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 Jul 2 2008, 03:24 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 1-July 08 Member No.: 8,395  |
Hello,
I was wondering, when you go into ctrl-alt-delete (I can't remember what it's called) and you go to processes (Win XP) you see Mem usage, and Cpu usage. Sometimes I see programs (AVG for one) using 99 CPU, is that 99%. If so, is this showing that I might need a processor upgrade to speed things up? My memory is always below 1gb total (I have 2) so I don't think upgrading my MEM would increase performance. Correct me if I'm wrong. Praise me if I'm right  Thanks, Mitch |
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Jul 3 2008, 10:53 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 336 Joined: 23-November 06 From: Pittsburgh, Pa Member No.: 2,686 |
I do believe the number in processes under cpu is the percentage of cpu that particular program is currently using. Upgrading your processor might help but the reason AVG was using 99% cpu is probably because it was currently doing a system scan or in the middle of upgrading, etc, but upgrading your cpu can never hurt as long as your motherboard supports the new cpu.
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