Low gpu usage

[German punisher]

System:

RTX2080 

I7 8700K

16GB RAM

2x1TB SSD

Motherboard: Asrock Z390 phantom gaming 4-ib 

Problem: Low GPU usage and low FPS(35-50) in games and while idling. The usage is between 20-35% 

I have changed some power settings, which didn’t solve the problem tho. 
i also ran a Memory diagnostics, to check for problems with my ram. No error was found. 

How can I resolve this issue? Any help is welcome. 
 

thank you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[German punisher]

1 minute ago, German punisher said:

System:

RTX2080 

I7 8700K

16GB RAM

2x1TB SSD

Motherboard: Asrock Z390 phantom gaming 4-ib 

Problem: Low GPU usage and low FPS(35-50) in games and while idling. The usage is between 20-35% 

I have changed some power settings, which didn’t solve the problem tho. 
i also ran a Memory diagnostics, to check for problems with my ram. No error was found. 

How can I resolve this issue? Any help is welcome. 
 

thank you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[seban]

2 minutes ago, German punisher said:

 

Have you tried turning on "Prefer maximum perfomance" in the Power management mode setting in Nvidia control panel?

[German punisher]

Just now, 1ppOverheat said:

Have you tried turning on "Prefer maximum perfomance" in the Power management mode setting in Nvidia control panel?

Yes, that was the first thing I did. 

[seban]

Just now, German punisher said:

Yes, that was the first thing I did. 

Oh alright, well that is definitely strange. What is your exact PSU model?

[German punisher]

3 minutes ago, 1ppOverheat said:

Oh alright, well that is definitely strange. What is your exact PSU model?

I don’t know the exact one but it’s a 600w ps? 

[WhitetailAni]

1 minute ago, German punisher said:

I don’t know the exact one but it’s a 600w ps? 

Can you get the exact model, please?

[seban]

2 minutes ago, German punisher said:

I don’t know the exact one but it’s a 600w ps? 

I really need to know the exact model.. Are you able to check that on the PSU itself, physically with your eyes?

[German punisher]

2 minutes ago, 1ppOverheat said:

I really need to know the exact model.. Are you able to check that on the PSU itself, physically with your eyes?

No, that’s the problem. 

[German punisher]

3 minutes ago, ragnarok0273 said:

Can you get the exact model, please?

I’ll try to find it on the internet, physically it’s not possible. 

[German punisher]

5 minutes ago, ragnarok0273 said:

Can you get the exact model, please?

P650B bronze  I suppose it’s this one.

[German punisher]

5 minutes ago, 1ppOverheat said:

I really need to know the exact model.. Are you able to check that on the PSU itself, physically with your eyes?

Actually: P650B bronze 

[seban]

1 minute ago, German punisher said:

No, that’s the problem. 

Oh lmao... Is it a prebuilt?

[seban]

1 minute ago, German punisher said:

Actually: P650B bronze 

Oh okay great.. how old is the PSU? Have you serviced it well? (dusting)

[German punisher]

Just now, 1ppOverheat said:

Oh lmao... Is it a prebuilt?

Yes I got it for 600$ off and exported it to Europe. So basically a steal.

[German punisher]

1 minute ago, 1ppOverheat said:

Oh okay great.. how old is the PSU? Have you serviced it well? (dusting)

No I’ve never touched it or even seen it. I’ve dusted the rest of my computer tho.  It should be around 1 1/2 years old 

Edited February 3, 2021 by German punisher

[seban]

Just now, German punisher said:

No I’ve never touched it or even seen it. I’ve dusted the rest of my computer tho. 

Yeah uhh.. the PSU could be the problem here in your case. Do you happen to know anyone that has a PSU to confirm this, or nah?

[German punisher]

1 minute ago, 1ppOverheat said:

Yeah uhh.. the PSU could be the problem here in your case. Do you happen to know anyone that has a PSU to confirm this, or nah?

Yeah I’ve got two brothers. But I’m not gonna get their PSU to try it on mine. The problem happened before I brought the pc to Europe, but still hasn’t gone away. I have also reseted and deleted everything on the pc. 

[seban]

1 minute ago, German punisher said:

Yeah I’ve got two brothers. But I’m not gonna get their PSU to try it on mine. The problem happened before I brought the pc to Europe, but still hasn’t gone away. I have also reseted and deleted everything on the pc. 

Oh okay... Well, do you know how to take out the PSU to check on its condition? The PSU could be overheating due to dust and then slowing down its power delivery to reduce the heat, similiar to thermal-throttling in CPU's and GPU's.

[German punisher]

1 minute ago, 1ppOverheat said:

Oh okay... Well, do you know how to take out the PSU to check on its condition? The PSU could be overheating due to dust and then slowing down its power delivery to reduce the heat, similiar to thermal-throttling in CPU's and GPU's.

I’ve looked on how I could reach the PSU, but didn’t really find anything. Only the back side maybe. 

[seban]

That actually doesn't look too bad.. you could try unplugging the PCI-E power cable and plugging it back in firmly into place. Maybe it loosened up when it was delivered to you.

[German punisher]

1 minute ago, 1ppOverheat said:

That actually doesn't look too bad.. you could try unplugging the PCI-E power cable and plugging it back in firmly into place. Maybe it loosened up when it was delivered to you.

 

1 minute ago, 1ppOverheat said:

That actually doesn't look too bad.. you could try unplugging the PCI-E power cable and plugging it back in firmly into place. Maybe it loosened up when it was delivered to you.

Alright I will try this, do I have to be careful about anything? I don’t wanna destroy my pc completely.

[seban]

6 minutes ago, German punisher said:

 

Alright I will try this, do I have to be careful about anything? I don’t wanna destroy my pc completely.

Make sure you shut down your computer completely (wait at least 20 seconds after the shutdown) and turn the PSU switch that is on the back from 1 to 0. Then you can safely start replugging the cable. After you've done that you will do the complete opposite of what i just told you. Turn the PSU switch from 0 to 1 and then just turn on the computer like you routinely would. 

[German punisher]

1 minute ago, 1ppOverheat said:

Make sure you shut down your computer completely (wait at least 20 seconds after the shutdown) and turn the PSU switch that is on the back from 1 to 0. Then you can safely start replugging the cable. After you've done that you will do the complete opposite of what i just told you. Turn the PSU switch from 0 to 1 and then just turn on the computer like you routinely would. 

Alright, thank you! 

[seban]

1 minute ago, German punisher said:

Alright, thank you! 

No problem, come back to me after you test a game please.