computer suddently lags HARD

its not the ram issue (yellow lines)
i notice my music lags and stuff when the processor (green line) spikes

nothing to do with my resources ( if thats the yellow line)

also checked processes, everything looks fine
 
I can see that the RAM use is not high or spiking/sticking and is not an issue. I would still like to know what processes are using up all that CPU power. It is obvious that something is. Please sort the processes tab by CPU usage and report the top few listings. Make sure you have "show processes from all users" enabled.

Also, what kind of machine do you have here? I can see that it is a Toshiba laptop. Can you tell us the model?
 
Yeah, that could be part of the problem. That is why I would like to know which processes in particular are running/using CPU cycles.

Keep in mind that this information is not from right after boot. 70 processes can be high, but it isn't uncommon. A good clean-out and optimization would not hurt at all though. Great suggestion.
 
Eh, I've got between 50 and 60 processes running right now on one workstation. They are all accounted for and useful.

Not to mention one of my systems that routinely chugs through roughly 200+ threads...but that is a special case. And yes, it isn't Windows.
 
Bodaggit23 said:
70 running processes is completely ridiculous for XP,
or any OS for that matter.
Click to expand...

Actually, incorrect I probably have 80 processes running on my Linux/Unix and OS X boxes but they are sleeping, and only activated when needed. Things like sshd, vncd, nfsd, and so forth sit there idle, running but not taking up any resources, then init.d or launchd awakens them when needed.

Open up a linux terminal and type ps -A and see what you get.

I guess I should clarify though, those are system daemons not processes, and they work in a different manner than Windows. I was just commenting on the "Any OS" comment.
 
I guess I should have stated for Windows OS's. lol

If you have the hardware, I guess it doesn't matter
how many you have running.

How many of those oodles of processes do you actually
need to boot the pc?

If so, why let them run? They take up resources, so I get
them down to as little as possible. They'll start when I tell
them to start.

I've never seen an XP box with that many processes running.
I apologize if I was a bit stunned.
 
process list
processeslog.jpg

processeslog2.jpg
 
this doesnt make sense guys....
i can run my 70 processes without any problems

it only lags after utorrent has been launched or closed
regardless of # of processes
 
xsphera said:
i can run my 70 processes without any problems
Click to expand...
But why would you want to?

I'd click on "User Name" until it sorts my username from the top, and start Googling to see what I can disable using msconfig.

If there was no problem, you wouldn't be posting here right?

"BatteryLife.exe"? Aren't you on a desktop?...
 
xsphera said:
this doesnt make sense guys....
i can run my 70 processes without any problems

it only lags after utorrent has been launched or closed
regardless of # of processes
Click to expand...

Please sort the process list by CPU usage. You can do this by clicking on the CPU column. Which processes are the top users?

How long after you close uTorrent does the CPU show so much activity?
 
its after i utorrent has been running or has been ended.

the lag starts when i open a window or any process that requires processing.

processes are the same althroughout. ie, its 40k before utorrent (also before lag), also 40k during utorrent (during lag)

update: lag is considerably less after utorrent has ended. However, it lags alot while utorrent is downloading at a good speed
 
That your computer is stressed during a large torrent download session does not seem unusual.

Were you ever able to sort your processes by the most CPU used?
 
xsphera said:
its after i utorrent has been running or has been ended.

the lag starts when i open a window or any process that requires processing.

processes are the same althroughout. ie, its 40k before utorrent (also before lag), also 40k during utorrent (during lag)

update: lag is considerably less after utorrent has ended. However, it lags alot while utorrent is downloading at a good speed
Click to expand...

OK

uTorrent is a P2P networking client that uses torrents to do file transfers. Every torrent you have loaded in your client and are seeding are potential unicast connections, which take up CPU cycles. Furthermore, anything actually uploading/downloading will take up both bandwidth and disk I/O since it will be reading/writing from the HD.

A few things you can do to speed up your PC are these:

1) Seed/Download all torrents onto a separate HD all together. This will take the disk I/O off your main HD which contains your OS and applications.

2) When surfing or gaming on line quit or turn off the torrent client, it will eat your bandwidth.

3) Limit your seeding/leeching to only a few torrents at a time.
 
I think the issue is that he thinks he's closing the client, but even after
I'll bet there's still a process(s) that's seeding.

I would end the process, not just the client maybe.
 
yep, i do end the process too

this is a really strange problem.. i never had this issue with utorrent in the past (ie, before my last reformate)
 
Well, as it has been said before, there is probably something still running after you quit. It could just be disk clean up for a while too. Were you ever able to sort and monitor the process(es) that is(are) using all those CPU cycles?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top