Posted November 26, 2016 I recently made a major upgrade to an MSI GTX 950 and while this card benchmarks CS:Go at 250 fps on high settings at 1080p, keeping my settings at all lowest I'm only getting 50 fps max. After troubleshooting I found my gpu usage is only at about 5% average on csgo and probably only once reaching 10% and only topping off at 25% playing Battlefield 4 My windows power settings are set to High Performance and so are my Nvidia settings. My system specs before someone asks: CPU: AMD A4-5300 RAM: 16 GB DDR3 Dual Channel GPU: MSI Geforce GTX 950 PSU: EVGA 500 Watt power supply I know my CPU is sub par and it will be upgraded soon but I have eliminated CPU bottleneck being a factor I have used DDU to uninstall drivers and installed new ones multiple times, and I have reseated the card. I would really like to get this fixed so I can use my new graphics card to it's full potential instead of running at 30 fps Anything you think might help is appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 your processor is the bottle neck. and not to leave you hanging here is the small example http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-6100-vs-AMD-A4-5300-APU/3511vsm3554 http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/267/AMD_A4-Series_A4-5300_vs_Intel_Core_i3_i3-6100.html so if you want to use your gpu max power, you will have to get a stronger cpu dont forget i am only comparihgt to a 130$ i3 processor. so your processor is probably on par with pentium g4400 http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4400-vs-AMD-A4-5300-APU/3539vsm3554 Never mind, not even (thats the most budget intel processor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 Jesus Christ, that CPU is holding you back. I'm not even being pessimistic about it, it really is. Especially in Battlefield 4. Check out my guide on how to scan cover art here! Local asshole and 6th generation console enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 Author I know the CPU is shit and needs to be upgraded, that is the next thing to be bought, money is tight. The CPU is not running at full load while gaming. I would love to at least get me GPU functioning for the time being, you know? I actually run BF4 rather decently but could run it way better if I can sort this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 As said, you are hitting a cpu bottleneck. You are going to have to upgrade to a more powerful cpu, likely requiring a new motherboard and potentially new ram, if you want to flex all the muscle that graphics card has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 Author What would you recommend for a decent budget AMD FM2 socket CPU, if I had a bigger budget I would love to overhaul this but sadly can not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 3 minutes ago, Ke1so said: I know the CPU is shit and needs to be upgraded, that is the next thing to be bought, money is tight. The CPU is not running at full load while gaming. I would love to at least get me GPU functioning for the time being, you know? I actually run BF4 rather decently but could run it way better if I can sort this out. sorry to tell you but even if you cpu isnt running at max, simply put it your single core performance it really bad, so even if you got g4400 which is sape price and everything you would see improvment. i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 Author Just now, Cpt Buzzkill said: sorry to tell you but even if you cpu isnt running at max, simply put it your single core performance it really bad, so even if you got g4400 which is sape price and everything you would see improvment. i think thanks man im gonna shop around for new cpus, only really bought the graphics card cause it was my friends and he upgraded and cut me a massive deal on the card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 Can you increase the resolution for those games? Cor Caeruleus Reborn v6 Spoiler CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4 Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14 Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA) Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 Author Just now, ARikozuM said: Can you increase the resolution for those games? I'm playing 1280x1024 on csgo, as I play best on stretched and am not that willing to change that. I am playing 720 on Battlefield 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 1 minute ago, Ke1so said: I'm playing 1280x1024 on csgo, as I play best on stretched and am not that willing to change that. I am playing 720 on Battlefield 4 Can you increase your resolution with BF4 to 150%? Giving more work to the GPU may help you get more out of it for now. Cor Caeruleus Reborn v6 Spoiler CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4 Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14 Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA) Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 Author Just now, ARikozuM said: Can you increase your resolution with BF4 to 150%? Giving more work to the GPU may help you get more out of it for now. I can try that, thanks, let you know how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 6 minutes ago, Ke1so said: thanks man im gonna shop around for new cpus, only really bought the graphics card cause it was my friends and he upgraded and cut me a massive deal on the card well ill be honest with intell g4400 is cheap and they never let me down, espeacially at resolution you play, i had g4400 and 750ti and i was playing all at 1080p cs getting 200 fps (not that u need it on 60 fps monitor but (league over 300fps) rust i was pulling 60-70 fps almost maxed out and i am sure BF1 will run on medium. but check youtube benchmarks you will find much more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 Author 5 minutes ago, Cpt Buzzkill said: well ill be honest with intell g4400 is cheap and they never let me down, espeacially at resolution you play, i had g4400 and 750ti and i was playing all at 1080p cs getting 200 fps (not that u need it on 60 fps monitor but (league over 300fps) rust i was pulling 60-70 fps almost maxed out and i am sure BF1 will run on medium. but check youtube benchmarks you will find much more Honestly I would love to get Intel because I can find some great deals on Intel but that requires me getting a new board because my PC was originally built as part of a class and the teacher for some reason had us get a Mini ATX with a shitty socket lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 8 minutes ago, Ke1so said: Honestly I would love to get Intel because I can find some great deals on Intel but that requires me getting a new board because my PC was originally built as part of a class and the teacher for some reason had us get a Mini ATX with a shitty socket lmao thats not hard either, the cheapest and the best one i heard AND used is Msi H110M PRO-VH Intel H110 And if you are Super lucky you might even find a bundle, but seeing how you might have ddr3 memory might have trouble there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 Author UPDATE: Turning settings way up to make more of my GPU have to be utilized in BF4 worked extremely well. Wish I could say the same for CSGO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 43 minutes ago, Ke1so said: UPDATE: Turning settings way up to make more of my GPU have to be utilized in BF4 worked extremely well. Wish I could say the same for CSGO Glad to hear it. Any chance you could re-install CSGO? Cor Caeruleus Reborn v6 Spoiler CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4 Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14 Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA) Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 Author 1 hour ago, ARikozuM said: Glad to hear it. Any chance you could re-install CSGO? I've tried that, didn't work unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 39 minutes ago, Ke1so said: I've tried that, didn't work unfortunately Mind running in borderless windowed and having MSI Afterburner up? I'd like you to see how temps and usage are for the CPU and GPU. Cor Caeruleus Reborn v6 Spoiler CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4 Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14 Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA) Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 Author 38 minutes ago, ARikozuM said: Mind running in borderless windowed and having MSI Afterburner up? I'd like you to see how temps and usage are for the CPU and GPU. Playing borderless my gpu temp was about 40 and my cpu was low to mid 30s topping off at 40 (Celsius) GPUs don't really get too hot when only 7% is being used lmao and my CPU has never had any kind of heat problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2016 24 minutes ago, Ke1so said: Playing borderless my gpu temp was about 40 and my cpu was low to mid 30s topping off at 40 (Celsius) GPUs don't really get too hot when only 7% is being used lmao and my CPU has never had any kind of heat problem So far, is it just CSGO that's giving you less usage? Cor Caeruleus Reborn v6 Spoiler CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4 Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14 Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA) Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 27, 2016 Author 37 minutes ago, ARikozuM said: So far, is it just CSGO that's giving you less usage? what you said greatly improved bf4 and overwatch was being shitty as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 27, 2016 10 minutes ago, Ke1so said: what you said greatly improved bf4 and overwatch was being shitty as well Mind if I ask you to put your CPU's minimum power to 60% or higher? P.s. You can find the option in the power settings. Cor Caeruleus Reborn v6 Spoiler CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4 Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14 Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA) Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 27, 2016 Author 24 minutes ago, ARikozuM said: Mind if I ask you to put your CPU's minimum power to 60% or higher? P.s. You can find the option in the power settings. I mean my minimum processor state is 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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