CS is very harsh on my computer

r4ndomz · **Author**

i get 60% cpu usage in cs, while playing on the well known igz server.
i get 50 fps. any reasons why? i just reinstalled windows 7 and im pretty sure my pc can handle cs...

nvidia geforce 9800 gt video card
4 gigs ram, duel core processor

whats with cs? why does it use so much?

edit: i get 60% cpu usage while not in a game also, just sitting in the menu
wtf??

krazyk · *Last edited by krazyk; 10-14-2011 at 18:37.*

Do you have background programs running with Steam? And have you tried using something like GameBooster? I searched on a forum and someone had the same problem but people said it does that for everyone almost. I've also heard vsync can make games use more cpu but im not 100% positive.

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Originally Posted by google

Hi!

1. Using Steam:
Please check out

http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=1076392

and

http://hardware.gotfrag.com/portal/f...thread/204595/

2. It could be your network card driver ... try changing it!

3. Disable Microsoft Update and use Windows Update instead

Hope this helps!

r4ndomz · *Last edited by r4ndomz; 10-15-2011 at 08:08.*

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Originally Posted by krazyk

Do you have background programs running with Steam? And have you tried using something like GameBooster? I searched on a forum and someone had the same problem but people said it does that for everyone almost. I've also heard vsync can make games use more cpu but im not 100% positive.

I havnt installed any antivirus yet, the only thing running is ventrillo and winamp along with steam.

game booster didnt really make any difference for me, but ill try it again

edit: first link is dead

krazyk · 10-15-2011 , 13:51 Re: CS is very harsh on my computer

Hmm im not too sure maybe its a virus slowing your PC down, i dont think its your PC since I have a shitty Dell Dimension and my CS runs alright, try Avast or Avg, they are free anti-virus software.

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Originally Posted by google searching

i may be wrong but im pretty sure that if you not running any backround programs your cpu will use all it can for your primary program (ie counterstrike or any other game you play)

I have found that some games will use 100% other games won't. It likely has everything to do with how the game is designed. If it is designed to spit out as many frames as possible then yeah its gonna take all the CPU. But it its not maybe its not. I play N64 emulation sometimes and those games use very little CPU (15 - 40%) on my gaming rig. Why? They are frame locked at 50 or 60 fps.

Maybe try reintstalling steam and see if it fixes it.