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    Nvidia GPU running but CPU usage shoot up reaching 98%

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by petrading, Aug 16, 2013.

  1. petrading

    petrading Newbie

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    Recently I just updated the Nvidia driver, however I found that I can't play any games installed in my M14x R1.
    Previously I play "The Last Remnant" with the highest graphic setting and it just fine while the CPU usage just about 13%~25%.
    Now with the graphic default setting, the CPU usage running at 98% and sometimes the laptop just shut down itself.
    So, I reinstall the graphic driver which found from Dell webpage and the same thing happen.
    Is there any solution? I tried in the internet, but all seems to give the same solution of which I had tried them all.
    Please I need serious help here.......
     
    petrading, Aug 16, 2013
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  2. vicky6672

    vicky6672 Notebook Guru

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    Check in Task manager wts eating ur processor power... I ha vius problem and it used my 20-30% cpu power when idle....!!!
     
    vicky6672, Aug 17, 2013
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  3. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    yea it sounds like you have something in the background eating up all your processing power. Either that or you have the system in battery mode. ;)
     
    bigtonyman, Aug 17, 2013
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  4. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    You could try performing a clean boot.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Aug 22, 2013
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