Question Disk goes to 100% usage during downloads

[ogman12]

I’ve been having problems with my disk drive usage spiking to 100%. At first, I thought the issue was with the drive itself, so I bought a brand-new 1TB Samsung SSD, thinking it might fix the problem, but it didn’t. I’ve already reinstalled Windows using installation media, wiped the drives, and I’m still experiencing 100% disk usage, but only when downloading stuff.

I’ve noticed a difference depending on where I use my PC. When I’m at work, it doesn’t always hit 100%, though it sometimes does. The main difference seems to be internet speed: at home, it’s over 100 Mbps, while at work, it’s only 3 Mbps max.

I’m starting to think it might be a motherboard issue. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I don't know how to post a pic on here for a example.

 

[SkyNetRising]

List specs of your system.
What model drives are you using?

If possible, make a screenshot with Resource Monitor, when 100% disk usage is happening.

Open Resource Monitor,​

switch to Disk tab,​

find Disk Activity section (not Processes with Disk Activity),​

order Disk Activity section by column Total,​

make File column fully readable and​

make a screenshot.​

(upload to imgur.com and post link)

It should look similar to this:
https://i.sstatic.net/hdd4G.png

 

[rgd1101]

download from where?

 

[ogman12]

List specs of your system.
What model drives are you using?

If possible, make a screenshot with Resource Monitor, when 100% disk usage is happening.

Open Resource Monitor,​

switch to Disk tab,​

find Disk Activity section (not Processes with Disk Activity),​

order Disk Activity section by column Total,​

make File column fully readable and​

make a screenshot.​

(upload to imgur.com and post link)

It should look similar to this:
https://i.sstatic.net/hdd4G.png

NVIDIA system information report created on: 11/21/2024 14:19:48
NVIDIA app version: 11.0.1.163
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10 Home, Version 10.0.19045
DirectX runtime version: DirectX 12
Driver: Game Ready Driver - 566.14 - Tue Nov 12, 2024
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor
RAM: 32.0 GB
Storage: SSD - 931.5 GB

Graphics card
GPU processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Direct3D feature level: 12_1
CUDA cores: 5888
Graphics clock: 1725 MHz
Resizable bar: No
Memory data rate: 14.00 Gbps
Memory interface: 256-bit
Memory bandwidth: 448.064 GB/s
Total available graphics memory: 24539 MB
Dedicated video memory: 8192 MB GDDR6
System video memory: 0 MB
Shared system memory: 16347 MB
Video BIOS version: 94.04.3a.00.88
IRQ: Not used
Bus: PCI Express x8 Gen4
Device ID: 10DE 2484 136E196E
Part number: G142 0010

Display (1): Sceptre M25
Resolution: 1080p, 1920 x 1080 (native)
Refresh rate: 60 Hz
Desktop color depth: Highest (32-bit)
HDCP: Supported
IS this everything if u need anything else lmk

https://imgur.com/a/IyIZtW1

View: https://imgur.com/a/IyIZtW1

 

[DaleH]

I’ve been having problems with my disk drive usage spiking to 100%. At first, I thought the issue was with the drive itself, so I bought a brand-new 1TB Samsung SSD, thinking it might fix the problem, but it didn’t. I’ve already reinstalled Windows using installation media, wiped the drives, and I’m still experiencing 100% disk usage, but only when downloading stuff.

I’ve noticed a difference depending on where I use my PC. When I’m at work, it doesn’t always hit 100%, though it sometimes does. The main difference seems to be internet speed: at home, it’s over 100 Mbps, while at work, it’s only 3 Mbps max.

I’m starting to think it might be a motherboard issue. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I don't know how to post a pic on here for a example.

When you are downloading, it's writing to disk. Makes sense to me.

 

[ogman12]

When you are downloading, it's writing to disk. Makes sense to me.

but to max out to 100% and freeze everything all my buddies never hit 100%

 

[DaleH]

but to max out to 100% and freeze everything all my buddies never hit 100%

Is this something that just started recently or has this problem always been present?

 

[Math Geek]

with an SSD it should not hit 100%. even a slow one can still keep up with 100 Mb/s connection.

what else is that drive doing at the same time? trying to play a game from it, while playing videos, while downloading can def start maxing out the drive.

it's always been a good idea to use multiple physical drives if you need it to do more than one thing at a time. with spinning disks it was a must, but it is still a good idea even with fast ssd's. they do have limits and you can hit those limits asking it to do a bunch of things at once.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Storage: SSD - 931.5 GB

You didn't list model name of your storage device.
Find it with HDtune. Choose HDtune free 2.55 version.
https://www.hdtune.com/download.html

Before making the screenshot, please order it by column Total. It currently is ordered by column Priority.

Anyway - looks like you're downloading GTA5. And that is causing most disk activity.