CPU running at 100%?

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p8ntballsnyper

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The other day I was playing Guild Wars on my new Machine that I built and I realized that my CPU was running at 100%. Is this good or does it not have any affect. I have an AMD 3500+. The other specs are in the Sig.:confused:
 
how did he realise that his cpu was being used 100% if he cant access taskman?

@p8ntballsnyper
It not unusual for you machine to use 100% of its cpu when gaming, i would only worry if it stayed at 100% while your doing nothing :)
 
It was Guild wars that was using all my cpu I just had never seen a cpu run at 100% but I haven't checked it when I was gaming. when I'm not doing anything it is like between 0-3% usually. So it running at 100% is fine when gaming?
 
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anyway, ill add my 2 cents on this subject...
i wouldnt really worry about the cpu usage directly, i mean it is a bitch having that much proccing power and noing ur not gettting the full potential out of it. However, look at ur temps first. See if ur gonna burn out ur cpu so u can really start worrying. TO solve the problem, run the adware remover and spybot and go through closeing some start up proccesses via start > run > msconfig > startup. then uncheck things u dont need. look through ur proccess on the taskmanager and see if ur running an insane amount. I no im not really explaining much here but im in school and dont have a lot of time to be typing random stuff so just ask the guys here about any questions u got...
 
mine doesnt seem to run at a hundred percent when i am gaming even bf, ut and fear is that normal? is it because it is a laptop or something
 
I think it has to do with AMD and intel doesnt it. I know amd is better for games is it because it runs the cpu to its highest potential rather than just run for speed, like intel does?
 
yea im stuck in the dark ages with a sempron 2300+. Running pretty much any game takes it to 100%, even Bf1942. Whats weird is running BF 1942 takes it to 100% and runs fine, but when i run WOW it takes my processor to 100% but also runs fine. I guess the 100% is not the processors full potiential mark. Who knows?
 
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