R9 270 Usage

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I'm using my R9 270 with fx 6100 and it's use only 60% of the GPU Does I have to do an overclock to get 100% ??

[Mateyyy]

Where does that happen?

[Sauron]

If you mean overclock the gpu, no, sub-100% usage indicates a bottleneck somewhere else. The culprit is probably the cpu, it's not very powerful in single core performance. To solve the issue you can try overclocking the cpu, or upgrading to a new one (I suggest the 6300 with overclock or the 6350). Try overclocking first, if nothing changes the problem must be elsewhere.

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If you mean overclock the gpu, no, sub-100% usage indicates a bottleneck somewhere else. The culprit is probably the cpu, it's not very powerful in single core performance. To solve the issue you can try overclocking the cpu, or upgrading to a new one (I suggest the 6300 with overclock or the 6350). Try overclocking first, if nothing changes the problem must be elsewhere.

I found out that I'm running 32 bit do you think that's it ?

[Sauron]

I found out that I'm running 32 bit do you think that's it ?

 

That is a problem by itself, but it shouldn't be causing such a massive bottleneck in games. You can try installing windows 64-bit if you have it (in fact you should anyway), but I doubt it will make a big difference. Have you tried overclocking the cpu?

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That is a problem by itself, but it shouldn't be causing such a massive bottleneck in games. You can try installing windows 64-bit if you have it (in fact you should anyway), but I doubt it will make a big difference. Have you tried overclocking the cpu?

I did install win 7 64 bit and ran watch dogs the gpu ran at 95%~97% there is no bottleneck right!!??

P.S. I left the cpu as it's and didn't overclock it

[Sauron]

I did install win 7 64 bit and ran watch dogs the gpu ran at 95%~97% there is no bottleneck right!!??

P.S. I left the cpu as it's and didn't overclock it

 

Wel, much better already if there is a bottleneck it's minimal, you can sleep sound. I'd still oc a bit, but hey, it's your choice.

[Briggsy]

if you are playing an mmo, or certain online titles, gpu not running at full can be normal.

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Wel, much better already if there is a bottleneck it's minimal, you can sleep sound. I'd still oc a bit, but hey, it's your choice.

Would you over clock an amd cpu with it's stock cooler anyway it's not my rig so I'm going to tell my friend if he could buy a custom cooler and overclock but I really doubt he will