lowfps Need Some Advice (High CPU Usage)

[BestSpeling]

Hello everyone, I hope you all are having a swell weekend so far!

 

I wanted to ask you guys about the low fps I am experiencing in games such as Borderlands 2, Overwatch, H1Z1, etc,.

 

When I am playing these games I constantly have 100% CPU usage but my GPU never surpasses 60%. When I am playing I always make sure that most of my processes are turned off. I used to get around 75-90 fps on Overwatch a couple of months ago but now it's down to 35-50 fps. 

 

Is it something wrong with my CPU being dual core? Is it bottlenecking? Do I just need to clean my PC? 

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 @4.2 GHz

GPU: MSI GTX 970 Gaming

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97MX- GAMING 5 LGA 1150

RAM: 8 GB

PSU: Corsair CX600

Monitor: BenQ 24-Inch Gaming Monitor - LED 1080p HD Monitor - 1ms- RL2455HM)

Storage: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB

 

Thank you for your time!!!

[NTDaws]

1 minute ago, BestSpeling said:

Hello everyone, I hope you all are having a swell weekend so far!

 

I wanted to ask you guys about the low fps I am experiencing in games such as Borderlands 2, Overwatch, H1Z1, etc,.

 

When I am playing these games I constantly have 100% CPU usage but my GPU never surpasses 60%. When I am playing I always make sure that most of my processes are turned off. I used to get around 75-90 fps on Overwatch a couple of months ago but now it's down to 35-50 fps. 

 

Is it something wrong with my CPU being dual core? Is it bottlenecking? Do I just need to clean my PC? 

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 @4.2 GHz

GPU: MSI GTX 970 Gaming

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97MX- GAMING 5 LGA 1150

RAM: 8 GB

PSU: Corsair CX600

Monitor: BenQ 24-Inch Gaming Monitor - LED 1080p HD Monitor - 1ms- RL2455HM)

Storage: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB

 

Thank you for your time!!!

Your CPU sucks for the kind of gaming your doing, it's bottlenecked. get a 4790k

[NTDaws]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

Your CPU sucks for the kind of gaming your doing, it's bottlenecked. get a 4790k

and upgrade that psu.

[Darel321]

yep.. its a 2 core cpu.. don't expect much from it, get an i5 or i7 and you're good

[BestSpeling]

1 minute ago, Being Delirious said:

and upgrade that psu.

I thought the bottleneck would not be that strong though.

[NTDaws]

Just now, BestSpeling said:

I thought the bottleneck would not be that strong though.

Pairing it with a 970 and playing those kinds of games cannot handle it.

[BestSpeling]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

Pairing it with a 970 and playing those kinds of games cannot handle it.

Is getting another power supply needed? The card consumes  392W

[NTDaws]

Just now, BestSpeling said:

Is getting another power supply needed? The card consumes  392W

People have had there entire system fry from the green label power supplies, if its a grey label then you are fine.

[BestSpeling]

3 minutes ago, BestSpeling said:

Is getting another power supply needed? The card consumes  392W

292W the GPU consumes sorry, what do you mean by grey/green label?

[NTDaws]

At least upgrade to a a i5 4670

[NTDaws]

Just now, BestSpeling said:

292W the GPU consumes sorry, what do you mean by grey/green label?

On your corsair psu it either has a green label or a grey label, green is bad grey is good.

[BestSpeling]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

On your corsair psu it either has a green label or a grey label, green is bad grey is good.

Is this fine?

[NTDaws]

2 minutes ago, BestSpeling said:

Is this fine?

No it's horrible upgrade to a EVGA b2 power supply, they are cheaper.

[BestSpeling]

1 minute ago, Being Delirious said:

No it's horrible upgrade to a EVGA b2 power supply, they are cheaper.

No lol. That is the power supply I have currently. I wanted to ask if that one is fine.

[NTDaws]

1 minute ago, BestSpeling said:

No lol. That is the power supply I have currently. I wanted to ask if that one is fine.

English man, the cx600 you own is horrible. Upgrade to a EVGA b2 power supply probably 650watts will do the job.

[BestSpeling]

Alright thanks buddy. Appreciate it a lot.

[Jacklinks666]

Hi how long have you had your cpu if you have owned for a long ammount of time sometmes it can wear down i dont know the specifics on your cpu as i am a amd user my self but if your processor is unlocked maybe try uping the voltage a bit my old fx 8120 had the same problem raised voltage a bit like 20% better fps in cpu demanding games like gta

[BestSpeling]

Just now, Jacklinks666 said:

Hi how long have you had your cpu if you have owned for a long ammount of time sometmes it can wear down i dont know the specifics on your cpu as i am a amd user my self but if your processor is unlocked maybe try uping the voltage a bit my old fx 8120 had the same problem raised voltage a bit like 20% better fps in cpu demanding games like gta

I had it for 2 years.

[Jacklinks666]

Then it might help but its only a temp fix it will work for now but raising the voltage will shorten its life span 

[Jacklinks666]

You could build a amd build that would crush that for like 300 using the am3+ socket and you would be able to play gta v at high settings at 45 fps get a used fx 8350 and a Radeon r7 260x by gigabyte 2 gb gddr5 oc eddtion and for love of god pick a good psu this time 

[19_blackie_73]

11 minutes ago, Jacklinks666 said:

You could build a amd build that would crush that for like 300 using the am3+ socket and you would be able to play gta v at high settings at 45 fps get a used fx 8350 and a Radeon r7 260x by gigabyte 2 gb gddr5 oc eddtion and for love of god pick a good psu this time 

No offense but:

1.) Did you hear about am4 and ryzen which you can get for cheaper with more performance? There is absolutely no reason to recommend am3 stuff anymore

2.) Cpus don't decrease in performance over time, its not an engine

 

 

EDIT:

3.) Raisimg voltage alone doesn't do anything but produce more heat. If you want to get more performance you have to increase clock speeds, and if a certain cpu is at an overclocked speed not stable, you slowly increase voltage.

 

If you want to help people out, know what you are talking about and do not spread misinformation and/or recommend totally outdated stuff

[Jacklinks666]

I was not ryzen is two expensive for the 300 dollar price range i set the fx 8350 is a octa core processor and would perform better then a ryzen 3 belive me i love ryzen i have a ryzen 7 1700x

I love it and am planing on getting a threadripper but a ryzen 3 is a quad core and cant stand up to its 100+ price tag a fx 8350 goes for like 60 to 70 usd 

[BestSpeling]

On 8/6/2017 at 2:35 AM, Jacklinks666 said:

You could build a amd build that would crush that for like 300 using the am3+ socket and you would be able to play gta v at high settings at 45 fps get a used fx 8350 and a Radeon r7 260x by gigabyte 2 gb gddr5 oc eddtion and for love of god pick a good psu this time 

I don't understand what is wrong with the cx600, I have not experienced any problems with the power supply and I had it for over 3 years and nothing has happened.

[LienusLateTips]

2 hours ago, BestSpeling said:

I don't understand what is wrong with the cx600, I have not experienced any problems with the power supply and I had it for over 3 years and nothing has happened.

CX600 has bad ripple, bad voltage regulation, and shotty components

[BestSpeling]

1 hour ago, JDE said:

CX600 has bad ripple, bad voltage regulation, and shotty components

But if nothing wrong has happened for so many years, what is the point of changing?