mettelus
Hi Kenny,
The screen shot you have of the CPUs doesn't look like core parking is enabled (which is preferred). If enabled, the graphs on the right will have CPUs reading things like "CPU 1 - Parked" if enabled.
The Apple Push would be one that could be disabled, as synching tasks can begin to function at the worse moments, and if you do not use it, disabling it will prevent this.
Bottom line: It seems like you have gotten things so they are functioning more smoothly so "if it isn't broke, don't fix it" applies. If you are tracking and suddenly things seems odd, another check you can do is open the resource monitor as in the first screenshot and click on the "CPU" column to order it in descending order (inverted triangle) to list the processes in descending CPU usage order. If some process is suddenly spiking that conflicts with what you are doing; it would be one to research to either lower its priority, or disable it altogether.
Hi mettelus,
thank you for taking the time to take a look at the screen shots and giving them the critique
the video you posted help me out a lot …

I followed along with all of it and changed what I could in Windows except for the reg edits …
I'm not brave enough to do reg edits yet...
Apple Push is on the short list to get disabled . I don't even own any devices that require syncing...
Yes , I agree with you on the ole " if it isn't broke , don't fix it " .
Things are functioning much more smoothly over here . thank you for your help
this part of the post go's out to everybody that has helped me in this thread
When I first started this thread I was very upset and frustrated .
I am very grateful to say that I no longer feel that way .
Now I'm feeling optimistic about this little rig and It honestly looks as if I can do the fresh start I was hoping to do..
Left to my own devices / resources I would have remained stuck were I had been for some time w the issues I was having with my little setup ….
I'm very happy that I asked for help here on the X forum . You guys really helped me out a lot ...
thank you
Kenny