Fan speed, high CPU usage, think it's GPU not working
So since last night (I think i was changing drivers and what not, once gave me an error and I had to force shutdown by pressing down the power key on my laptop) my CPU usage is really high whenever I watch a youtube video or something like that, and the speed of the fans gets really high, but I never had that problem before, for example, when watching a simple youtube video and nothing else besides it, the CPU usage is like this:
Image 1
And the fan speed gets really high. I was fiddling around and found that my nvidia wasn't actually being used as the primary card (or something? I'm not really a tech guy)
Image 2
However I had tried to put in the terminal "nvidia-setting" and chose to use nvidia (high performance) instead of intel graphics but didn't work... (I have driver 390 for nvidia and yes I rebooted after making the system change).
Can someone help me please? I can't do anything before the fans go crazy...
cpu gpu
asked Jan 9 at 12:23
Rafael AmorimRafael Amorim
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So since last night (I think i was changing drivers and what not, once gave me an error and I had to force shutdown by pressing down the power key on my laptop) my CPU usage is really high whenever I watch a youtube video or something like that, and the speed of the fans gets really high, but I never had that problem before, for example, when watching a simple youtube video and nothing else besides it, the CPU usage is like this:
Image 1
And the fan speed gets really high. I was fiddling around and found that my nvidia wasn't actually being used as the primary card (or something? I'm not really a tech guy)
Image 2
However I had tried to put in the terminal "nvidia-setting" and chose to use nvidia (high performance) instead of intel graphics but didn't work... (I have driver 390 for nvidia and yes I rebooted after making the system change).
Can someone help me please? I can't do anything before the fans go crazy...
cpu gpu
asked Jan 9 at 12:23
Rafael AmorimRafael Amorim
1
You van verify what graphics you are using by looking at Settings / Details.
– Jos
Jan 9 at 12:47
I did verify and indeed it is working with nvidia, however the computer still keeps pushing the fans a lot whenever I open a new Application or watch a youtube Video, I don't know why is that, and it really bothers me when I go to bed and want to watch Netflix and the fans keep on pumping distracting me. Do you happen to know why is that?
– Rafael Amorim
Jan 9 at 15:47
You could always usetoporhtopat times like these and see which process uses up your CPUs.
– Jos
Jan 9 at 16:00
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So since last night (I think i was changing drivers and what not, once gave me an error and I had to force shutdown by pressing down the power key on my laptop) my CPU usage is really high whenever I watch a youtube video or something like that, and the speed of the fans gets really high, but I never had that problem before, for example, when watching a simple youtube video and nothing else besides it, the CPU usage is like this:
Image 1
And the fan speed gets really high. I was fiddling around and found that my nvidia wasn't actually being used as the primary card (or something? I'm not really a tech guy)
Image 2
However I had tried to put in the terminal "nvidia-setting" and chose to use nvidia (high performance) instead of intel graphics but didn't work... (I have driver 390 for nvidia and yes I rebooted after making the system change).
Can someone help me please? I can't do anything before the fans go crazy...
cpu gpu
asked Jan 9 at 12:23
Rafael AmorimRafael Amorim
1
So since last night (I think i was changing drivers and what not, once gave me an error and I had to force shutdown by pressing down the power key on my laptop) my CPU usage is really high whenever I watch a youtube video or something like that, and the speed of the fans gets really high, but I never had that problem before, for example, when watching a simple youtube video and nothing else besides it, the CPU usage is like this:
Image 1
And the fan speed gets really high. I was fiddling around and found that my nvidia wasn't actually being used as the primary card (or something? I'm not really a tech guy)
Image 2
However I had tried to put in the terminal "nvidia-setting" and chose to use nvidia (high performance) instead of intel graphics but didn't work... (I have driver 390 for nvidia and yes I rebooted after making the system change).
Can someone help me please? I can't do anything before the fans go crazy...
cpu gpu
cpu gpu
asked Jan 9 at 12:23
Rafael AmorimRafael Amorim
1
asked Jan 9 at 12:23
Rafael AmorimRafael Amorim
1
asked Jan 9 at 12:23
Rafael AmorimRafael Amorim
1
asked Jan 9 at 12:23
Rafael AmorimRafael Amorim
1
asked Jan 9 at 12:23
Rafael AmorimRafael Amorim
1
1
You van verify what graphics you are using by looking at Settings / Details.
– Jos
Jan 9 at 12:47
I did verify and indeed it is working with nvidia, however the computer still keeps pushing the fans a lot whenever I open a new Application or watch a youtube Video, I don't know why is that, and it really bothers me when I go to bed and want to watch Netflix and the fans keep on pumping distracting me. Do you happen to know why is that?
– Rafael Amorim
Jan 9 at 15:47
You could always usetoporhtopat times like these and see which process uses up your CPUs.
– Jos
Jan 9 at 16:00
add a comment |
You van verify what graphics you are using by looking at Settings / Details.
– Jos
Jan 9 at 12:47
I did verify and indeed it is working with nvidia, however the computer still keeps pushing the fans a lot whenever I open a new Application or watch a youtube Video, I don't know why is that, and it really bothers me when I go to bed and want to watch Netflix and the fans keep on pumping distracting me. Do you happen to know why is that?
– Rafael Amorim
Jan 9 at 15:47
You could always usetoporhtopat times like these and see which process uses up your CPUs.
– Jos
Jan 9 at 16:00
You van verify what graphics you are using by looking at Settings / Details.
– Jos
Jan 9 at 12:47
You van verify what graphics you are using by looking at Settings / Details.
– Jos
Jan 9 at 12:47
I did verify and indeed it is working with nvidia, however the computer still keeps pushing the fans a lot whenever I open a new Application or watch a youtube Video, I don't know why is that, and it really bothers me when I go to bed and want to watch Netflix and the fans keep on pumping distracting me. Do you happen to know why is that?
– Rafael Amorim
Jan 9 at 15:47
I did verify and indeed it is working with nvidia, however the computer still keeps pushing the fans a lot whenever I open a new Application or watch a youtube Video, I don't know why is that, and it really bothers me when I go to bed and want to watch Netflix and the fans keep on pumping distracting me. Do you happen to know why is that?
– Rafael Amorim
Jan 9 at 15:47
You could always use
top or htop at times like these and see which process uses up your CPUs.– Jos
Jan 9 at 16:00
You could always use
top or htop at times like these and see which process uses up your CPUs.– Jos
Jan 9 at 16:00
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– Jos
Jan 9 at 12:47
I did verify and indeed it is working with nvidia, however the computer still keeps pushing the fans a lot whenever I open a new Application or watch a youtube Video, I don't know why is that, and it really bothers me when I go to bed and want to watch Netflix and the fans keep on pumping distracting me. Do you happen to know why is that?
– Rafael Amorim
Jan 9 at 15:47
You could always use
toporhtopat times like these and see which process uses up your CPUs.– Jos
Jan 9 at 16:00