Discord using too much cpu

I have a decently built PC I use for light gaming. I don't play too many resource demanding games which is what has me in a pickle. When running two or three programs at a time (ex. Spotify, Discord, LoL) my computer experiences a sort of "freeze". Music still plays and I can still talk to my friends on discord, however, i can't tab out and all my windows are frozen (this doesn't just happen when gaming). I immediately hit ctrl alt del because this usually acts as an indication as to when the computer is "defrosted" as in i can use it again. I open task manager and always see the CPU usage spiked up to 100 when the computer was frozen. This happened before my clean install. I figured I may have a virus so I made a boot drive and formatted both my SSD and HDD. I went through the steps and reinstalled Win 10 from my USB drive yet the problem persists. My thought is either my CPU or my motherboard has taken a crap on me. I'm leaning towards my motherboard because usually when these freezes happen, my wireless network adapter that is connected via USB resets as well. (I have selective USB suspension disabled in power settings as well as performance mode active). Here are my specs: Operating System Windows 10 Home 64-bitCPU AMD FX-6300 30 °C Vishera 32nm TechnologyRAM 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 937MHz (10-11-10-30)Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. 970A-D3P (CPU 1) 33 °CGraphics VX238 (1920x1080@59Hz) 2048MB ATI AMD Radeon R9 200 Series (C.P. Technology) 32 °CStorage 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-08RKKA0 ATA Device (SATA) 30 °C 111GB KINGSTON SH103S3120G ATA Device (SSD) 29 °CAudio AMD High Definition Audio Device **I also have 5 fans running and a closed water cooling heatsink on the cpu**

Do GIFs frequently make your Discord crash or restart unexpectedly? Don‘t sweat it, you‘re not alone! Recent statistics show nearly 33% of Discord users deal with frustrating app crashes related to GIFs.While animated GIFs add fun reactions to your chats, their large file sizes can overwhelm Discord and your device‘s resources. Thankfully there‘s several effective troubleshooting steps you can take to stop the crashes and keep Discord running smoothly.In this comprehensive guide, I‘ll explain exactly why GIFs crash Discord and provide fixes to resolve the issue once and for all. Let‘s dive in!Why Do GIFs Make Discord Crash?Before we fix the problem, it helps to understand what causes it. Here‘s 3 main culprits behind Discord‘s crashing woes with GIFs:1. Outdated or Buggy Discord AppOver the years, GIFs have caused various stability issues and bugs for Discord through different app versions. For example, v12.2.2 on iOS had a nasty bug causing constant crashes from GIFs for nearly 45% of iPhone users.Not keeping your Discord updated regularly means you miss out on the constant improvements and crash fixes by Discord‘s developers. Running an outdated or buggy Discord version almost guarantees you‘ll face issues with GIFs.2. Heavy GIF File Sizes Overload ResourcesUnlike JPEG or PNG images, GIF files can contain short animated video clips. This makes their file sizes much larger, commonly between 3-10 MBs.Opening several large GIFs at once in Discord channels or DMs can quickly overwhelm your device‘s RAM and CPU resources, leading to app instability and crashing.3. Auto-Play Settings Added in v9.3.2Back in version 9.3.2, Discord introduced auto-play for GIFs and videos. This new feature immediately plays GIFs as they load, rather than after clicking on them.While convenient, auto-play puts extra strain on your hardware by instantly playing every GIF you receive. The additional resource demand often triggers crashing issues.Now

To enable the overlay, open Discord and click the gear icon in the bottom-left corner (next to your username). In the list of settings, scroll down and click Game Overlay. Toggle on the Enable in-game overlay option. How do I get constant Discord overlay? How to Enable Game OverlayOpen up your User Settings by tapping on the cogwheel next to your Username.Press the Overlay tab and enable in-game overlay.After enabling the in-game overlay, then go to Registered Games by heading to User Settings > Registered Games. Why won t Discord let me toggle overlay? Check for Incorrect Discord Settings Launch Discord. Click on the gear icon (User Settings) in the bottom left corner. Click on Game Overlay under Activity Settings. Ensure that the toggle next to Enable in-game overlay is turned on. What is the command for Discord overlay? The default Discord overlay shortcut is Shift + ` (backtick). You can change this if you'd like by navigating to the Game Overlay settings menu in Discord. Does Discord overlay affect FPS? All overlays can have an impact on your FPS and it depends on your CPU. Recording/ streaming your game will also have an impact. Overlays can take anywhere from 0–5 fps away and recording/streaming can use 10% to 15% if your total frames. Discord was built to have the smallest impact on performance. How To Enable and Setup Discord Overlay - Full Tutorial Does capping FPS reduce FPS? If you just let it run wild at max FPS, the GPU/CPU sometimes have no cycles left for other things. this is not true. there is no benefit of capping FPS besides the obvious: you'll be rendering less FPS. Can Discord overlay cause crashes? Microsoft and Discord have found incompatibility issues with some games using Direct3D 12 when the in-game overlay feature of Discord is enabled. When attempting to open affected games you might receive an error, or the game might close silently. How do I enable steam overlay? Steam Client SettingsDisplay the Steam client window.On Windows, click the Steam → Settings menu item. On Mac, click the Steam → Preferences menu item.Select In-Game in the Settings/Preferences window's left sidebar.Check the Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game checkbox.Click the OK button. How do you get Discord bubbles? 1.Open Discord and go to "User Settings" (hover over the gear icon next to your username)Now scroll down and tap on the game overlay

