CPU is only utilizing 3-4% power during gaming. Help please!!

[gamefreakdudes]

I've AMD 1055T X6 2.8ghz, 8GB DDR3 RAM, MSI R7770 1GB DDR5 Graphics card, Cooler Master 600W Extreme Power PSU. This is a pretty good conf. for smooth gaming at full hd resolution. I'm using Windows 8 enterprise edition which is working pretty smooth. My problem is that whenever i game, the fps varies drastically from 50-60 to only 7-8 within seconds and when i minimize the game and check in the task manager, only 3-4% power of CPU is being used and only 2GB of available 8GB is being used. I don't know what's the problem. Please help!!!

 

[topgear]

windows 8 can create issues while playing games and what games you are talking about and the PSU you have is not exactly the best one - do one thing install windows 7 and try to be sure every hardware component is ok...

 

[anirbandd]

just to backup topgear... Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 600 W Power Supply Review | Hardware Secrets

but it can deliver around 450W safely, which i am sure you are not exceeding on your config. and win8 has known issues with games. so as adviced, go for win7 x64 and see if it performs okay.

 

[gameranand]

Damn Microsoft for this OS. The whole internet with floating with Win 8 issues with gaming.

 

[topgear]

rememberer me of the days of win vista .. anyway, another suggestion is to ( if Op is using a legit copy ) try updating windows using automatic update, set windows to high performance mode, update all the drivers - disable CnQ in bios and try.

 

[doomgiver]

wait, OP is getting 50-60 fps.... whats the problem?

and as for the 3-4% utilization, buddy, you are OUT OF THE GAME. the cpu does not have to compute game anymore.

 

[topgear]

^^ nice find

the fps varies drastically from 50-60 to only 7-8 within seconds and when i minimize the game and check in the task manager, only 3-4% power of CPU is being used and only 2GB of available 8GB is being used. I don't know what's the problem. Please help!!!

I think Op is facing some gfx card driver related issue - as win 8 is new this is not unusual.

 

[rockfella]

This is what happens jumping to brand new OS and game on it. OP should be fine with 7.

 

[thetechfreak]

We cant say very accurately until you say which game. And how much of AA and other graphics settings have been selected.