Is it my cpu or gpu

[mulkornkidjuicy]

full thing

[mulkornkidjuicy]

8 minutes ago, ace_cheaply said:

Download MSI Afterburner, open it.  Open the graphs section at the bottom (just click detach), and click on the settings button to select which graphs you want displayed.  Select clock speed, fb usage, temp, power limit, and maybe cpu temps.  Also set number of columns to 2 in order to show all of the graphs at once.  Then, with the program running, start your game and play normally for 10 minutes or so.  The program will monitor all of the data, and when you exit the game it will be in all of the graphs you set up before.  Use the snipping tool to take a picture of the graphs, save it as graphs_ltt, and then upload it using the function at the bottom of the reply box.  

done the graphs have been posted
 

[ace_cheaply]

Just now, mulkornkidjuicy said:

done the graphs have been posted
 

Don't see clockspeed there.  Click detach to see them all at once

[ace_cheaply]

6 minutes ago, mulkornkidjuicy said:

full thing

You are using a max 27% of the frame buffer there (or 27% of the available frames provided by the cpu), and mostly using only half of the gpu, max 88%.  You also are only seeing 94% power limit.  I would set the power limit to 106% and watch the temps, adjusting the fan curve as needed. Then run a more demanding game. This is bf3, no?  Try witcher 3 or mordor.  

 

Certainly I would try overclocking the 970 before giving up on the cpu.

[mulkornkidjuicy]

Just now, ace_cheaply said:

You are using a max 27% of the frame buffer there (or 27% of the available frames provided by the cpu), and mostly using only half of the gpu, max 88%.  You also are only seeing 94% power limit.  I would set the power limit to 106% and watch the temps, adjusting the fan curve as needed. Then run a more demanding game. This is bf3, no?  Try witcher 3 or mordor. 

this is bo3 

[mulkornkidjuicy]

i upped it to 106

[mulkornkidjuicy]

ill do another graph

[ace_cheaply]

Just now, mulkornkidjuicy said:

this is bo3 

Ah, little different, lol.   Still, you need an open world game like witcher 3 or gta V to see if you're cpu limited.  FPS games really only push the cpu at high frame rates. That's why it's weird to see you having drops with vsync on. 

[mulkornkidjuicy]

Just now, ace_cheaply said:

Ah, little different, lol.   Still, you need an open world game like witcher 3 or gta V to see if you're cpu limited.  FPS games really only push the cpu at high frame rates. That's why it's weird to see you having drops with vsync on. 

bout mordor?

[ace_cheaply]

7 minutes ago, mulkornkidjuicy said:

bout mordor?

Lol...It's in my steam list but I've never opened it.  Is it open world?  Either way, give it a shot and post the graphs. Ideally you want gpu usage at ~99%, with fb usage under 80%.  That gives you room for your cpu to do something in the background without causing massive amounts of stutter.  You are much better off when you are GPU limited than CPU limited.  In your case, you really should be in most cases, so i would say try overclocking the 970 to see if the fps drops stop.  Also, add frame time graphs to the list to see if they are dropping. 

[mulkornkidjuicy]

Just now, ace_cheaply said:

Lol...It's in my steam list but I've never opened it.  Is it open world?  Either way, give it a shot and post the graphs. Ideally you want gpu usage at ~99%, with fb usage under 80%.  That gives you room for your cpu to do something in the background without causing massive amounts of stutter.  You are much better off when you are GPU limited than CPU limited.  In your case, you really should be in most cases, so i would say try overclocking the 980 to see if the fps drops stop.  Also, add frame time graphs to the list to see if they are dropping. 

im playing and the fps drop has stopped for now ill play more

[ace_cheaply]

1 minute ago, mulkornkidjuicy said:

im playing and the fps drop has stopped for now ill play more

Might have been power throttling

[mulkornkidjuicy]

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1 minute ago, ace_cheaply said:

Might have been power throttling

okay i have to go ill be back in 2 hrs will you be active

 

[ace_cheaply]

Just now, mulkornkidjuicy said:

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okay i have to go ill be back in 2 hrs will you be active

 

Eh, I'm always in and out. I'll see it if you quote me. 

[mulkornkidjuicy]

okay 

[mulkornkidjuicy]

2 hours ago, ace_cheaply said:

Eh, I'm always in and out. I'll see it if you quote me. 

yo dude it think it worked. Thanks everybody for the help.

[ace_cheaply]

27 minutes ago, mulkornkidjuicy said:

yo dude it think it worked. Thanks everybody for the help.

Awesome!   You're welcome, and let us know if you need anything else!

[mulkornkidjuicy]

13 hours ago, ace_cheaply said:

Awesome!   You're welcome, and let us know if you need anything else!

HI unfortunately the fps drops came back after the 6th game of black ops 3 

[SmartGamer278]

go with a z97 pro gamer. if u wanna change the cpu go with a i5 4690k.

[mulkornkidjuicy]

Just now, SmartGamer278 said:

go with a z97 pro gamer. if u wanna change the cpu go with a i5 4690k.

Okay but why, what are the advantages

[SmartGamer278]

8 minutes ago, mulkornkidjuicy said:

Okay but why, what are the advantages

because this board is less power consumer than z97zd3 and has a good performance than that.

[mulkornkidjuicy]

Just now, SmartGamer278 said:

because this board is less power consumer than z97zd3 and has a good performance than that.

okay so the motherboard may be the culprit  

[SmartGamer278]

Just now, mulkornkidjuicy said:

okay so the motherboard may be the culprit  

may be. or if u have one in stock cpu or mobo u can test it.

 

[mulkornkidjuicy]

k

[SmartGamer278]

1 minute ago, mulkornkidjuicy said:

k

ok