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Need Tech Help about PC's CPU - Vanity

Posted on 08/13/2018 6:36:01 AM PDT by savedbygrace

My PC has been running slowly at times during the past several months. Some time ago, I thought I had done enough troubleshooting to conclude I needed more RAM, so I added 4GB and now have 8GB.

However, the slowness continues. Now I see that when I am loading a new web page in my browser, or a web page update with new content, the CPU usage goes up to 70-90%, and that is when it slows for a while.

I have tried using Waterfox (64-bit version of Firefox) and Edge with the same symptoms and results, so it isn't being caused by the browser.

RAM is nowhere near 100% in use when the slowness happens, or at anytime.

I have a Lenova All-in-One PC that has an Intel Pentium G2030 dual core 3.00GHz processor. The 1TB hard drive has 800GB free space.

Why would the CPU use increase to upwards of 90% at times? Is that normal, or could it be an indication that the PC or the CPU has a problem?

Or is there a setting or two somewhere that would help with this issue?


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: cpu; tech; windows
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To: savedbygrace

see what programs are running all the time — there may be many programs/services running in the background that you rarely use (change them from ‘automatic’ startup to ‘manual’)

if you can turn off animations/autoplay in the browser and try to use the older (simpler) interfaces on various websites

use ad blocking features - definitely ... the load keeps getting bigger as they cram more complex crap on the pages


61 posted on 08/13/2018 3:27:29 PM PDT by elbook
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To: TheZMan

TY. I’ll see if I can do that later.


62 posted on 08/13/2018 4:07:10 PM PDT by savedbygrace
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To: Pontiac

Would Brave be considered Chrome? I ask because I got an email from Twitter saying there was a login using Chrome. I don’t use Chrome, but I did log in to Twitter using Brave.


63 posted on 08/15/2018 6:18:52 AM PDT by savedbygrace
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To: savedbygrace

I don’t think so.

I haven’t logged on to Twitter since I have been using Brave so I can’t say for sure.

But I do know that Brave is not part of Chrome and not owned by Google.


64 posted on 08/15/2018 6:41:09 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: savedbygrace

bkmk


65 posted on 08/15/2018 6:46:08 AM PDT by novemberslady
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To: fireman15

yes windows10 forcing those background updates kills my speed every single time


66 posted on 08/15/2018 6:52:45 AM PDT by novemberslady
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To: Pontiac

TY


67 posted on 08/15/2018 7:48:18 AM PDT by savedbygrace
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To: Pontiac

And so I changed my Twitter password. Just to be safe.


68 posted on 08/15/2018 10:24:27 AM PDT by savedbygrace
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To: savedbygrace

Have you tried overclocking the cpu?


69 posted on 08/15/2018 10:33:47 AM PDT by CJ Wolf (Free wwg1wga! Woe is media...)
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To: savedbygrace

always a good idea


70 posted on 08/15/2018 10:37:01 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: savedbygrace
You might want to check to see if you have a faulty RAM. It could even be not seated properly.

It could be the hard drive failing or it could be something that happened to me.

My tower was running at a glacial pace. I took it in. They checked it out and it ran fine. I brought it home. The ice age returned. Took it back. They showed it to me and it was running great. Took it back home. Mammoths began to die.

I had a stupid idea. What if it were the power strip? Changed the power strip. The tower ran great.

So try plugging it in somewhere else with a different power strip. It can't hurt.

71 posted on 08/15/2018 10:52:35 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Wow, that is amazing. TY.


72 posted on 08/15/2018 12:56:04 PM PDT by savedbygrace
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