Potential Bottleneck?

[Aidanlockett1]

Hey guys, I've got a i5 6600, 16gb of ram, an ssd, and a gtx 1060 floating from 2114mhz to about 2126 at highest speeds. In doom im only seeing about 40/60% usage on the cpu. I figured this is due to gaming using 1/2 cores and it being doom at 1080p, and my gpu was in the ballpark of about 45 to 65% usage which I thought was weird. any thoughts as to what is happening? or is my monitor bottle necking performance in a sense? As in Im pushing so little frames its not being totally utilized? any help would be great! dont quote images btw. Sorry if you can't see msi afterburner overlay, thought pink was a good high contrast color.

Also I do realize V sync is on I cant seem to turn it off.

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

ur gpu usage is low for some reason , which is rather strange with taht cpu it shouldnt bottleneck really, however it is bottlenecking ( i think it is due to poor optimization on the game ur playing )

 

also make sure u dont have vsync enabled or fps limits ( because those do lower gpu usage without bottlenecking, its due to fps limit )

 

^  i just noticed u got fps limit enabled, disable it to get full use of the gpu

[Aidanlockett1]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

ur gpu usage is low for some reason , which is rather strange with taht cpu it shouldnt bottleneck really, however it is bottlenecking ( i think it is due to poor optimization on the game ur playing )

is that due to using open gl? Vulkan is being an ass and not loading

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

1 minute ago, Aidanlockett1 said:

is that due to using open gl? Vulkan is being an ass and not loading

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[Aidanlockett1]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

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It wont work I tried in regular doom settings didn't unlock, tried in nvidia control didn't unlock

[iRileyx]

All the screenshots are showing 60fps, you've got a limiter set somewhere, either ingame or in the nvidia software.

[Aidanlockett1]

Open gl will probably run better anyways

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

1 minute ago, Aidanlockett1 said:

It wont work I tried in regular doom settings didn't unlock, tried in nvidia control didn't unlock

make sure in nvidia control panel vsync is set to FORCE OFF

[Aidanlockett1]

Just now, RKRiley said:

All the screenshots are showing 60fps, you've got a limiter set somewhere, either ingame or in the nvidia software.

tried disabling and it didnt work

 

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

7 minutes ago, Aidanlockett1 said:

tried disabling and it didnt work

 

check if other games are locked on 60fps ( some games are locked on 60fps in the engine itself )

[Aidanlockett1]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

check if other games are locked on 60fps ( some games are locked on 60fps in the engine itself )

yea its starting to work now, usage is about low 90s thats good right?

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

1 minute ago, Aidanlockett1 said:

yea its starting to work now, usage is about low 90s thats good right?

99-100% is full usage, arond low 90s it means its beeing bottlenecked only around 10% ( u have 10% less gpu usage so 10% neck )

 

however that cpu shouldnt bottleneck.. that is quite strange i think its just software related

[Aidanlockett1]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

99-100% is full usage, arond low 90s it means its beeing bottlenecked only around 10% ( u have 10% less gpu usage so 10% neck )

 

however that cpu shouldnt bottleneck.. that is quite strange i think its just software related

well, it was in low 90s for a little while more testing would be needed, I did research and my cpu or gpu should only produce a 8% max bottleneck

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

1 minute ago, Aidanlockett1 said:

well, it was in low 90s for a little while more testing would be needed, I did research and my cpu or gpu should only produce a 8% max bottleneck

depends on the game really , u could have a zero bottleneck cpu/gpu combination and still get lower gpu usage due to a poorly optimized game ( or very old game that doesnt use many gpu resources )

[Aidanlockett1]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

depends on the game really , u could have a zero bottleneck cpu/gpu combination and still get lower gpu usage due to a poorly optimized game ( or very old game that doesnt use many gpu resources )

true, doom is kinda new. quick question, I don't play AAA titles often and a I want to go sff I will only really play @ 1080p so I think temp won't be to much of a concern bc dirty bomb and csgo arent that hard

[Aidanlockett1]

Just now, Aidanlockett1 said:

true, doom is kinda new. quick question, I don't play AAA titles often and a I want to go sff I will only really play @ 1080p so I think temp won't be to much of a concern bc dirty bomb and csgo arent that hard

+ downclocking is a thing

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

3 minutes ago, Aidanlockett1 said:

+ downclocking is a thing

set in nvidia drivers power settings > prefer maximum performance

 

however a downclocked gpu should increase the gpu usage and just cause low fps

[Aidanlockett1]

1 minute ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

set in nvidia drivers power settings > prefer maximum performance

 

however a downclocked gpu should increase the gpu usage and just cause low fps

Oh cool did not know that, also in the node 202 planned case im gonna use, I've seen 1 fan on the opposite side of the gpu die decrease temps more than dual fans, I should just rest and see what works the best right?

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

2 minutes ago, Aidanlockett1 said:

Oh cool did not know that, also in the node 202 planned case im gonna use, I've seen 1 fan on the opposite side of the gpu die decrease temps more than dual fans, I should just rest and see what works the best right?

modern gpus dont really use much power anymore, the fans only go on when required / reach a certain temperature

[Aidanlockett1]

1 minute ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

modern gpus dont really use much power anymore, the fans only go on when required / reach a certain temperature

Yea I figure if I get 2 noctua fans then it will be silent and cool, overall my pc would be fine in a sff scenario because it's just such a good pc for the games I do so thanks with the performance thing

[Aidanlockett1]

2 minutes ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

gpus

I have a g1 gaming turns on fans @ 50%