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timoetimoe

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My cpu usage spikes to %50 when openning anything from task manager itself to google chrome/tabs i want to know is this safe and why it does that? Also my usage on games doesn't seem to be 100% but my gpu is 100%
 
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It's regular for a cpu to spike in usage when opening programs or even task manager or doing demanding tasks. Of course the CPU is not at 100% (as it should be) while playing games (if that were the case you would have a cpu bottleneck and were due for a cpu upgrade). If in demanding games the GPU is at 99-100% it means it is not limited by the cpu in any way (the gpu usage could drop for example if you limit the fps in your game, not very demanding areas etc.).
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1| Please list your full system's specs like so:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
OS:

2| When Task Manager is opened what sort of CPU and resource usages to you see?

3| The processor jumping to 50% upon opening any app is perfectly fine. You should be worried about the temps on your CPU as well as the amount of ram being used after all your apps load at startup and after the desired apps are opened.

4| What games are we talking about and at what resolution?
 
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timoetimoe

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1| Please list your full system's specs like so:
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CPU: I7 6700 3.4GHZ
Motherboard: gigabyte h110m-s2h
Ram: 16gb crucial
SSD/HDD: 1tb and 120gb ssd
GPU: gtx 1060 6gb
PSU: evga 500w
OS: windows 10

2| When Task Manager is opened what sort of CPU and resource usages to you see?
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-About 50% and 30% usage using chrome and i don't, think i even hit 100% on games.

3| The processor jumping to 50% upon opening any app is perfectly fine. You should be worried about the temps on your CPU as well as the amount of ram being used after all your apps load at startup and after the desired apps are opened.
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-My temps can spike to 30-40c but i have a h100i v2 water cooler as wel but the temperature spikes for few seconds i think

4| What games are we talking about and at what resolution?
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-h1z1 1600x1024 and all low settings
 
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Compuser10165

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It's regular for a cpu to spike in usage when opening programs or even task manager or doing demanding tasks. Of course the CPU is not at 100% (as it should be) while playing games (if that were the case you would have a cpu bottleneck and were due for a cpu upgrade). If in demanding games the GPU is at 99-100% it means it is not limited by the cpu in any way (the gpu usage could drop for example if you limit the fps in your game, not very demanding areas etc.).
 
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Perfectly normal as Lutfij says.

Just rendering and displaying a web page places a short(older cpus would stay under a load for longer since they do not finish as fast) load on the cpu. Many other(but not all) programs will do similar(some with high or lower spikes).

Demanding programs will hold the cpu under load for longer(video editing can hold near 100% while compressing)
 
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