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Vin Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:11pm

STEAM uses 25% of my CPU

Hi guys,

I have a fairly good rig (I5 3.5ghz, GTX 770, 8goram) and I run every games pretty well. The issue is that I have to turn off steam because for some reason it uses 25% of the CPU when it's on and causes a huge drop in performences. Obviously it's not an issue when I play non steam games but games like CS, or TF2 require steam to be on at all times and I'am getting bad frames in thoses games (even if they're old).

What is steam doing in the background ? Why does it use the CPU ? I really can't figure it out and it's very annoying.

Thanks.

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SilentSword Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:24pm

Originally posted by Vni:
Hi guys,

I have a fairly good rig (I5 3.5ghz, GTX 770, 8goram) and I run every games pretty well. The issue is that I have to turn off steam because for some reason it uses 25% of the CPU when it's on and causes a huge drop in performences. Obviously it's not an issue when I play non steam games but games like CS, or TF2 require steam to be on at all times and I'am getting bad frames in thoses games (even if they're old).

What is steam doing in the background ? Why does it use the CPU ? I really can't figure it out and it's very annoying.

Thanks.

You shouldn't be getting low fps just from 25% of your cpu being utilized...

Cathulhu Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:26pm

Steam shouldn't utilize a full core anyway, nonetheless permanently.

SilentSword Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:27pm

Originally posted by Cathulhu:
Steam shouldn't utilize a full core anyway, nonetheless permanently.

That's true, unless it's downloading something or doing some updates in the backround

Vin Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:28pm

Originally posted by Gaben's Army:
Originally posted by Vni:
Hi guys,

I have a fairly good rig (I5 3.5ghz, GTX 770, 8goram) and I run every games pretty well. The issue is that I have to turn off steam because for some reason it uses 25% of the CPU when it's on and causes a huge drop in performences. Obviously it's not an issue when I play non steam games but games like CS, or TF2 require steam to be on at all times and I'am getting bad frames in thoses games (even if they're old).

What is steam doing in the background ? Why does it use the CPU ? I really can't figure it out and it's very annoying.

Thanks.
You shouldn't be getting low fps just from 25% of your cpu being utilized...

I agree that's wierd but when I quit steam everything runs smooth again.

Vin Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:29pm

Where can I check if i have downloads going on ? Can't find it.

SilentSword Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:30pm

Originally posted by Vni:
Where can I check if i have downloads going on ? Can't find it.

Move your cursour over library, it's in that list.

Vin Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:31pm

Originally posted by Gaben's Army:
Originally posted by Vni:
Where can I check if i have downloads going on ? Can't find it.
Move your cursour over library, it's in that list.

Thanks, my bad. I don't have any downloads going on.

SilentSword Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:32pm

You could also try turning off the in-game overlay by going into the settings > in game and turning off the enable steam community in-game option.

Vin Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:33pm

Thanks, trying that now.

Gordon Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:35pm

I have another problem, when running cs:go my harddrive temperature reaches almost 61C degrees, is it normal ?

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SilentSword Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:36pm

Originally posted by Butters:
I have another problem, when running cs:go my harddrive temperature reaches almost 61C degrees, is it normal ?

Probably, cs go uses an ancient engine.

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Vin Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:37pm

btw I have two steamwebhelper.exe running is that normal ?

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Cathulhu Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:38pm

A harddrive should never get this hot, under no circumstances. This indicates your PC has a cooling/airflow problem.
Yes, multiple instances of steamwebhelper.exe are normal.

Last edited by Cathulhu; Feb 24, 2015 @ 3:38pm

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