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wildanielcortes

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My CPU issue has been higher than its supposed to be. When I add up the processes, its shows that the CPU usage is supposed to be lower. I know task manager is supposed to round but the CPU usage is higher by 20 - 40%. I have even looked in Process Explorer and its basically the same as the task manager shows. I've run malware bytes but nothing pops up I have also disabled superfetch. This issue is really affecting how well I perform in video games because the fps fluctuates from 200 to 50 constantly. But as soon as I booted my pc in safe mode with networking the issue was fixed (at least in safe mode). Can someone help me find the issue?

Side note (im not sure if this affects anything) im running Windows 10.

To give yall a better idea on what I am talking about I have a screenshot of my cpu usuage https://gyazo.com/f35f732592f8bde66756746abc441124
 
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In Task Manager go to the Startup tab. That will list all of the applications running in the background. These applications tend to accumulate over time. The use a lot of system resources.

I would recommend scanning the list for those with medium or high impact on startup. The highlight them and use the disable button at the bottom of the page (not system or necessary applications). Then do the same for other applications that you don't use every few days. This doesn't delete the application, it just prevents them from running constantly.
 
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For more improvement, I would recommend checking the virtual memory.

Search Windows for "Performance", then select Adjust Windows Appearance and Performance". Then select the Advanced tab, and Change Virtual Memory. Then select Custom and the system drive. I recommend setting the minimum to 10,000 MB and Maximum to 15,000 MB. This uses a small amount of your drive as temporary memory. You can do the same for other drives.
 
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wildanielcortes

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I've tried this and your other solution and the issue still arises. Do you have any other solutions?
 
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You mentioned that your FPS were constantly fluctuating. That is true, and it is completely normal. The FPS fluctuates with the complexity of the display. The complexity of the display places a varying demand upon the GPU.


But that is different from the CPU % and Memory % in Task Manager. A more or less constant high CPU % (during Gaming) is an indication of a bottle-necked processor. The same applies to continual high Memory % usage, it indicates that the amount of RAM probably needs to be increased.
 
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wildanielcortes

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Since your saying that my CPU is most likely bottlenecked what do I do? Should I also buy more ram?

 
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What is the component list? My point was based on your post only.

But the things that you can do for a bottle-necked processor are fairly limited. You can overclock the processor. You can upgrade the processor. You can reduce system congestion by reducing the running applications. You can reduce the game settings. To some extent, you can increase the RAM as a solution.

Increasing the amount of RAM is up to you (and your finances). If the Memory % usage is more than 20 % at idle or more than 50 % under load, then increasing the RAM is probably a good idea. But it also depends upon the age of the system, and how long you plan on using the PC. For instance if you plan on replacing the system in the next year or so, then it doesn't make sense to spend more money on the system.
 
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wildanielcortes

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I've had this computer for about 3-5 years and I don't plan on replacing it since I don't have the money. My components are
Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20 Ghz
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Motherboard ASrock H81M-VG4 R2.0 (CPUSocket)
Storage: 5589 GB Western Digital WDC WD6001FZWX-00A2VA0
Ram: 8.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 799MHz (11-11-11-28)
Power Supply: I dont know it but I believe its around 500-700W
 
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The I5-4460 is a 3.2 GHz / 3.4 GHz turbo processor quad core. The operating frequency is low enough that it most likely is limiting the GTX 970. The single stick of 8 GB 1600 MHz RAM pretty much speaks for itself. It is bare minimum RAM recommended.

Increasing the RAM is problematic due to the fact that it is DDR3. It can't be transferred to a new system (since newer systems use DDR4 RAM).

But that is most effective thing that you can to improve system performance. You can also still upgrade the processor.

Haswell Processors
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007671%2050001157%20600436885&IsNodeId=1&Manufactory=1157&bop=And&Order=BESTMATCH&PageSize=36


DDR3 Upgrade 16 GB (from $117)

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611%20600006050%20600052012%20601275375%20600532699%20600536667%204814%2050001459%2050008476%2050011776%20600551113&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=BESTSELLING&PageSize=96
 
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wildanielcortes

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So back to the original question. Is it possible that my cpu usage and memory is pretty bad due to the fact that its outdated?
 
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No. For example a I7-14790K based system is still a competitive gaming system. It is true that it isn't the latest greatest system. But your system as listed could stand improvement.

But it is entirely up to you whether to upgrade or not. You can keep the system as it is.
 
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wildanielcortes

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So I shouldn't worry about how much usage is being used in the task manager?
 
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