This doesn't seem right...

2006-11-20 14:15:56

#1

{XpLiCiTxX}: Ohh skeet skeet; +143|6925|New York

I've been wondering what the hell is wrong here, if there is something. This just doesn't look right.

https://img62.imageshack.us/img62/9058/gggeg6.jpg

Why is my CPU usage at 35% and above when I have nothing but AIM running?

Specs:

AMD 3800+ Dual Core 2.0ghz NOT overclocked
2gig Corsair Valueselect DDR2 RAM
ATI AIW X800 GPU
Forton Source 400 Watt PSU
Western Digital 320gig SATA Harddrive 16mb Cache
Western Digital 200 gig IDE Harddrive 8 mb Cache (Backup only)

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Last edited by {XpLiCiTxX} (2006-11-20 14:29:20)

2006-11-20 14:17:50

#2

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|7073|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

umm, maybe spyware or adware?

thats the only thing i can think of, sometimes its a virus thats only purpose is to take up cpu power and ram.

been looking at some pr0n lately?

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2006-11-20 14:20:05

#3

jamesb: Joined BF2s in November 2005; +133|7179|Doncaster, England

I don't know Greg, what have you been looking at ?

2006-11-20 14:21:45

#4

{XpLiCiTxX}: Ohh skeet skeet; +143|6925|New York

Nah man. lol. I run Spybot S&D twice or three times a week.

I use Diskeeper weekly...and I just reformatted less than a month ago too. Everything seems normal...but I don't know for sure.

2006-11-20 15:42:32

#5

{XpLiCiTxX}: Ohh skeet skeet; +143|6925|New York

Arite, so after running Windows Defender, Spybot S&D, and Adaware...

Nothing, nada, zilch. Yet, I'm still at around 30-45% CPU usage at all times. And when I open anything it shoots to 100% (yes, I know it's supposed to do this) but it stays there for around 15 seconds even after whatever it was I loaded...finished loading.

I'm lost here people...

2006-11-20 15:53:40

#6

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|7052|Seattle

Try unplugging your cd rom and see if the same thing happens. I've seen cd roms make computers go buggy for no apparent reason.

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2006-11-20 15:55:44

#7

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6894|King Of The Islands

Go View > Options > CPU Time and see what's been using the CPU the longest?

Edit:
Maybe a Service running flat out? Check for anything unusual there and run Process Explorer (SysInternals) see if it shows up there..

Last edited by Cheez (2006-11-20 16:00:27)

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2006-11-20 19:05:30

#8

WarriorDave: Member; +10|6825|Louisville, Ky

Try downloading and running HijackThis. It'll show processes not listed on Task Manager.
Also, try King_County_Downy's advice about unplugging the CD-ROM.

2006-11-20 19:23:19

#9

MECtallica: Member; +73|6959|jalalabad

windows media viewer takes a lot of resources, I recommend winamp for porn LOL

2006-11-20 19:42:38

#10

bobby177: Member; +129|6929|Texas.. getting out asap

Why do people ALWAYS think porn gives you viruses... just use torrents or limewire.

2006-11-20 23:19:29

#11

{XpLiCiTxX}: Ohh skeet skeet; +143|6925|New York

Thanks for the advice guys. I'll try unplugging my CD ROM and see what that does.

And I use Utorren for my porn.

2006-11-20 23:25:58

#12

Fenris_GreyClaw: Real Хорошо; +826|6974|Adelaide, South Australia

i had the same problem once. are you connected to the internet when it runs at 40-50%?

if so, disable the internet and see if it runs normal. if it runs normal wiht the internet turned off, check with your ISP.

2006-11-21 01:15:26

#13

t2krambo: Banned; +99|6983|Panama

Yep, just check spyware, virusses etc..

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