Athlon 2.4 running slow ??

ajpepe72 · 11-07-2004, 08:47 PM

I have just built a pc using pcchips M811 FSB266 with Athlon 2.4 chip. the system boots up fine and loads windows xp fine but after about 5 minutes if i press cntr, alt, delete it says cpu usage is 100% even though there are no programmes running and it just stays at 100% then. any ideas ? If i go to task manager and click processes one of the items says svchost.exe/system and the figure "70" under the CPU heading, then lower down another which says system / system and says "30" under the CPU heading. any ideas as i havnt a clue.

Jimbob1989 · 11-10-2004, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ajpepe72

I have just built a pc using pcchips M811 FSB266 with Athlon 2.4 chip. the system boots up fine and loads windows xp fine but after about 5 minutes if i press cntr, alt, delete it says cpu usage is 100% even though there are no programmes running and it just stays at 100% then. any ideas ? If i go to task manager and click processes one of the items says svchost.exe/system and the figure "70" under the CPU heading, then lower down another which says system / system and says "30" under the CPU heading. any ideas as i havnt a clue.

There is a virus which can do this.

Jimbob

**Praetor** · 11-11-2004, 12:35 PM

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with Athlon 2.4 chip

So you've got a FX53/Athlon-4000 in there?

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if I press cntr, alt, delete it says cpu usage is 100% even though there are no programmes running and it just stays at 100% then. any ideas ?

Definitely seems like its not a hardware issue for ya

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If I go to task manager and click processes one of the items says svchost.exe/system and the figure "70" under the CPU heading, then lower down another which says system / system and says "30" under the CPU heading. any ideas as I havnt a clue

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1. I assume you've done the preliminary virus/spyware checks
2. Have a run through of what services and crap you've got running (Start -->Run-->services.msc)

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There is a virus which can do this.

Theres tons 'o virii that can do that

Jimbob1989 · 11-12-2004, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Praetor

Theres tons 'o virii that can do that

There is also a reasonably new virus which does this

**Praetor** · 11-13-2004, 09:23 PM

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There is also a reasonably new virus which does this

Would be helpful if you named it

kappa4184 · 11-15-2004, 09:43 PM

Yeah, I doubt that it is your CPU because I have the same problem right now and I have a 3.0 P4 running at normal temps.

Praetor: What Should I be looking for in the services screen?

**Praetor** · 11-17-2004, 01:30 AM

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because I have the same problem right now and I have a 3.0 P4 running at normal temps

A bit hard to do a cross comparison like that

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Praetor: What Should I be looking for in the services screen?

Stuff that shouldnt be starting up

(there are descriptions for all the services)

11-07-2004, 08:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
ajpepe72 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1	Athlon 2.4 running slow ?? I have just built a pc using pcchips M811 FSB266 with Athlon 2.4 chip. the system boots up fine and loads windows xp fine but after about 5 minutes if i press cntr, alt, delete it says cpu usage is 100% even though there are no programmes running and it just stays at 100% then. any ideas ? If i go to task manager and click processes one of the items says svchost.exe/system and the figure "70" under the CPU heading, then lower down another which says system / system and says "30" under the CPU heading. any ideas as i havnt a clue. Last edited by ajpepe72; 11-09-2004 at 02:55 PM.

11-15-2004, 09:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
kappa4184 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Beaverton, Or Age: 24 Posts: 20	Yeah, I doubt that it is your CPU because I have the same problem right now and I have a 3.0 P4 running at normal temps. Praetor: What Should I be looking for in the services screen? Last edited by kappa4184; 11-15-2004 at 09:46 PM.

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