JUICEhunter :
Holy Crap wow, so just going to dive in haha. 70 isn't that hot for load but sounds like your system is going there for no reason, is it like a loud crunching noise that is maybe constantly coming from the hard drive, if the computer is always thinking even when it shouldn't the hard drive will be crunching.
Other Ideas: CPU or GPU making the loud noise for whatever reason, get MSI afterburner a free download and monitor CPU/GPU temps and usage, this will let you know if one is working all the time even when it shouldn't be. That's what I would start with let me know how that goes.
No crunching noise, just sounds like fan(s). So I will get the MSI afterburner download now and will let you know. Thanks
BTW, I have AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Processor. Is this something I will be able to replace myself? I know some things, but not as much as others.
Ok so this is strange..I haven't really run anything except for a couple more chrome browser windows were opened and have been running the MSI Afterburner program simultaneously for about an hour. Then just now realized I couldn't hear my computer (sometimes it's hard to realize when computer stops being so damn loud when I have a big fan running on it!). So I look and sure enough it's whisper quiet again, just AT RANDOM! I looked at the Afterburner hardware monitor window and the only thing that had changed was the CPU Usage graphs. Initially, several of the CPUs were BUSY with the graph indicating numbers going from low to high, up into the 93% range but constantly changing, yet about 3 of the CPUs were barely changing, but the graph was quite varied as well with numbers usually in the low percentage range but randomly peaking higher, yet, the graph wasn't nearly as "busy" as the others I mentioned.
The difference NOW, are that the lines in the graph are relatively at the same level across the board on all of the 8 CPUs. Most are showing no activity , and about 3 CPUs show very light-moderat activity but within the same low level percentage range (under 30%). So what the hell? Any ideas? When these problems started months ago, I have frequently been going into task manager to see what may have been running, but didn't see anything unusual. I have even on occasion opened "services" and looked around at what services and processes are running and again, nothing unusual there either. Although, it's not like I am a computer expert or anything, in fact, once upon a time like in the old days of DOS (ha! ha!) I used to know much more than I do now, and a LOT more than anyone I knew, professionally or personally, and could troubleshoot my way around just about anything without any instruction or help. Now I feel like I just don't know SQUAT! I have really kind of "fallen off the technological grid" so to speak! So there's a good chance I may not be seeing something important that may be obvious to someone with expertise, or more experience and knowledge than myself. I hope this all makes sense, and I do understand how it can be difficult to try and diagnose/troubleshoot a computer that you don't access to or hands on with personally and are just going by information given by another. So I do SOOOOOooooo apppreciate your assistance with this issue! My Geology class is ending and ALL assignments, exams, everything GRADED must be submitted by THIS SUNDAY!, so I am kind of panicking because this computer problem has consumed too much time in this past week or so especially, due to worrying about it crashing and trying to figure it out before hand to avoid any down time, etc., etc., etc. So any feedback, suggestions as how to proceed are so very welcomed and appreciated!! Hope you are having, and continue to be blessed with, a wonderful day ;-)
........Denise
****I thought I would add this info in case it means something...Recently I installed Core Temp 1.0 RC8 program, which opens with Windows and I watch the monitor, since I keep it open all the time now. I have the monitor showing "Processor Information" so it lists all eight processors' Frequency, as well as the "Load %) for each of them. I noticed that the Load % numbers don't necessarily "match" with the rise in Frequency numbers. For instance, USUALLY the Freq numbers ALL change at the same to to the same Freq on all eight, but sometimes there may be one or two that changed to different Freq numbers. The rise in Freq is always peaked when my computer is being super loud and stays at very high numbers until it's not so loud any more, but there are plenty of times when the Freq is peaked (the highest numbers I have seen) yet the computer is NOT being loud, in fact whisper quiet. The "Load" percent of each processor, reflected on the Core Temp monitor screen isn't necessarily a high number when the processor's Freq numbers are high/peaked. The Load % constantly changes, whether the computer is being super loud or is whisper quiet, but the only difference I have noticed in what changes with the Load % numbers is they are generally much lower when the computer is not super loud, and much higher, some even peaking at 98% and down to the teens. A few of the eight processors reflect 0%-3% during the whisper quiet times, while the others show percentages between 5-17%, randomly reaching higher levels here and there, but it's USUALLY consistent among each specific processor. Processors #1, #3, #4, and #7 tend to stay on the low end, while Processors #0, #2, #5, and #6 tend to be the ones to reach higher Load % numbers than the others. But this is all random, and the numbers as I said constantly change literally every second, sometimes jumping from the extreme lows to the extreme highs each time..which seems kind of strange to me, but what the hell do I know? Not much! LoL... Ok so, I hope I am not overloading you with this stuff, nor if it's even necessary or prudent information. Please let me know if there's anything you need from me, or if I am bugging! Thanks again.........Denise
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