100% Cpu Usage PLEASE HELP!!!!

[Bavilo]

Hello Everyone,

Can i just start out buy saying im very fcking pissed right now.
I have build a system that has been running great for a while.
Here are the specs:
San Diego 3700
A8n-Sli Premium
2x corsair xms 1gig
7600gt
250gb hdd

Ok well, i was playing a game when suddenly the sound completly crapped out, everything sounded like a dieing cat. I restated the computer and bam! everything is lagging and was locked in 100%cpu usage. Trying to find a fix or resoultion online, but i found nothing. I RMAed EVERYTHING i hadd bought. ok the system works now, guess what, today i played a game again, the sound crapped out, and the same ****** happens again. Im getting very fcking tired of this. There is no perticular service taking up the 100% it jumps around every seconds, meaning it changes everytime every second. I really dont know what to do. Please someone help me (((((

Mike

 

[couppi]

Why rma? It's probably a software problem. What game?

 

[Bavilo]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. Well i know its not a software problem because i tried several Hdd's on the system. It's still locked on 100%. Also, i should mention that right when windows boots up and shows the windows logo, it starts to lag right there.

Mike

 

[effee]

have you tried formatting?

 

[Bavilo]

Heya,

Yes i tried formatting, using a completly new hdd, i still get the same results. I suspect that the sound card i have been using could have fried something? Maybe the motherboad just cant handle it anymore. So yea, im probably going to rma the motherboard. Any good motherboards suggested? The A8N32-Sli Maybe?

Mike

 

[Kromis]

Do you have a local Fry's near you? (When I say local, I mean like a couple of miles)

If so, "borrow" a motherboard, test it out, then return it. See if it fixes your problem.

Also, what game are you playing?

 

[Avalon]

Double check windows process/task manager and watch your processes for a little while. If your CPU is really hitting 100% usage, it will show what it is.

 

[henryay]

What is the temperature of the CPU? I know if the CPU is too hot, the computer will slow the processor down to try to cool the CPU down. This would show 100% cpu usuage most of the time.

 

[Bavilo]

Hey,

I was playing MapleStory, a 2D mmorpg. The problem is, when the cpu is at 100%, it doesn't show just one process hogging it all, the process keeps on changing, meaning its jumping around every second. So not just one process is taking all of it. What i have noticed is that the heatpipe on the mobo gets really hot when its under 100% load. It didn't get as hot before this problem. It stayed really cool actually. Well i believe the motherboard might be the culprit. You guys think a bad soundcard could fry my board in any way? Well i already smashed the sound card and threw it away anyway

Mike

 

[Captante]

What kind of soundcard was it? Also next time around I'd consider trying different speakers as well.. I've seen amplified speakers kill a soundcard with a short personally & I bet they could kill a motherboard too.

 

[couppi]

??? if the pc boots into windows and is stable, how could it be a hardware problem with the motherboard? Try taking out the soundcard and see if it crashes then.

 

[bongsteen]

my soundcard using 100% of cpu whenever i ran soundfont manager for some midi work.

 

[henryay]

Go download Asus Probe from Asus's website and report back with the CPU temperature.

 

[Bavilo]

Hey,

The temperatures measure about 37 C on the cpu aswell as on the mobo. Pretty cool for whats its doing. But like i said, i dont think its a software problem in any way, becuase i tried several hdd's. The weird thing is that when i first built the system, it ran fine for several months. When i found this old yamaha sound card and plugged it in, the system died on my like it did now after about 2 or 3 weeks. The second time i built it, i plugged in the sound card right from the beginning and it died in less then 3 weeks. So i think that the sound card damaged my mobo in some way. And taking out the sound card wont help either. Should i just get a different mobo and see if that works?

Mike

 

[betasub]

If you are installing the same software/drivers on to the different harddrives, then all you are doing is ruling out any individual HDD as a hardware problem. Still could be a software/driver problem.

 

[Kromis]

Originally posted by: Bavilo
Hey,

The temperatures measure about 37 C on the cpu aswell as on the mobo. Pretty cool for whats its doing. But like i said, i dont think its a software problem in any way, becuase i tried several hdd's. The weird thing is that when i first built the system, it ran fine for several months. When i found this old yamaha sound card and plugged it in, the system died on my like it did now after about 2 or 3 weeks. The second time i built it, i plugged in the sound card right from the beginning and it died in less then 3 weeks. So i think that the sound card damaged my mobo in some way. And taking out the sound card wont help either. Should i just get a different mobo and see if that works?

Mike

Oh crap, I didn't realize you had an A8N-Premium...

Well, I guess you could try to switch mobos...

 

[Bavilo]

Well i don't know for sure what the actual cause is, but my best bet is to jus replace the mobo and see if the problem goes away.

 

[Bavilo]

Hey Guys,

I finally got around to trying out another mobo, and guess what? The system works again. So i never had viruses, spyware, software issues. It was all the mobo. So i guess the sound card did fry the mobo?

Mike