I really think I need to find a new motherboard or something.

[TheBlackParrot]

This is happening more often. It's jumping around from 35% to about 90%.

Intel Pentium 4 "Northwood" 2.0GHz - 400MHz FSB - single core, quite obviously
2GB DDR PC3200 RAM
Intel i845G chipset; micro ATX size
Windows XP Pro SP3

7 tabs in Chrome are open, and I do have an adblocker enabled. Nothing involving Flash is running.
Skype is running, currently in a call.
Steam is running.
Winamp (the old v2.95 one) is running in the background, playing music. (usually VBR Q4 mp3s)
Last.fm is running in the background.
YIM is running in the background.
Avira is running in the background.
Samurize (the thing pictured) is running, but that's only using about 1%, sometimes 0%. It only updates once per second.
RocketDock is running on my 2nd monitor, but it too is only using about 1%.
Total of 58 processes.

And this is usually common for me.
I'm low on money atm, and I cannot get a new computer. The highest I could upgrade my processor is a 2.4GHz 400MHz Pentium 4, which isn't much of an upgrade, it seems.
whatdo

EDIT: I want to save up for a lot of games on Steam, but I can't play them because of my processor. Everything I want is saying I'd have to have at least a 3GHz Pentium 4. There are no 400MHz FSB Pentium 4s at this speed.

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[Trymos]

You need a new CPU. And while your at it remove programs you don't need and try to not have as many programs enabled at once.

[TheBlackParrot]

You need a new CPU.

The highest I could upgrade my processor is a 2.4GHz 400MHz Pentium 4, which isn't much of an upgrade, it seems.

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[LeetZero]

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I also have a Pentium 4 single core, 3.0GHz.

[TehZeno]

I also have a Pentium 4 single core, 3.0GHz.

o u

[Skip]

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I also have a Pentium 4 single core, 3.0GHz.

You missed a bracket.

[Miga]

I have a Core 2 Duo @ 2.8 GHz.

If anything, I need more RAM.

The thing is, you can't really upgrade anything without getting both a new motherboard and a new CPU, and if you get too new of stuff, you'll probably have to get new RAM too.

I dunno what you can do.

[Trymos]

If its not acting stuffty. Then theres nothing to worry about. My laptops CPU is god for some reason. Always stays dormant at 8-15%
I say ignore it if your acts normal still. If problems happen, then you need to take action.

[TehZeno]

All ⁴ Cores

2% use ftw

I have a AMD Phenom Quad core at 2.2GHz

[Nick4t]

This is now a thread about posting your task manager. 

[Sefou]