JaysInc Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 So this has affected me since 2 days ago, 3/14/2015 to be exact, and I noticed that my CPU usage is absurdly high. The only games I'm playing are the ones that are not that high in CPU usage, Trove for example. I was wondering if there were any solutions to this problem, before I nuke it with a "refresh" bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kracken Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 btw whats your specs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeloxale Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Congrats! Your task manager+Explorer take 1/4th of your total CPU usage. Happens sometimes to me. Usually works itself out after a while. Just some background programs that don't show up in the list and/or use other programs to get CPU/RAM usage. If this happens often go see a real doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysInc Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 btw whats your specs ?AMD E1-2100 Processor, 4GB Memory, 500GB Hard Drive 1.00GHz Processor I know my limits, that's why I play Trive, and the occasional Elsword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiiat Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 use Process Explorer to identify exactly what application, and what thread of that application, is causing such a disruption. whatever it is, is hiding itself (and probably malicious) since it isn't showing on the Task List. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysInc Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 use Process Explorer to identify exactly what application, and what thread of that application, is causing such a disruption. whatever it is, is hiding itself (and probably malicious) since it isn't showing on the Task List. I'll download that tomorrow since I have stuff to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintsspider Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Uninstall McAFfe right now. It eats your cpu, if you want to have a antivirus go for Kaspersky. Normally i turn of any antivirus while playing on a laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahadaya Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 AMD E1-2100 Processor, 4GB Memory, 500GB Hard Drive 1.00GHz Processor I know my limits, that's why I play Trive, and the occasional Elsword. Potato Alert, get ready everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiiat Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 actually, the magic of elusive mathematics. numbers can be deceiving without actually counting :p that task list does probably add up to 100%. anyways, still, something is terribly wrong there. there's no reason for something as lightweight as the Task Manager to be using that many CPU Cycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysInc Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Potato Alert, get ready everyoneIt better not be a rector... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahadaya Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 It better not be a rector... Let's hope it's a catalyst. It would speed up the rate at which your computer runs. Bad Chemistry joke/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrian3k Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 actually, the magic of elusive mathematics. numbers can be deceiving without actually counting :p that task list does probably add up to 100%. anyways, still, something is terribly wrong there. there's no reason for something as lightweight as the Task Manager to be using that many CPU Cycles. Depends. If I just scroll up and down in it, I can bring the Task Manager to 30-40% CPU usage, so if he scrolled before he took the screenshot, that percentage doesn't seem to be too far out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHIR0B0N Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 awww, your laptop wants to be a toaster, how cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiiat Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Depends. If I just scroll up and down in it, I can bring the Task Manager to 30-40% CPU usage, so if he scrolled before he took the screenshot, that percentage doesn't seem to be too far out there.based on what the CPU is capable of... maybe, but still unlikely.i need to vigorously scroll from bottom to top a few times a second to get something similar to that. scrolling isn't too intensive because the lists use rows, rather than pixel scrolling. Explorer is also way overboard of what it should be doing - there's a lot of odd stuff in that image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPie5 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) The first thing you should do is ditch McAfee.Then you should figure out what the problem with your CPU usage is. Uninstall McAFfe right now. It eats your cpu, if you want to have a antivirus go for Kaspersky. Normally i turn of any antivirus while playing on a laptop I have Kaspersky myself and I'm not sure I'd recommend it. It's intrusive, buggy, and often ignores whatever custom settings I apply and continues to do its own thing. Edited March 17, 2015 by MrPie5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrashSpider Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 McAfee crap man, slows down your cpu like hell. My family installed it on their home computer and it just kills the soul. Lucky I have my own in my room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintsspider Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 The first thing you should do is ditch McAfee. Then you should figure out what the problem with your CPU usage is. I have Kaspersky myself and I'm not sure I'd recommend it. It's intrusive, buggy, and often ignores whatever custom settings I apply and continues to do its own thing. A mind of its own .... NOOOOOOO well why i keep kaspersky is i worked for them and i know how good they are, on the positive side, it doesnt false positive and f**k up my cr**cked games, hehe so i love it. Extremly good at killing those buggers(viruses). But i turn it off when i play games normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysInc Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 So ditch McAfee and find the source of my problem, presumably from this link: use Process Explorer to identify exactly what application, and what thread of that application, is causing such a disruption. Alright, I'll try it once I get back from school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiiat Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 -snip-installing a particular Anti-Virus solution because it picks up less problems isn't a particularly efficient reason.any good Anti-Virus solution allows for Exclusions. exclude places on your system that you know are safe and / or don't need (or want) to be monitored. there might even be a tiny performance increase by doing that. choosing protection suites should be about being lightweight, effective, has features that you'll want, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. since security is a sham anyways, if you're an experienced user, using no protection suite won't be any different than using any of them. 99% of malicious data that your machine might be infected with will be things that you authorize via a click or something anyways. nobody can protect you against that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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