot up. The things I've tried are: I've reset the pc with a fresh usb of windows, swapped the sata cable, plugged...
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    Question 4TB WD hard disk activity light always on, partitions visible but cannot mount, no matter the OS or port (USB/SATA) ?

    Hi, been using computers for over 20 years, first time this happens to me and I'm at a loss here, so I hope somebody has new ideas for me to try :-/ 4TB Western Digital Blue hard disk (SATA) only 15 months old. Last year, I upgraded from a 3TB WD Blue (approx. 4 years old, never had an issue...
  14. MrSix18

    Question 9700k + 2080 Super Low Benchmarks everywhere

    before i start ive completely bashed my head off the wall im not sure how many times.. im literally at my wits end and about to give the neighbors my PC costing them nothing but a new front window...sooo here we go first off specs... i7-9700k @ 5.0 Ghz, EVGA 2080 Super XC Ultra OC'd, 32 GB...
  15. Hetaa

    [SOLVED] 30% CPU usage by 'System'

    When I boot up my PC process called 'System' is taking 30% of my CPU. I've found that, when I restart my computer using Windows, CPU usage drops to 1-2% The process is called ntoskrnl.exe!KiStartSystemThread Is there any way to fix that? beacause its annoying to constatnly restart computer.
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    [SOLVED] I7 9700K High % Usage in Game and Tasks? Help ?!

    Hey. So first of all my specs... CPU - Intel i7 9700k Motherboard-ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING GPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (msi trio) RAM - 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro PSU - Evga 750w 80+ gold Cpu Cooler- NZXT Kraken x62 Few days ago i got gifted a new ram set (the one in the specs), as...
  17. Jelena397

    Question High usage cpu/ram/disk

    Hello, Today i boot my pc like everyday , and first of all i enter chrome to see some news and chrome as windows freeze, and i wait like 5minutes to see what will happend and nothing still staying at same, so i restart my pc and at booting windows tell me there are some erros at C: and hi...
  18. nar1cha

    Question Radeon RX 550 fps drop

    Hello guys I've this GPU (AMD Radeon RX 550 4gb) and it does this weird thing everytime i play any game. For example, when playing csgo my average fps are between 180-280 and suddently, every 20-30 seconds, they drop to 50-80fps for like 10-15 seconds and then they go up again. The weird thing...
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    [SOLVED] SSD 100% usage with slow write speed but...

    Hi, I've tried everything and nothing works, so I'm gonna ask here. I have problem with my new SSD. Sometimes when I'm playing, the SSD usage goes to 100% (mostly for about 10 seconds). This problem occurs especially when playing FiveM (GTA), which is kinda RAM heavy app. I've noticed that disk...
  20. sw244

    [SOLVED] 9100F 100% usage Fortnite

    So i recently upgraded my PC. I had ScatterVolt's Tron V1. It had a Pentium G5400 and a GT 1030. I just upgraded to a 9100F and a 1060 3GB. I am trying to play Fortnite, and even on lowest settings, I will start freezing. I check task manager and my CPU is at 100%. I have no extensions on chrome...
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    Question High cpu usage before and after changing cpu

    My old cpu(i7 6700k)recently started rising to 100% usage while streaming and playing games and even sometimes while playing games especially in modern warfare and even games like fortnite. So i decided to finally upgrade to a 9700k but I’m still getting the same problem even with a completely...
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    [SOLVED] CPU usage 100% on most games

    My PC has started to hit major bottleneck issues lately, for almost all games i'm running far less frames then i should and my CPU usage is maxing while the GPU usage is at around 20%. I know with my graphics card there will be bottle necking, but my rig should easily be able to run CSGO at over...
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    Question Gpu Usage Spikes from 0% to 100%? (sapphire rx 580 8gb) How can i fix this?

    Im having spikess what should i do??? Any setting i should turn off from amd radeon software? I tried installing msi afterburner and turn on unified usage monitoring but that didnt quite work. I ran fortnite (yes) to screenshot the spikes for you Is this normal? I also sometimes have spikes when...
  24. Peny1234xyz

    Question R9 390 usage 100% cause lagg spikes

    Hello everyone. I have a little problem with my friends gpu. That is an R9 390. So the error is the following. Yesterday we update his OS from Windows 8.1 to 10. Everything was fine but when he started to play some games, the gpu usage start jumping and ingame his fps drop from ~80 to 10-20...
  25. Tanjinur rahman

    Question High usage ram while using premiere pro

    So my pc config is Ryzen 3 2200g, 8GB ram, B450 steel legend asrock. So premiere pro starts perfectly and work perfectly. Also i used few days ago all was good. Suddenly while preview 4K video in premiere pro in a new sequence my ram just get 30% to 99% in 1second. And whole pc just stop...
  26. Hoxton88

    [SOLVED] 100% CPU usage when playing games, 2% when not

    Got my rig 2 months ago, today when I started playing I noticed terrible lag spikes and low FPS, so I turned on my afterburner and there are the results on battlefield 5 http://prntscr.com/oxd8fv Same issues on gta 5, from stable 144fps to 70 fps with huge and constant lag spikes in a day...
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    Question CPU makes me pc sound crackling

    will my ASUS GTX 1070Ti Strix Edition bottleneck with my CPU i5-7500 3,40Mhz. Because i get 100% cpu usage when ingame and it starts bothering my other applications in the background it starts to mess with the sound and macking it crackle. it makes like a crakling noise when it is hitting 100%...
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    Question System process 100% disk usage

    The process "system" seems to be using a 100% disk usage. I know there are many who face this issue. The process points to the file ntoskrnl.exe. Also there's another process registry which point to the same file. can anyone help me with this. I have run anti-virus scan also and the files are clean.
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    Question High CPU usage by rightclicking desktop

    Hello everyone, My problem is, as said in the title, that whenever I spam my right click, thus getting the context menu, my cpu usage rises from a steady 16-20% (It's that high because of all the widgets on my desktop, Razer Synapse and the program for my mouse) to a whopping 70-80%. My cpu...
  30. Engkaer

    [SOLVED] High CPU usage while playing games

    i have this problem when i start running Apex Legends, then my cpu and pgu hits 80-100% usage i have tried putting all the settings low low or even turning them off. this only happens in this game tho any thing i can do? Spec: Intel Core i5-4670K MSI GeForce GTX 780 Gaming 3GB PhysX MSI Z97...
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    Probblems with videocard

    Hello guys! My probblem is that: When I try to connect my graphics card to my monitor it doesn't work, but when I put the cable to the integrated video card my monitor turns on. I tried my videocard to other PC with other components and it worked fine. Please help me I tried everythink...