Excessively High CPU usage


  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #1

    Excessively High CPU usage


    So the system I'm running on is:
    Dell Studio 1558
    Intel core i5 processor
    ATI Radeon HD 5470....
    ...

    I can boot up my computer just fine, and browse the web for a while with absolutely no issues. If I run a game, its fine for about 15 minutes then my CPU goes out of control. It shows 100% usage. Then I exit any programs I'm running and check my resource monitor - it shows like 50% from windows explorer and the rest split between task manager and resource monitor. This continues until my computer restarts due to overheating or I get frustrated and restart it myself.

    I have checked all of my drivers, and I'm pretty sure its up to date. My resource monitor also shows that several scvhost.exc processes are cpu suckers, but I'm not sure if that's relevent since its a system process?

    If anyone has had this error before and knows how to fix it, please let me know! I have read a couple similar posts but mine seems to be a bit different
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  2. Posts : 878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #2

    Hi ajacob01 and welcome to SF! :)
    Download Malwarebytes, install it, update it and run a full scan.
    Let us know the results.
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  3. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks! I downloaded System Mechanic -- It ended up being a problem with registry errors, this cleaner got me back to stock performance!
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  4. Posts : 878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #4

    You're welcome. :)
    Good to know that. Anyway, I would use Malwarebytes just for sure.
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