# 100% CPU on UE5 launch (crashes)

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/100-cpu-on-ue5-launch-crashes/484744>\
**Category:** Getting Started & Setup\
**Tags:** launch-crash, cpu-usage, unreal-engine, crash, UE5-0, question\
**Created:** [June 11, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/100-cpu-on-ue5-launch-crashes/484744 "2021-06-11T01:27:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/100-cpu-on-ue5-launch-crashes/484744/1 "2021-06-11T01:27:53Z")

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I am trying to follow the quickstart guide videos and i downloaded the project with the provided code but I can’t open any projects bc then it crashes my desktop moments later. All of my cores go straight to 100% and my cpu hits 83c. What gives?

Specs:  
Zotac 1080Ti Extreme Core Edition  
Intel i7 7700k  
16GB Trident Royal RGB Gold  
ASUS Z270E Mobo  
32GB intel Optane  
Adata XPG RGB 256GB m.2 nvme (where the software is installed. Still almost half free space)  
6TB Gold Western Digital HDD  
Seasonic PRIME 850w Gold  
Deepcool RGB Captain AIO Cooler