High CPU usage all the time

[usbp86]

But yes, this mainly happens when I play games and this is a fairly new issue that I’ve run into.

[Bruce]

apart from doing a complete fresh instal of Windows, I’m out of ideas on this one.
let’s see if anyone else wants to chime in…

@Bastet @PeterOz @Evan Omo @phillpower2

[PeterOz]

Sorry - not a gamer myself.
I notice you are not installing the updates from windows, Any reason why you have updates Off.
have you always had this power settings from the start?
Power Profile
Active power scheme:
Bitsum Highest Performance

Do you have system restore on? Click On Me
Can you restore to a date before the game crash

[Bastet]

The April cumulative update has caused many problems including gaming with low framerate a crashes. Your problem may be relegated to that.
Do you have KB5001330 installed? If so please uninstall it & restart the PC.

[usbp86]

Hey guys,
I ended up resseting my PC and windows to factory settings and wiping it clean (at least it looks that way). My i9 came in today so I will be swapping my i5 for the new i9. I will let you guys know if i’m still having issues after changing the CPU and reinstalling my games and apps.

[usbp86]

The Bitsum Highest Performance was a cpu enhancer software that i found off a tech video on youtube in hopes of fixing my cpu usage levels. And to answer Bastet’s question, I wiped my PC so I can’t check but I will look later when i install my new cpu!

[Bruce]

your i5 processor is 9th gen, is that not a socket 1151 and the new i9, is that a socket 1200?

[usbp86]

No, both are LGA 1151 sockets! I installed the new CPU last night and wiped everything from my PC and everything seems to be running perfectly!

[Bruce]

cool, good outcome.