RX480 With Pentium G3258, Why So Much Bottlneck?

[DisconnectedYT]

So i have a Pentium G3258 and a XFX RX480 8GB OC

Why does my game non stop freezes and stutters when i have any render distance above low.

I saw videos with other people with the same GPU and CPU and they dont get any bad stuttering at all? WHY DO I GET STUTTERING?

 

My CPU is OC'd to 4.2Ghz and the GPU is +180Mhz from the stock.

Especially on Watchdogs at max settings i get around 20FPS.

Full PC Specs

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 at 4.2Ghz 1.35V

Ram: 8GB Kingston DDR3 1333Mhz

GPU: XFX RX480 8GB OC

PSU: WideTech 750w 80+

Mobo: MSI Z97 Gaming 3

CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Nepton 240m

[TheHiddenCreeper]

try something other than watchdogs

[thekeemo]

watchdogs works great on some setups (gtx 650 did fine) and terrible on others (760 unplayable)

so its a bad example

but in general its because dual core

[YedZed]

Watchdogs has problems... Let's leave it at that.

[aisle9]

Watchdogs is heavily CPU bound, and the G3258 is an aging dual core that's better suited for HTPCs and experimentation than it is AAA gaming these days.

[DisconnectedYT]

On Mad Max i get 30FPS in Gas Town

[Beeeyeee]

your CPU, although freaking awesome, simply because its a dual core, it can't keep up with the instructions the GPU needs, you'll need to upgrade that to an i5 or better.

[DisconnectedYT]

So the problem is the CPU? because people that have the same setup as me dont have problems

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 minute ago, DisconnectedYT said:

So the problem is the CPU? because people that have the same setup as me dont have problems

Well your PSU is a firebomb so check out the PSU whitelist and tier lists in my sig when you get the chance, but yeah, try lowering settings and overclocking more, not much else to do.

[Belgarathian]

Open up task manager with the game open, if CPU is @ 100% or close then it's the CPU. 

 

It's not quite as simple as that, but it should give us a good indication. 

1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Well your PSU is a firebomb so check out the PSU whitelist and tier lists in my sig when you get the chance, but yeah, try lowering settings and overclocking more, not much else to do.

But it's 750w and 80+ rated so as long as it passes lab testing (for certification) then it'll be fine. 

 

I'm winding you up. Don't take the bait

[STRMfrmXMN]

5 minutes ago, Belgarathian said:

It's not quite as simple as that, but it should give us a good indication. 

But it's 750w and 80+ rated so as long as it passes lab testing (for certification) then it'll be fine. 

 

I'm winding you up. Don't take the bait

You wouldn't believe how many people will tell me that since it has X 80 PLUS rating it'll be fine

[Belgarathian]

Hey... Weren't you complaining about FPS while running fraps not to long ago, you're not still running it are you?

[Pauleh]

Yea, that PSU is about to burn down your house. Chuck that thing now. Its much better to get a lower wattage high quality psu then that I doubt that that rig is even pushing 400W in its current config. I doubt that the psu actually makes 750W as well.

[Logarithm]

One, some 1600MHz RAM isn't a bad idea.

Two, everyone talking about your PSU is probably right.

Three, the G3258 is the reason Watch_Dogs isn't working. (Still a great CPU though)

[Enderman]

Try reinstalling your GPU drivers using DDU and make sure windows updates are all installed.

[LabRat]

the processor is shit for modern multi core/multi thread 21st century apps.

[ybriK]

I was going to do that same setup for a client but opted with an 860K instead, no major bottlenecking on GTA V, Witcher 3, Crysis 3, The Division. Not sure on Watch Dogs. Perhaps reinstalling GPU drivers using DDU will help alleviate the problem.

[xAcid9]

The bottleneck is very much noticeable imo and with your 1333mhz Ram the dips will more frequent. 

 

[DisconnectedYT]

1 minute ago, xAcid9 said:

The bottleneck is very much noticeable imo and with your 1333mhz Ram the dips will more frequent. 

 

on my pc the ram was only at around 4.5GB to 6GB and on the GPU like 1000mb of Vram

[xAcid9]

39 minutes ago, DisconnectedYT said:

on my pc the ram was only at around 4.5GB to 6GB and on the GPU like 1000mb of Vram

It's not about the capacity, it's about RAM speed and nowadays 1600mhz barely holding for newer games.