Will CPU bottleneck slow down Windows?

[PremierSupreme]

Hi. I'm currently running a Ryzen 3 2200G and I have just upgraded to the GTX 1660 Super.

 

The problem is, this has created a CPU bottleneck. It causes stuttering in games and benchmarks -- although I can work around this with graphics settings.

 

However, since the upgrade I have experienced general lagginess and slow performance in Windows, particularly when scrolling webpages, typing, opening windows etc. My CPU usage also seems to spike up during some of these tasks.

 

So my question is; can a CPU bottleneck cause these issues, or is something else wrong here?

 

(Note: I upgraded my PSU at the same time, if that changes anything.)

[Levent]

Slow cpu = slow experience everywhere. There is no "just slow in games". A slow car is slow when there is 4 people in it and when there is just driver in it. Bottleneck does not appear after installing a new component. Your issue might be related to drivers.

[Jimkirk363]

To be honest this isn't gonna create a cpu bottleneck that u would notice in windows by upgrading the GPU.

 

Yes by benchmarking it u will openly see bottlenecks but by just using windows for everyday tasks would be a no.

[PremierSupreme]

6 minutes ago, Levent said:

Bottleneck does not appear after installing a new component. Your issue might be related to drivers.

Surely a bottleneck is relative? It depends on which components you pair together?

 

And I have reinstalled the graphics driver via DDU, which helped somewhat. But the issue is still there.

[SavageNuke]

whats your power supply? you upgraded to a stronger GPU. so its sucking more juice.  also make sure your not running too many things on the same circuit(outlets on the walls) I used to get stuttering when I had desktop laptop and two monitors on the same circuit. 

[PremierSupreme]

Just now, SavageNuke said:

whats your power supply? you upgraded to a stronger GPU. so its sucking more juice.  

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[xg32]

2 minutes ago, PremierSupreme said:

Surely a bottleneck is always relative? It depends on which components you pair together?

in theory if ur running a game in 1080p and no gpu bottlenecked, then yes it's possible to slow down windows while gaming, but honestly it's quite nitpicky. if it's studdering while the cpu is not under load then something else is going on.

[manikyath]

upgrading a GPU cannot cause things to slow down, if you notice "mundane tasks" that were smooth before are now stuttery, there's something wrong in terms of configuration or drivers.

[SavageNuke]

should be enough. ive had 2200g systems with rx 570's on 450w...…...

ide get DDU app and uninstall the drivers and reinstall them

 

make sure your monitor is set yo 60hz or w.e your monitor is. ive had mine go to 30hz and its choppy

[PremierSupreme]

1 minute ago, SavageNuke said:

whats your power supply? you upgraded to a stronger GPU. so its sucking more juice.  also make sure your not running too many things on the same circuit(outlets on the walls) I used to get stuttering when I had desktop laptop and two monitors on the same circuit. 

Hm. I might try that. But looking at RivaTuner, my CPU is clocking 3.7 GHz, which I guess means it's drawing enough power?

[SavageNuke]

https://www.wagnardsoft.com/ download DDU and  reinstall drivers 

[PremierSupreme]

1 minute ago, SavageNuke said:

ide get DDU app and uninstall the drivers and reinstall them

 

Yeah, I have. It helped somewhat, but the issue is still there.

[SavageNuke]

make sure its seated in the pci slot proper.  if you cant figure it out. ide try booting from another drive with windows or reformatting and starting from scratch

 

run some benchamrks and see if anything is amiss

[PremierSupreme]

4 minutes ago, manikyath said:

there's something wrong in terms of configuration or drivers.

What do you mean by configuration? 

[SavageNuke]

bro

you know what

 

[SavageNuke]

4 minutes ago, PremierSupreme said:

What do you mean by configuration? 

 yo. you have to uninstall the drivers for the integrated graphics on the 2200g

 

you have to get rid of the amd video drivers before you install the nvidia ones

 

 

 

edit: I just fixed it didn't I?

[manikyath]

Just now, PremierSupreme said:

What do you mean by configuration? 

well.. is the correct GPU (iGPU or dedicated card) set as primary, did the card get the necessary amount of PCIe lanes, that sort of stuff.

 

i'd start it out with display driver uninstaller and reinstall your gpu drivers.

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, SavageNuke said:

 yo. you have to uninstall the drivers for the intergrated brapgiocs on the 2200g

 

you have to get rid of the amd video drivers before you install the nvidia ones

 

 

 

edit: I just fixed it didn't I?

you dont *have* to, i've ran AMD, nvidia, and intel graphics together in a single system before, it's just a VERY touchy configuration, which windows update's way of installing drivers tends to break every so often.

[SavageNuke]

4 minutes ago, SavageNuke said:

 

I never have had good things happen when ive mixed them. I had a similar issue with a 2200g. I hope that was it!

 

[Jimkirk363]

4 minutes ago, manikyath said:

you dont *have* to, i've ran AMD, nvidia, and intel graphics together in a single system before, it's just a VERY touchy configuration, which windows update's way of installing drivers tends to break every so often.

How can u mix all 3 graphics?

[PremierSupreme]

6 minutes ago, manikyath said:

well.. is the correct GPU (iGPU or dedicated card) set as primary, did the card get the necessary amount of PCIe lanes, that sort of stuff.

 

i'd start it out with display driver uninstaller and reinstall your gpu drivers.

Is there a way to check which is set as primary? Right now the HDMI is plugged into the graphics card.

 

And I have already DDU'd. My PC was online before I installed the Nvidia driver, don't know if that changes anything?

[SavageNuke]

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[SavageNuke]

2 minutes ago, SavageNuke said:

if your getting video.  its set to primary... as long as its in the top slot your good. what mother board do you have?

try resetting the cmos as a last stitch effort

4 minutes ago, PremierSupreme said:

Is there a way to check which is set as primary? Right now the HDMI is plugged into the graphics card.

 

And I have already DDU'd. My PC was online before I installed the Nvidia driver, don't know if that changes anything?

 

if your getting video.  its set to primary... as long as its in the top slot your good. what mother board do you have?

try resetting the cmos as a last stitch effort

[PremierSupreme]

This might be where I've gone wrong

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I'd run the DDU, select the Nvidia option, after it completes and reboots, run it AGAIN and select the AMD option, then clean install the AMD Crimson drivers.

- found on another forum

[PremierSupreme]

Just now, SavageNuke said:

if your getting video.  its set to primary... as long as its in the top slot your good. what mother board do you have?

try resetting the cmos as a last stitch effort

This is my motherboard.