i5 7600k 100% CPU usage in all games and hits 76c easy under load

[r2good4u]

Okay so if anyone could help me with this i would be so happy. I'm no newbie when it comes to computer systems and i just feel like i've exhausted all my options. Basically my problem is that any game i play maxes out my cpu. Really i wouldnt mind this except for the fact that this chip gets so darn hot(around 76c under load) it makes my H100iv2 sound like a jet engine. Which is extremely annoying. I have reseated the cooler, reset and reinstalled the bios, including removing the cmos battery. I have all the latest drivers installed. I have reinstalled windows. When sitting idle my cpu usage is around 5-10% and the temp is around 40c for the package. Im just not having any luck here. Some of my daily games include, CSGO, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Minecraft, Titanfall 2, Battlfield 1, and Project Cars.

 

My Specs:

i5 7600K overclocked to 4.8GHZ with 1.3V stable with prime95 (chip hits 87c)

GTX 1070

16gb ram

msi z270a pro mobo

240gb ssd

1tb hb

 

[The Sloth]

...yes it's called a bottleneck 

[r2good4u]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

...yes it's called a bottleneck 

I hardly would think a i5 7600k would be bottlenecking at gtx 1070 in the slightest

[The Sloth]

3 minutes ago, r2good4u said:

I hardly would think a i5 7600k would be bottlenecking at gtx 1070 in the slightest

a 7600k is actually not a very powerful cpu. its kinda sad being a 4c/4t cpu at that price range. 

 

[Notional]

To elaborate a bit more, a 1070 is a very powerful card, and as such, a 4 core, 4 thread CPU is simply not enough for most modern games. Now that 6-8 core Ryzen CPU's are out for the same price, Intel I5's should simply be dead and gone. They serve no purpose anymore.

 

What you can do, is force your GPU to be the bottleneck (as it should) by maxing out settings to lower FPS. If that does not suffice, maybe bite the bullet and upgrade to a 7700k.

[MegaDave91]

What resolution? A higher resolution will offset more of the load onto the GPU.

[r2good4u]

3 minutes ago, Notional said:

To elaborate a bit more, a 1070 is a very powerful card, and as such, a 4 core, 4 thread CPU is simply not enough for most modern games. Now that 6-8 core Ryzen CPU's are out for the same price, Intel I5's should simply be dead and gone. They serve no purpose anymore.

 

What you can do, is force your GPU to be the bottleneck (as it should) by maxing out settings to lower FPS. If that does not suffice, maybe bite the bullet and upgrade to a 7700k.

should vsync not eliminate the issue anyway? im only running a 75hz monitor so its not like i need the ridiculous uncapped fps i get anyway.

[r2good4u]

1 minute ago, MegaDave91 said:

What resolution? A higher resolution will offset more of the load onto the GPU.

1080p 75hz

[r2good4u]

1 minute ago, MegaDave91 said:

What resolution? A higher resolution will offset more of the load onto the GPU.

i could triple monitor my games. i just find the viewing angles annoying for gaming

 

[Notional]

Just now, r2good4u said:

should vsync not eliminate the issue anyway? im only running a 75hz monitor so its not like i need the ridiculous uncapped fps i get anyway.

It might do, but then you aren't taking advantage of your expensive 1070 card. But of course you can do both: Increase settings and activate vsync. In a gaming computer, the GPU should be the most expensive part, which is also why you want that to be the limiter/bottleneck.

[MegaDave91]

4 minutes ago, r2good4u said:

i could triple monitor my games. i just find the viewing angles annoying for gaming

 

You can also enable DSR (Dynamic Super Resolution) in the Nvidia Control Panel.

[Guest lilbman]

12 minutes ago, r2good4u said:

I hardly would think a i5 7600k would be bottlenecking at gtx 1070 in the slightest

What resolution?

 

If it's at 1080p it'll bottleneck a 1070.  Anything above 1080p should be fine, I'd imagine.

[r2good4u]

4 minutes ago, Notional said:

It might do, but then you aren't taking advantage of your expensive 1070 card. But of course you can do both: Increase settings and activate vsync. In a gaming computer, the GPU should be the most expensive part, which is also why you want that to be the limiter/bottleneck.

 

2 minutes ago, MegaDave91 said:

You can also enable DSR (Dynamic Super Resolution) in the Nvidia Control Panel.

yea i guess ill just try doing dsr with vsync

[ZestyJalapeno]

16 minutes ago, r2good4u said:

I hardly would think a i5 7600k would be bottlenecking at gtx 1070 in the slightest

At 1080p, yes of course, at that resolution the CPU is working far harder than the GPU, which is just chilling and waiting for the CPU to give it commands. As far as gaming goes an i5 7600k is a 2500k with a 7 instead of a 2.

[r2good4u]

well thanks for the help guys, guess you learn something new everyday right?

 

[Notional]

3 minutes ago, r2good4u said:

well thanks for the help guys, guess you learn something new everyday right?

 

That is the best part of a tech forum imho.

[RadiatingLight]

14 minutes ago, Dogeystyle said:

At 1080p, yes of course, at that resolution the CPU is working far harder than the GPU, which is just chilling and waiting for the CPU to give it commands. As far as gaming goes an i5 7600k is a 2500k with a 7 instead of a 2.

Um... not at all.

IPC has improved, and it's clocked higher.

 

[RadiatingLight]

16 minutes ago, r2good4u said:

well thanks for the help guys, guess you learn something new everyday right?

 

To be fair, your CPU bottleneck isn't huge, and will probably get better over time as games get more graphically intensive.

[r2good4u]

Just now, RadiatingLight said:

To be fair, your CPU bottleneck isn't huge, and will probably get better over time as games get more graphically intensive.

I find myself wishing i would have waited for RYZEN lol