CPU Performance Percentange Always over 50%

[lamchau]

Hi,

I recently build my computer. I do not know the cause of this. Spyware? Video Card Configuration? Motherboard Configuration? I looked at the list of processes and saw system as 50% but cannot find the exact process for this.

Thank you.

P.S. I have 3GB RAM and Dell 3007wfp.

[chris b]

its possible spyware, I was going to say more ram until i saw the P.S. Could be a program that has a massive memory leak?

Is it a %50 even right after startup? I mean not during startup because thats expect because its loading everything. I would turn on the machine or restart and let it boot, after about 3-5 minutes after everything has loaded check it there. What processor is in there? speed? I mean if your running a 700 mhz p3 even with 3gb it will be slow, I am assuming its not that slow but still curious. More details on your system.

[Pinga]

Right click on the taskbar, choose Task Manager.

Select the Processes tab and click on CPU twice to sort by usage.

What process(es) are using the CPU?

Search the web for the offending process name(s) to see what they are.

[lamchau]

All the processes added up to 5% at most.

[lamchau]

3.3ghz Intel 4 with Abit motherboard.

I thought it might be spyware also but the first program that I installed was Party [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[Pinga]

Then where do you see that is is greater than 50%

? confused ?

[lamchau]

in the Performance Tab.

[lamchau]

Thank you all who helped. It turned out to be Windows. After Windows updates, it was gone [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]