I re-installed Windows 7 a few days ago on my computer and I've noticed that the Ati drivers are using too much RAM and CPU.There have been instances where ccc.exe would use around 4-5GB of RAM out of a total of 8GB and shoot to ~80% CPU usage. I terminated that process and now atieclxx.exe is using 3.5GB of RAM(cpu is at ~19%). I'm using the latest drivers available. I just re-started Catalyst Control Center and it shot to ~60% CPU usage in a matter seconds. The specifications of my computer are:Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz8GB RAM2 x Ati HD3850 512mb using crossfire(I don't know if it makes a difference but I'm only using 1 bridge)CCC 12.6 I've noticed many cases of similar problems while searching the net but I couldn't find a solution.Does anyone have any idea what the problem might be?Thanks a lot.Updates:If ccc.exe is terminated atieclxx.exe starts using too much RAM and CPU instead(~20-25% CPU and ~0.5+ GB of RAM)I tried re-installing the drivers as climenole suggested but it didn't fix the problem.Restarting fixes the problem temporarily.EDIT:I disabled Catalyst on startup and stopped AMD External Services utility and everything seems normal. It turns out that stopping AMD External Services Utility would only cause problems if hotkeys or Overclocking were enabled so I just went to msconfig->Services and stopped it.Thanks a lot for helping out.

Have the stuttering issue. Seems to work fine in discord. OBS is the only one that gives me trouble. #12 Seems like we all have different cameras and video capture devices, and the only common denominator is that we are all using Mac computers. So I really hope the OBS dev team can find what's causing the video stutter (do they read this forum?), I'm happy to provide more information if needed. #13 Seems like we all have different cameras and video capture devices, and the only common denominator is that we are all using Mac computers. So I really hope the OBS dev team can find what's causing the video stutter (do they read this forum?), I'm happy to provide more information if needed. I'm actually unsure on the best way to report these issues, but we should all do it so it becomes known and fixable. #14 I am also seeing this problem on v30.0.2 with a M1 mac mini. Posted about it before I saw this post. Preview Video Laggy Why is my preview video and recorded video a little laggy/jittery? FaceTime, Discord, Photo Booth all have smooth video previews and record fine. How can I troubleshoot? Mac Mini M1 16GB macOS 14.3.1 OBS (Silicon) 30.0.2 Elgato Cam Link 4K video source Sony ZV-E10 mirrorless camera obsproject.com #15 SOLVED! I set up my input devices as scenes so they could be layered throughout overlays. I think I got a little too detailed made multiple macOS Screen Capture scenes. After deleting them, my CPU stayed under 5%, FPS stabilized at 60FPS and Frames missed due to render lag was #16 SOLVED! I set up my input devices as scenes so they could be layered throughout overlays. I think I got a little too detailed made multiple macOS Screen Capture scenes. After deleting them, my CPU stayed under 5%, FPS stabilized at 60FPS and Frames missed due to render lag was Would you mind explaining that a bit? You put the input devices in scenes by themselves? When did you notice it being fixed? #17 Would you mind explaining that a bit? You put the input devices in scenes by themselves? When did you notice it being fixed? For each individual source, I made a scene for it, so I could nest them in another scene and make them reusable. But I started to get overly complicated and made a nested scene with different macOS Screen Capture sources like only these 4 apps, one for each monitor, and so on. Once I deleted the nested scenes without only a macOS Screen Capture source, I saw everything go back to normal. #18 Anyone have any luck fixing their camera stutter?