# CPU Usage way too high

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cpu-usage-way-too-high/93570>\
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**Created:** [November 2, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cpu-usage-way-too-high/93570 "2003-11-02T01:08:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@nobody](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nobody)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cpu-usage-way-too-high/93570/1 "2003-11-02T01:08:53Z")

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Sorry to start another thread today but I have a wierd question.

My computer usually uses less that 10% of the CPU when I’m just running a couple programs. Now it’s goin anywhere from 35% to 50% and all I have open is AIM, Kazaa, and IE… so is there anything that would all of a sudden just break my computer like that? I haven’t installed anything recently or anything. No clue what’s goin on, hoping one of you guys might.