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hey guys,
so I am trying to figure out how to perform a test to see if my GPU EVGA GTX680 2 gig is bottlenecking my CPU 4790k at 4.6 at 1.248v. I am running a triple monitor setup at 60 hertz at 3840x1024 with PhysX set to CPU at moment. 
is there a software or benchmark to tell me or show me if i am bottlenecking my CPU.
I have Aida64, Realbench and Cinebench R15.

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1 minute ago, ApexMaster said:

hey guys,
so I am trying to figure out how to perform a test to see if my GPU EVGA GTX680 2 gig is bottlenecking my CPU 4790k at 4.6 at 1.248v. I am running a triple monitor setup at 60 hertz at 3840x1024 with PhysX set to CPU at moment. 
is there a software or benchmark to tell me or show me if i am bottlenecking my CPU.
I have Aida64, Realbench and Cinebench R15.

Simple answer: yes. That card is rather old, and the resolution is pretty high. The weakest link on the chain is surely your GPU.

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I have a few OC profiles set but wondering how much more I OC it? my stable is power target 105% clock offset is _50 Mhz and Mem Clock is +200 mhz how do I know if i can go higher? and what is better to up the clock or mem clock? I have read that if I keep clock low, I can push the mem clock more.

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7 minutes ago, ApexMaster said:

I have a few OC profiles set but wondering how much more I OC it? my stable is power target 105% clock offset is _50 Mhz and Mem Clock is +200 mhz how do I know if i can go higher? and what is better to up the clock or mem clock? I have read that if I keep clock low, I can push the mem clock more.

 

3 minutes ago, ApexMaster said:

how dO see which is being used more during a game? I have HWmonitor, under GPU there is a GPU power in %. does that tell me how much my GPU is being used? 

MSI afterburner works. Try going higher and see if it works. I can't tell you about your specific card.

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In most cases,  the gpu is the bottleneck anyway because games are gpu bound. 

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Your GPU IS the bottleneck in your PC when it comes to gaming, but that is the case in every PC that doesn't have a CPU bottleneck. Your GPU can't however bottleneck your CPU, as your GPU won't slow down your CPU's performance

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