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Dramatic rise in CPU usage when I browse Boards.ie

  • 15-03-2012 9:26am
    #1
    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭


    Lately when I am browsing Boards my CPU usage rises to around 90% and computer runs very slow, it only happens on this site and as soon as I close the window or run task manager to see what might be running it goes back to normal.
    Any ideas? Thanks.


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  • #2
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    What browser are you using? Do you have other tabs open at the same time? Did you try to clear cache/history and try again?


  • #3
    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Cú Giobach


    chin_grin wrote: »
    What browser are you using? Do you have other tabs open at the same time? Did you try to clear cache/history and try again?
    Using Chrome, it happens intermittently irrespective of whether I have one tab or a few open.
    I clear cache/history regularly, makes no difference, I could clear everything with chrome's "clear browsing data" and go into internet options and delete everything there, It still happens.
    I also ran a disk clean up and got rid of everything I could.
    The odd thing is, it is definitely only when I browse boards, even with only one tab open.
    I've done a full scan with AVG, comes up clean.


  • #4
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    Using Chrome, it happens intermittently irrespective of whether I have one tab or a few open.
    I clear cache/history regularly, makes no difference, I could clear everything with chrome's "clear browsing data" and go into internet options and delete everything there, It still happens.
    I also ran a disk clean up and got rid of everything I could.
    The odd thing is, it is definitely only when I browse boards, even with only one tab open.
    I've done a full scan with AVG, comes up clean.

    Do you have any adblock extensions installed? Could be the flash advertisements. (The only thing I can think of).


  • #5
    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Cú Giobach


    chin_grin wrote: »
    Do you have any adblock extensions installed? Could be the flash advertisements. (The only thing I can think of).
    The only extension I have is DivX plus web player.
    Thanks anyway.


  • #6
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    The only extension I have is DivX plus web player.
    Thanks anyway.

    Try using adblock or reinstalling\disabling flash.

    In the address type about:\\plugins. If there are two versions of flash you may need to disable one.


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  • #7
    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Cú Giobach


    chin_grin wrote: »
    Try using adblock or reinstalling\disabling flash.

    In the address type about:\\plugins. If there are two versions of flash you may need to disable one.
    Thanks, I'll mess around with them and see what happens.


  • #8
    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Cú Giobach


    Just to update this.
    There were two versions of flash running, I disabled one and all has been grand since.
    Thanks chin_grin.


  • #9
    _AVALANCHE_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭_AVALANCHE_


    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    The only extension I have is DivX plus web player.
    Thanks anyway.
    Did you have to agree to an EULA to use that?


  • #10
    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Cú Giobach


    _AVALANCHE_ wrote: »
    Did you have to agree to an EULA to use that?
    I guess so, though as usual I wouldn't have read it, why?


  • #11
    _AVALANCHE_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭_AVALANCHE_


    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    I guess so, though as usual I wouldn't have read it, why?
    I read them (God help me) and that program was not good, I didn't like the whole section on what info they gather, who they share it with or where they save it at all. Only read it a couple of months back, I'd say it's the same.

    Generally if it takes longer than 5 mins to read, you'll get a better free alternative....I find anyway.





    Paranoid _AVALANCHE_


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  • #12
    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Cú Giobach


    _AVALANCHE_ wrote: »
    I read them (God help me) and that program was not good, I didn't like the whole section on what info they gather, who they share it with or where they save it at all. Only read it a couple of months back, I'd say it's the same.

    Generally if it takes longer than 5 mins to read, you'll get a better free alternative....I find anyway.

    Paranoid _AVALANCHE_
    Hmmm, interesting.... Thanks for that.


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