High CPU usage - No programs using CPU

Jmunk

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So, as the title suggests, I'm having a problem with my CPU usage.

When idling, my usage sits anywhere from 40-60%.
When gaming, it'll stay at 90-100% until I'm done.

Temperatures are fine when both idling and gaming.

Here are my complete specs:
http://gyazo.com/5aa7bc90a7d68fd743e6ed132c121a76

When I tried looking for the program that has been eating up my CPU usage in task manager, when sorting by CPU, the highest process was chrome at "2".

Any ideas what in the world is going on here?
 

Kitt Sue

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is it always like this or just sometimes? It's possible Windows is indexing or updating.
Otherwise I would suspect malware. I'd suggest downloading MalwareBytes and doing a complete scan (custom, pick your hard drive(s) and all the options on the left).
 

Jmunk

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It's always like this.

You might have hit it though. Ran a malware scan, removed threats, and now my load is at 4% running chrome.