the only thing im working on is my cpu usuage when im doing multiple tasks. my cpu usuage goes up of course around 85 to 95 and varys of course if i try to do to many things. maybe im expecting two much out of it.its just i seem to be able to overload the cpu and i was thinking that i shouldnt be able to do that to this system. i have my os on an 80 gig sata drive. my programs on a 120gig seperate ide drive and i store my photos and docs. on a 500gig sata,,here are my system specs:::::

Property Value
Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
Product Name Dimension 4600
Serial Number 1NXQK31
Chassis Mini tower
Infrared (IR) Supported No
Machine Type AT/AT COMPATIBLE
UUID 4C4C4544-004E-5810-8051-B1C04F4B3331

Disk Space Disk C: 58 GB Available, 74 GB Total, 58 GB Free
Disk D: 243 GB Available, 244 GB Total, 243 GB Free
Disk E: 198 GB Available, 221 GB Total, 198 GB Free
Disk F: 0 MB Available, 488 MB Total, 0 MB Free
Disk G: 85 GB Available, 111 GB Total, 85 GB Free

Physical Memory 3583 MB Total, 2920 MB Free
Memory Load 18%

Virtual Memory 7517 MB Total, 6957 MB Free

PageFile Name \??\C:\pagefile.sys
PageFile Size 4092 MB
In use 90 MB
Max used 90 MB
Registry Size 3 MB (current), 119 MB (maximum)

Profile GUID {c25b1dc0-eb4e-11dc-85fa-806d6172696f}

The system clock interval 15 ms

Warning! Accuracy of DMI data cannot be guaranteed

here is my processor info as well. i dont know exactly if i can do anything big to help this processor or what or even overclock it somehow.

Property Value
Number of CPU(s) One Physical Processor / One Core / 2 Logical Processors
Vendor GenuineIntel
CPU Full Name Intel Pentium 4 HT
CPU Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.60GHz
CPU Code Name Northwood
Technology 0.13µ
Platform Name Socket 478
Type Original OEM processor
FSB Mode QDR
Platform ID 2
Microcode ID 2E
Type ID 0
CPU Clock 2593.54
System Bus Clock -1.0
System Clock 199.50
Multiplier 13.00
Original Clock 2600.00
Original Bus Clock 800.00
Original System Clock 200.00
Original Multiplier 13.00
L2 Cache Speed 2593.54 MHz
L2 Cache Speed Full
CPU Family / Model / Stepping F / 2 / 9
Brand ID 09
APIC 01
HyperThreading 2
Cache 12 KµOps L1 T-Cache, 8 KB L1 D-Cache, 512 KB L2 Cache
Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, HT, HTT, MSR
Architecture x86

Just saying your CPU goes up to 85/95% by itself is pretty meaningless. You have to look at which processes are using the CPU and then make a judgement from there.

My CPU is running at 99% nearly all the time but then I am running a Grid Computing application so it is expected, System Idle Process never gets a look in.

In case you dont know, System Idle Process will always show high percentage most of the time. It is what the CPU does when its got nothing else to do.

Stuart

well my system idle process shows 0 to 1% when the cpu is idle. i dont think we are thinking about the same thing, i dont have a problem with the cpu usage staying that way all the time. i want to be able to do all that i want to do whenever i want without bottlenecking my cpu so to speak. thanks anyway,,anybody got any ideas

Regardless, the same thing applies. You need to look at what is using the CPU.

If System Idle Process shows 0 to 1% when the computer is idle then there is something wrong. You need to look at what is using the CPU. In my case I know what is using the CPU. In your case it could be a virus,Trojan or some other malware.

Stuart

"my system idle process shows 0 to 1% when the cpu is idle"

System Idle Process should show close to 99% at idle. Scroll down the list & see what's using the CPU, or click on "CPU" at the top of the column to sort the processes. As Stuart said, it may be a virus or malware. Have you run a virus or spyware scan lately? Do you use CCleaner? Have run run MSCONFIG to examine the startup list?

im sorry, the system idle process is 99%. i have no viruses or trojans.. my thoughts are with like i said before when im doing more tasks at once and i think im bottlenecking the cpu. maybe i just need a bigger and faster cpu. ive got plenty of ram. it could be that the more stuff im trying to do at one time is more than the 2.8p4 can do. im not sure

please check my last post

hi..i was wondering if jam or anyone could keep helping me come up with something on this..this is really bothering me. thanks so much for the help.

Back up a little bit. Did this just recently become a problem? Give us an idea of tasks you're doing at the same time. BTW, it appears you have HT enabled, did you try disabling it?

over the last couple of weeks i think seems to be the time frame..i just keep noticeing it more and more. ie: i open internet explorer,,surfing the internet. and downloading music at the same time. and say i check email. some good multitasking that i in no way thought i would be able to slow my system down. isnt ht enabled a good thing..