Is my computer bottlenecking?

[MrColour]

When I play gta v my task manager says my cpu is around 100% but my gpu is less than 40% so does that mean its a bottleneck?

I got a i5 6500 and a rx 580

[Hyrogenes]

Try turning up your graphics settings. That should optimize the gpu cpu percentages. Also maybe get another 8gb of ram

[Stilmis]

2 minutes ago, Hyrogenes said:

Try turning up your graphics settings. That should optimize the gpu cpu percentages. Also maybe get another 8gb of ram

honestly yeah get a matching set of ram and turn up some graphics settings.

[MrColour]

5 minutes ago, Stilmis said:

honestly yeah get a matching set of ram and turn up some graphics settings.

one question the ram I have in my system is kind of old and slow would it be better to pair it up with new fast ram instead of getting the same?

[MrColour]

57 minutes ago, SGT-AMD said:

If the board will support it, yes.

how would i check if the board supports it?

[MrColour]

1 hour ago, SGT-AMD said:

Look up the manufacturer on the internet. Usually, the motherboard has a model number painted on it.

Do you have the owners manual?

 

yup thanks i will take a look at it later

[BlackManINC]

@MrColourWith that CPU only having four threads, its no wonder why its saying the usage is 100%. A video game alone will use up to 6 threads on average, 4 at a minimum, so that's not a ton of room to work with, especially in a CPU intensive game like GTA V. If the ram is old, you might be better off saving your money and buying a brand new PC. 

[MrColour]

7 hours ago, BlackManINC said:

@MrColourWith that CPU only having four threads, its no wonder why its saying the usage is 100%. A video game alone will use up to 6 threads on average, 4 at a minimum, so that's not a ton of room to work with, especially in a CPU intensive game like GTA V. If the ram is old, you might be better off saving your money and buying a brand new PC. 

ye I was thinking about getting the i5 10600kf since its 250 cad rn but I'm not sure if its worth getting rn since I heard new intel cpu could be release in q1

[BlackManINC]

2 hours ago, MrColour said:

ye I was thinking about getting the i5 10600kf since its 250 cad rn but I'm not sure if its worth getting rn since I heard new intel cpu could be release in q1

I mean, sure, you can wait for whatever Intel has in store. But, just understand that they come out with something new every year, so you'll have to make a move at some point. If you are going by what they might release next, you'll never be satisfied and move on. And yeah, as far as that CPU is concerned, I wouldn't go any lower than that, a 6 core 12 thread processor.  

[MrColour]

12 hours ago, BlackManINC said:

I mean, sure, you can wait for whatever Intel has in store. But, just understand that they come out with something new every year, so you'll have to make a move at some point. If you are going by what they might release next, you'll never be satisfied and move on. And yeah, as far as that CPU is concerned, I wouldn't go any lower than that, a 6 core 12 thread processor.  

sounds good thanks for the advice!