R9 280x- Very Low Gpu Usage

[Jack Kaye Pc Gamer]

When playing gta 5 and running its benchmark my gpu usage is very low resulting in only 30fps on lowest settings at 1080p which isn't normal for this card. I don't know if its the card which is broken or what, im running the latest drivers and i have no viruses as i have done a full virus scan today. It is a asus r9 280x, any help is welcomed

[App4that]

Possibly a CPU bottleneck.

[Husky]

Definately a CPU bottleneck

[brianfakhoury]

What CPU are you using?

[Jack Kaye Pc Gamer]

Possibly a CPU bottleneck.

  

Definately a CPU bottleneck

Ughhhh, thanks might see if I can do a small overclock on my cpu for a little bit more performance. Is it 100% going to be a cpu bottleneck, I'm guessing so cause it's only a athlon 750k

[App4that]

  

Ughhhh, thanks might see if I can do a small overclock on my cpu for a little bit more performance. Is it 100% going to be a cpu bottleneck, I'm guessing so cause it's only a athlon 750k

An overclock won't help much, sorry. You need a stronger CPU. i3 minimum.

[-iSynthesis]

An overclock won't help much, sorry. You need a stronger CPU. i3 minimum.

Upgrading from an athlon x4 would be kind of pointless. i5 or not worth it i'd say.

[App4that]

Upgrading from an athlon x4 would be kind of pointless. i5 or not worth it i'd say.

I pretty much agree but listed the i3 minimum because it has been done. I'd suggest the 6400 and a Z170 board.

[Jack Kaye Pc Gamer]

I pretty much agree but listed the i3 minimum because it has been done. I'd suggest the 6400 and a Z170 board.

skylake for a 280x? Isn't that a bit overkill?

[App4that]

skylake for a 280x? Isn't that a bit overkill?

LOL!!! No, there is nothing special about Skylake. Skylake is just a name that classifies this series of processors from Intel. No different than saying Haswell.

[Jack Kaye Pc Gamer]

LOL!!! No, there is nothing special about Skylake. Skylake is just a name that classifies this series of processors from Intel. No different than saying Haswell.

Ok

A i5 6400(4 core locked) is £150 whilst a fx 8350(8 core unlocked) is £137. Would I not be better off buying a 8350 as it's on am3+ which is amds highest end socket which allows for easy cpu upgrades. Also you can get am3+ motherboards for as cheap as £40 (i know it won't have many features but i don't need anything special) whilst 1551 motherboards sell for around £70-80.

[App4that]

Ok

A i5 6400(4 core locked) is £150 whilst a fx 8350(8 core unlocked) is £137. Would I not be better off buying a 8350 as it's on am3+ which is amds highest end socket which allows for easy cpu upgrades. Also you can get am3+ motherboards for as cheap as £40 (i know it won't have many features but i don't need anything special) whilst 1551 motherboards sell for around £70-80.

The i5 has better single core performance, significantly better single core performance. This makes it a better choice for most games, there are a few that rely heavily on more than 4 threads but in those games a i7 distroys the AMD CPU. So the 6400 offers better single core performance now, and a better upgrade path to a i7 later.

[Majestic]

Upgrading from an athlon x4 would be kind of pointless. i5 or not worth it i'd say.

 

An i3-6100 would be twice as fast. I'd say it is..

 

GTA 5 is a bitch when it comes to CPU load though. Even overclocked skylake i7's struggle to maintain 60fps in that game.

[Jack Kaye Pc Gamer]

The i5 has better single core performance, significantly better single core performance. This makes it a better choice for most games, there are a few that rely heavily on more than 4 threads but in those games a i7 distroys the AMD CPU. So the 6400 offers better single core performance now, and a better upgrade path to a i7 later.

I don't have a lot of money though, this won't be something I will be doing in the upcoming months but rather in summer as I simply don't have the money after spending £130 on a used r9 280x and a new 600w psu. So would the 8350 be better for its money(including the price of the mobo) or not

[App4that]

I don't have a lot of money though, this won't be something I will be doing in the upcoming months but rather in summer as I simply don't have the money after spending £130 on a used r9 280x and a new 600w psu. So would the 8350 be better for its money(including the price of the mobo) or not

In my opinion no, the 8350 is a poor choice for gaming when compared to Intel. Because of the single core performance which is so important.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

I don't have a lot of money though, this won't be something I will be doing in the upcoming months but rather in summer as I simply don't have the money after spending £130 on a used r9 280x and a new 600w psu. So would the 8350 be better for its money(including the price of the mobo) or not

For now maybe. Since newer games like gta 5 utilize more threads. If you're extremely tight on money then the fx is probably your choice.

[Jack Kaye Pc Gamer]

For now maybe. Since newer games like gta 5 utilize more threads. If you're extremely tight on money then the fx is probably your choice.

Gta is the game im having the problems with along with just cause, very annoying that the bottleneck is so large that i cant get above 30fps in gta on lowest settings considering that what my r7 260x was getting me(leading to me upgrading). Fortunately games like ets2 and project cars arent suffering that much from the bottleneck allowing me to get 60fps (depending on the track) at high settings

[Jack Kaye Pc Gamer]

In my opinion no, the 8350 is a poor choice for gaming when compared to Intel. Because of the single core performance which is so important.

 

 

For now maybe. Since newer games like gta 5 utilize more threads. If you're extremely tight on money then the fx is probably your choice.

 

 

An i3-6100 would be twice as fast. I'd say it is..

 

GTA 5 is a bitch when it comes to CPU load though. Even overclocked skylake i7's struggle to maintain 60fps in that game.

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[-iSynthesis]

An i3-6100 would be twice as fast. I'd say it is..

 

GTA 5 is a bitch when it comes to CPU load though. Even overclocked skylake i7's struggle to maintain 60fps in that game.

Honestly i run it mostly on very high, 8 times AA and get 50 and usually 60fps with my xeon. 

[Majestic]

Honestly i run it mostly on very high, 8 times AA and get 50 and usually 60fps with my xeon. 

 

Which is a 4770K on that list, meaning you're GPU-bound. Makes sense at 8xMSAA. (seriously, 8x? Buy a higher res screen...)

[-iSynthesis]

Which is a 4770K on that list, meaning you're GPU-bound. Makes sense at 8xMSAA. (seriously, 8x? Buy a higher res screen...)

Nah i need that 144hz for counter strike man . Ain't nobody got no money for 1440p 144hz