CPU 100% PROBLEM
can anyone please help me get rid of this 90%-96% CPU usage with spikes to 100 % and lag the whole game issue? its so annoying specs: WIN 7 64bit Msi gtx 970 intel i5 3570k 16gb ram thanks in...
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i did dude its * unbelieveable
why make any game this cpu heavy is beyond me
This is what I posted in another thread that turned up an issue with a background process....and why I wanted you to run process explorer and watch the real numbers for CPU by DA:I and other processes.
The CPU at 98-100% is what I am a bit concerned about. and it MAY be related to the 20-30% when Idle. The game needs between 60-90% of your CPU to run smoothly, and thus if you have anything taking up from 10-30% CPU power, then the game will lag, run slow and basically be unplayable. So you should have a list of Process on the left of Process explorer, then CPU in next column, then Private bytes, working set, PID, Description and finally Company name.
What you are looking for is anything that is using CPU when running DAI...so click on CPU so it lists programs/processes by descending CPU use..
So if you are running DAI it should basically look like this...
Dragon Age Inquisition... 80.99 whatever memory whatever memory etc etc Bioware/EA
System Idle.... 15.00 0k 0k 0 blank blank------------system idle is just what isn't being used
and on down the list....
The problem will show up if you see something like
System(or really anything other than system Idle) 15.00 etc etc etc
Which would mean you have something with Windows or related components using 15% of your CPU when you are trying to play DAI... If you are getting 2-5% you will probably be ok, but you don't want to see one topping 10% by any means when trying to play...
I have read somewhere that Intel has a page filing process used with SSds that has a habit of doing this...is supposed to be used when drives are used in RAID if I am remembering correctly, and thus can be disabled to free up processor power...can't find the thread on here that mentions the process and how to disable it.
So if you ignore this advice another time, then I will leave you alone because you obviously don't want my help, and I am wasting both our times.
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mcsupersport sorry for the slow answer , i used the software you suggested (great software)
and it was like this
Dragon Age Inquisition taking up to 65~90%
with system idle 10~15%
is that normal? , rest were 0.1
Well, now that is quite curious....Your issue is 100% cpu and lag, yet what you are posting here doesn't show up that issue. Game taking 60-90% is normal, and shouldn't cause an issue lagging there....
So it sounds like homework time again for you...If you have dual monitors it will make the next step easier...
Play the game and keep Process Explorer running and get the game to start lagging and stuttering, then look at Process Explorer and see how much use DAI has, and if there is another process running.
System Idle is just a phantom catagory basically saying how much free power your CPU has, it isn't anything to worry about.
System would be an issue...
Or like I posted before, anything taking 5% or more when trying to play can be an issue.
Because simple logic dictates if the game is using only 60-90% of your cpu, then it isn't the sole cause of your cpu maxing out, so you now need to find what is maxing it..
So put Process explorer up, click on the cpu tab, so it lists your usage from greatest to least, make sure you have the slider all the way to the top and get it to act up and lets see what is causing your issue...
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i will check next time i play
but again its those spikes to 100% who bothers me
its not constant 100 at all times
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