GPU usage low

[Sambadtech]

so my gpu usage is very low in games and i cant figer out if its a software side issue or hardware side(i do have a felling its my ram thats the hardware bottle neck) can anyone help?

 

CPU - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz

RAM - 2x2(4GB) DDR3 one stick is on around 600mhz and the other is at around 800 mhz
 

GPU - GT710 2GB DDR3 and 8GB/s GPU memory bandwidth

heres a screen shot of gpuz saying the cap reason is idle and idk if its a software side issue

[bmx6454]

based on your other post, it sounds like it's a cpu bottleneck.

[191x7]

Have you tried running that (whatever it is) in full screen?

[Sambadtech]

Just now, 191x7 said:

Have you tried running that (whatever it is) in full screen?

no lemme give it a shot rn

[Sambadtech]

3 minutes ago, bmx6454 said:

based on your other post, it sounds like it's a cpu bottleneck.

hm well i was thinking the same but not untill i saw used another set up with a pentium runing at 3.3GHz and gt 730 with 8 gb ram and there was no bottle necks there so i went on asumeing it was my ram

[bmx6454]

1 minute ago, Sambadtech said:

hm well i was thinking the same but not untill i saw used another set up with a pentium runing at 3.3GHz and gt 730 with 8 gb ram and there was no bottle necks there so i went on asumeing it was my ram

it could be your ram, what is the ram usage in game? and if your cpu is at 100% in game, the cpu is bottlenecking as well. no offense, but it a pretty old low end build, this is to be expected.

[Sambadtech]

8 minutes ago, bmx6454 said:

it could be your ram, what is the ram usage in game? and if your cpu is at 100% in game, the cpu is bottlenecking as well. no offense, but it a pretty old low end build, this is to be expected.

yea the cpu is kinda acting wierd so i asume its being bttle necked by the cpu and the cpu also dosnt wanna go to 100% so im just confused with this system

and dw i dont get offended lol
im not a twitter user(meme)

[Sambadtech]

14 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

Have you tried running that (whatever it is) in full screen?

ok fullscreen didnt do anything oof

 

[bmx6454]

Just now, Sambadtech said:

yea the cpu is kinda acting wierd so i asume its being bttle necked by the cpu and the cpu also dosnt wanna go to 100% so im just confused with this system

and dw i dont get offended lol
im not a twitter user(meme)

based on your other thread, it sounds like it is going to 100%, task manager is a bad indicator of usage, i would trust afterburner more.

[Sambadtech]

Just now, bmx6454 said:

based on your other thread, it sounds like it is going to 100%, task manager is a bad indicator of usage, i would trust afterburner more.

ok well do u think the gpu bottle neck is ram or cpu or maybe even both

[191x7]

4 minutes ago, Sambadtech said:

ok well do u think the gpu bottle neck is ram or cpu or maybe even both

It's hard to believe anything would bottleneck a GT 710. But it might be the CPU in your case. 

 

I'd recommend changing everything. Pretty much anything new is a lot better than the stuff you already have.

To be blunt, pretty much anything newer than 10 years is better.

[Sambadtech]

3 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

It's hard to believe anything would bottleneck a GT 710. But it might be the CPU in your case. 

 

I'd recommend changing everything. Pretty much anything new is a lot better than the stuff you already have.

To be blunt, pretty much anything newer than 10 years is better.

im saving up with my lunch money for new ram (16GB) and after the ram i was gonna get new cpu with mother board because the socket thing
i was planing on the i5 4th gen with any motherboard that supports it

[emosun]

7 minutes ago, Sambadtech said:

im saving up with my lunch money for new ram (16GB)

do not purchase new pc parts with no way of actually testing/deploying them as you will not be able to determine if the parts are functional before their return period has expired

[Sambadtech]

Just now, emosun said:

do not purchase new pc parts with no way of actually testing/deploying them as you will not be able to determine if the parts are functional before their return period has expired

is there a way i can test what parts are good with what?like a website that when i select parts for a full pc and it will tell if it has some flaws? like a build test

[emosun]

1 minute ago, Sambadtech said:

is there a way i can test what parts are good with what?like a website that when i select parts for a full pc and it will tell if it has some flaws? like a build test

you need to test the parts you receive in the mail. a website isnt going to test the physical parts and compatibility has nothing to do with functionality testing

[Sambadtech]

4 minutes ago, emosun said:

you need to test the parts you receive in the mail. a website isnt going to test the physical parts and compatibility has nothing to do with functionality testing

ah i see what u mean excuse my dum child brain