Hello,
Mostly when I do the lightest type of task on my old PC from 2003, the CPU spikes. I move the wireless mouse around, CPU spikes. Same thing when I run a program. It decides to go and consume 45% to 65% of my CPU for a while. I know it's not the antivirus doing this even though it scans upon every action. It has to be something else. Maybe I have bad RAM. Haven't tested it yet. Maybe PSU not enough power? 400W should be enough even for my nVidia 8x AGP 7300 GT 256 MB. I don't know why it spikes. What I do know is that my CPU just spikes a lot on its own and with my actions as well even though I turned indexing service off. Right now Kaspersky is bothering the CPU. Internet Explorer 8 is a spike magnet. Google Chrome is less of that.
In any case, my CPU spikes from the lightest of tasks. Why? I don't have this happening on my other machines. What is causing this spiking behavior?
Computer specs:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Antiv+fw: Kaspersky Internet Security 2013
OS Service Pack: Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer: 8.0.6001.18702
CPU Type: AMD Athlon XP, 2000 MHz (7.5 x 267) 2400+
Motherboardname: MSI MS-6786 (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset: VIA VT8378 UniChrome KM400
PSU: 400 W
System memory: 1024 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type: Award (06/26/03)
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT (256 MB)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (ABLMQS041367)
Sound card: VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller
FDD: Floppy disk drive
HDD: Maxtor 4R060L0 (60 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
HDD: ST3500630A
HDD: WDC WD5000AAKB-00H8A0
Optical Station: _NEC DVD_RW ND-1300A (DVD+RW:4x/2.4x, DVD-RW:4x/2x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:16x/10x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
C: (FAT) 2047 MB (1221 MB free)
D: (NTFS) 20002 MB (3511 MB free)
E: (NTFS) 51552 MB (17582 MB free)
F: (NTFS) 476937 MB (21008 MB free)
H: (FAT32) 665 MB (146 MB free)
I: (NTFS) 20002 MB (15637 MB free)
J: (NTFS) 436924 MB (23760 MB free)
NIC: Hamachi Network Interface
NIC: VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
USB-device: Canon MP190 series
USB-device: Generic USB Hub
USB-device: Generic USB Hub
USB-device: USB Composite Device
USB-device: USB Printing Support
Mostly when I do the lightest type of task on my old PC from 2003, the CPU spikes. I move the wireless mouse around, CPU spikes. Same thing when I run a program. It decides to go and consume 45% to 65% of my CPU for a while. I know it's not the antivirus doing this even though it scans upon every action. It has to be something else. Maybe I have bad RAM. Haven't tested it yet. Maybe PSU not enough power? 400W should be enough even for my nVidia 8x AGP 7300 GT 256 MB. I don't know why it spikes. What I do know is that my CPU just spikes a lot on its own and with my actions as well even though I turned indexing service off. Right now Kaspersky is bothering the CPU. Internet Explorer 8 is a spike magnet. Google Chrome is less of that.
In any case, my CPU spikes from the lightest of tasks. Why? I don't have this happening on my other machines. What is causing this spiking behavior?
Computer specs:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Antiv+fw: Kaspersky Internet Security 2013
OS Service Pack: Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer: 8.0.6001.18702
CPU Type: AMD Athlon XP, 2000 MHz (7.5 x 267) 2400+
Motherboardname: MSI MS-6786 (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset: VIA VT8378 UniChrome KM400
PSU: 400 W
System memory: 1024 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type: Award (06/26/03)
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT (256 MB)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (ABLMQS041367)
Sound card: VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller
FDD: Floppy disk drive
HDD: Maxtor 4R060L0 (60 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
HDD: ST3500630A
HDD: WDC WD5000AAKB-00H8A0
Optical Station: _NEC DVD_RW ND-1300A (DVD+RW:4x/2.4x, DVD-RW:4x/2x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:16x/10x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
C: (FAT) 2047 MB (1221 MB free)
D: (NTFS) 20002 MB (3511 MB free)
E: (NTFS) 51552 MB (17582 MB free)
F: (NTFS) 476937 MB (21008 MB free)
H: (FAT32) 665 MB (146 MB free)
I: (NTFS) 20002 MB (15637 MB free)
J: (NTFS) 436924 MB (23760 MB free)
NIC: Hamachi Network Interface
NIC: VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
USB-device: Canon MP190 series
USB-device: Generic USB Hub
USB-device: Generic USB Hub
USB-device: USB Composite Device
USB-device: USB Printing Support