@BlinkRape at first glance it looks like it's for CPU usage, not GPU. my CPU is only sitting at like 50% usage but the GPU is going ham because i'm running the game unlocked fps. i could just lock it down to 80 or something but if i don't have to i'd rather not :P

i didn't start having this problem until recently, either. i think the game may have received an update that makes it use more gpu power because i've never seen the usage this high before.