General J August 29, 2008 Share General J Member August 29, 2008 So, I just got the asus g50v-a1, and I am having issues. CPU usage is showing anywhere from about 75% - 100% all the time. Is it normal for the OS to be running the processor that hard constantly. It is doing this even without extra programs running. I have turned all services off, other than the Windows ones. I have set the power mode to high performance, and I have turned all the visual effects off (setting for performance) and boosted the virtual memory (which I would think it wouldn't need with 4 gig's RAM at it's disposal?) Anyone experience any similar problems or know anything about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo August 29, 2008 Share Cujo Member August 29, 2008 usually there will be a process using that cpu. check your taskmanager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General J August 29, 2008 Author Share General J Member August 29, 2008 I have. But I forgot to mention that huh? System is always above 50, and usually well over 60-70. System Idle Process is next at around 20 or so. I knew Vista was supposed to be a resource hog, but this is ridiculous! I figured with the specs this thing had, I would handle vista just fine, and be able to at least multitask between 2 windows. I can barely open 2 instances of firefox! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveForPriscillaChan August 29, 2008 Share LoveForPriscillaChan Member August 29, 2008 is your system actually sluggish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler August 29, 2008 Share boiler Member August 29, 2008 I have. But I forgot to mention that huh? System is always above 50, and usually well over 60-70. System Idle Process is next at around 20 or so. I knew Vista was supposed to be a resource hog, but this is ridiculous! I figured with the specs this thing had, I would handle vista just fine, and be able to at least multitask between 2 windows. I can barely open 2 instances of firefox! Your system is MUCH faster than my laptop running Vista, and I'm experiencing none of those issues. There has to be something running somewhere that is causing it to be sluggish. I have a slower processor and half the ram you do and everything runs fast and smooth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX August 29, 2008 Share NOFX Member August 29, 2008 (edited) have you formatted? Are you running with the stock system that came preinstalled with the laptop? It's definitely hardware, but if you want to make sure, get yourself a ubuntu live cd. Boot her up and watch the CPU sit at 0%. I have no advice for vista other than I stay away from it like the plague. I'd boot off my trusty ole dos disk and do a format c: \s Edited August 29, 2008 by KNOWFX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Slaughterâ„¢-TopBrass August 29, 2008 Share Sgt. Slaughterâ„¢-TopBrass Member August 29, 2008 I've been running Vista for more than a year now and I have never had this issue. Is the hard drive being used as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz.e.rus August 29, 2008 Share Laz.e.rus Member August 29, 2008 Just to be sure ( not sure which of these apply anymore anyway).... You have installed Mobo drivers, cpu drivers, hotfixes and updates for same, ran a RAM test, etc etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General J August 31, 2008 Author Share General J Member August 31, 2008 This is the strangest thing. I knew that when I built my new desktop, a few years back, that it took a while to settle as far as reliability. I got the laptop, and not even an hour after my first post, it settled down. CPU load just totally dropped off. Nothing was running sluggish anymore. I knew it shouldn't have been, but I didn't understand why it was. Everything is great now. CPU usage is only up while a demanding application is open. System is using almost no CPU. Strangest thing. I was just about to be seriously ticked off with Windows Vista when it leveled off. Running all high graphics in Windows now, and no load at all. Everything runs perfectly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage August 31, 2008 Share ZeroDamage Member August 31, 2008 It was probably Vista indexing your hard drive for the new search that it sports. That is all it probably was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz.e.rus August 31, 2008 Share Laz.e.rus Member August 31, 2008 yeah, that index got me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General J September 1, 2008 Author Share General J Member September 1, 2008 I actually thought about that this morning. In my search to end the high cpu usage, I actually ran across something suggesting that it be turned off. What exactly does it do? Is it just for search functions, or does it help with load times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire September 2, 2008 Share Squire Member September 2, 2008 It could also be a program that Asus has bundled with their motherboard. Its called aacenter.exe I read about it today when i was doing some research. I had a P5Q motherboard and just dumped it for a foxconn. I still had some of the asus stuff on my computer. I read that the aacenter.exe will chew up resources. To disable it goto your task scheduler and you can disable it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruff_Ryder September 8, 2008 Share Ruff_Ryder Member September 8, 2008 I have Vista and my CPU usage cruises between 0-3% You have something running in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThruX September 9, 2008 Share ThruX Member September 9, 2008 I just purchased the same comp. Mine hovers around 3% then jumps to 33% while running internet and music. While in game with the direct console at medium and game graphics on high it runs at 53-58%. I installed vista home. If you find anything out keep me posted I need the help. I will see if I can do some research as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz.e.rus September 10, 2008 Share Laz.e.rus Member September 10, 2008 This is the strangest thing. I knew that when I built my new desktop, a few years back, that it took a while to settle as far as reliability. I got the laptop, and not even an hour after my first post, it settled down. CPU load just totally dropped off. Nothing was running sluggish anymore. I knew it shouldn't have been, but I didn't understand why it was. Everything is great now. CPU usage is only up while a demanding application is open. System is using almost no CPU. Strangest thing. I was just about to be seriously ticked off with Windows Vista when it leveled off. Running all high graphics in Windows now, and no load at all. Everything runs perfectly well. ^^ His issue is fixed I just purchased the same comp. Mine hovers around 3% then jumps to 33% while running internet and music. While in game with the direct console at medium and game graphics on high it runs at 53-58%. I installed vista home. If you find anything out keep me posted I need the help. I will see if I can do some research as well. ^^ 53% CPU while IN game? Sounds pretty good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL September 24, 2008 Share dwEEziL Member September 24, 2008 General J's issue was either the initial indexing (as ZD pointed out...only issue I have with this is that it's supposed to do it only when the system is idle) or during that first hour time, Automatic Update downloaded some patches and resolved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LaW]Maverick September 24, 2008 Share [LaW]Maverick Member September 24, 2008 It was probably Vista indexing your hard drive for the new search that it sports. That is all it probably was. This is what I'd have said once I saw the post....SWEET laptop, by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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