CPU usage 100% during Overwatch

[ickyvicky125]

Hey all, 

 

so im trying to have a steady 144fps on 1080p for overwatch. I run it on epic settings but even if I were to dial down the graphics to low it still doesn’t want to stay at 144. It will jump from 80-120 and back and my CPU usage will stay at 100%. I have already check the task manager to turn off programs running in the background. My temps are normal as usual (40 celcius for CPU, 65 for GPU) . Anything else I should check ? 

 

My specs are: 

GTX 1080ti 

I5-7600k

crucual 16GB RAM DDR4 

120GB SSD sandisc 

1TB Western digital HDD

[CooperMyers]

Have you tried overclocking?  Also what is the refresh rate on your monitor?

[i_build_nanosuits]

next time buy an i7 for high-end gaming.

[iRileyx]

Are you using DX11? should be easily hitting the 144fps mark.

What's the cpu temp when gaming?

[just_dave]

7600K is pretty weak

It has only 4 cores 

It will max out in most games.

You need at least 8600K (7700K) to push higher refresh rate

[Jade]

10 minutes ago, dave_k said:

7600K is weak garbage.

It has only 4 cores 

It will max out in most games.

You need at least 8600K (7700K) to push higher refresh rate

My 4690k at stock clocks could get 144fps on Overwatch at Ultra, so I'll take a guess and say you're not quite sure what you're talking about.

[i_build_nanosuits]

1 minute ago, Jade said:

My 4690k at stock clocks could get 144fps on Overwatch at Ultra, so I'll take a guess and say you're not quite sure what you're talking about.

core i5 CPU's have been hitting 100% load in various games since about early 2014...it's nothing new.

[just_dave]

Just now, Jade said:

My 4690k at stock clocks could get 144fps on Overwatch at Ultra, so I'll take a guess and say you're not quite sure what you're talking about.

Edited it "it is pretty weak".

1080Ti is too thicc for the poor 4core i5 to handle.

[Jade]

Just now, i_build_nanosuits said:

core i5 CPU's have been hitting 100% load in various games since about early 2014...it's nothing new.

See original quote. "Weak garbage " is wrong; there's a reason people, even people on these forums had been recommending i5s for those who couldn't afford i7s & before Ryzen existed.

2 minutes ago, dave_k said:

Edited it "it is pretty weak".

1080Ti is too thicc for the poor 4core i5 to handle.

Just means the 1080ti won't perform as well as it could be.

 

OP:  Have you ensured your render scale is set to 100%? My 1070 automatically sets itself to 140% render scale.

 

[ickyvicky125]

32 minutes ago, CooperMyers said:

Have you tried overclocking?  Also what is the refresh rate on your monitor?

No I haven’t and I have the acer predator xb1 that overclocks to 180hz 

[ickyvicky125]

22 minutes ago, Jade said:

See original quote. "Weak garbage " is wrong; there's a reason people, even people on these forums had been recommending i5s for those who couldn't afford i7s & before Ryzen existed.

Just means the 1080ti won't perform as well as it could be.

 

OP:  Have you ensured your render scale is set to 100%? My 1070 automatically sets itself to 140% render scale.

 

I think it is but I will double check 

[ickyvicky125]

Anybody know how I can check which programs are eating my CPU? If that’s what it is 

[Trickster1]

35 minutes ago, ickyvicky125 said:

Anybody know how I can check which programs are eating my CPU? If that’s what it is 

Look around in task manager to see anything pulling usage from applications. Down on your lower right task bar, see if anything could be trying to run in the background (Sometimes razer synaps gives me issues but that could just be me). See if anything is hiding in the background while you are running overwatch as well

[Ilan Yakov]

I do not believe that the CPU is just too weak for that.

Do you experience such issues in other games as well?

[Eduard the weeb]

2 hours ago, ickyvicky125 said:

Hey all, 

 

so im trying to have a steady 144fps on 1080p for overwatch. I run it on epic settings but even if I were to dial down the graphics to low it still doesn’t want to stay at 144. It will jump from 80-120 and back and my CPU usage will stay at 100%. I have already check the task manager to turn off programs running in the background. My temps are normal as usual (40 celcius for CPU, 65 for GPU) . Anything else I should check ? 

 

My specs are: 

GTX 1080ti 

I5-7600k

crucual 16GB RAM DDR4 

120GB SSD sandisc 

1TB Western digital HDD

you are cpu bottleneck it is pushing all it has but the 1080ti is running circles around it.

[i_build_nanosuits]

4 minutes ago, Eduard the weeb said:

you are cpu bottleneck it is pushing all it has but the 1080ti is running circles around it.

agree, that would be the case in most games and also in overwatch, but look at this video here, this guy is using a GTX 1060 and a core i5-7600K (overclocked to 4.5ghz but still..) and he is getting more than 150FPS pretty much at all time and the CPU is running at like 80% load...OP might have a malware or a virus or some shit that doesn't show up in task manager but it's clearly eating his machine alive cause from the informations i gathered that game is well optimized and very easy to drive:

 

 

EDIT: BOOM....at 1:18 he says this performance video was recorded with his test system which has a core i7 CPU...so there goes that video

 

Edited October 17, 2017 by i_build_nanosuits

[pas008]

have you closed the battle.net client after launching game?

[ickyvicky125]

1 hour ago, pas008 said:

have you closed the battle.net client after launching game?

I usually don’t . I didn’t think that it would make a different honestly 

[ickyvicky125]

4 hours ago, RKRiley said:

Are you using DX11? should be easily hitting the 144fps mark.

What's the cpu temp when gaming?

How do I switch to DX11? I think I’m using DX12. 

[pas008]

11 minutes ago, ickyvicky125 said:

I usually don’t . I didn’t think that it would make a different honestly 

doesnt it play video?

examples all over but I linked first one just cause

https://us.battle.net/forums/en/bnet/topic/20742986321

 

 

[Princess Luna]

Use DSR would still hit fps and all even if balances out the usages, as every one has been saying why buy the most expensive GPU in the market and pair it with just an i5?

[johndms]

5 hours ago, ickyvicky125 said:

so im trying to have a steady 144fps on 1080p for overwatch. I run it on epic settings

Why do you run on Epic settings anyway? Sure, it may look nice, but it doesn't help you at all. In fact, it increases the ground clutter, foliage, fog, shadows (which are good but you only need Medium), all make hitting your target more difficult. There's a reason all the pros use Low settings. Maximum FPS gives you the best advantage.

 

My Overwatch Settings (texture filtering quality doesn't affect fps)

[johndms]

5 hours ago, ickyvicky125 said:

My specs are: 

I5-7600k

I would look into overclocking the CPU. Something mild at first to see if there's improvement and to monitor temperature changes.

[ickyvicky125]

5 hours ago, johndms said:

Why do you run on Epic settings anyway? Sure, it may look nice, but it doesn't help you at all. In fact, it increases the ground clutter, foliage, fog, shadows (which are good but you only need Medium), all make hitting your target more difficult. There's a reason all the pros use Low settings. Maximum FPS gives you the best advantage.

 

My Overwatch Settings (texture filtering quality doesn't affect fps)

The issue is even with everything set to low I still cant keep a 144fps. It stays at an average of 115 or even lower 

[johndms]

1 minute ago, ickyvicky125 said:

The issue is even with everything set to low I still cant keep a 144fps. It stays at an average of 115 or even lower

Something is definitely wrong then. Your i5 7600k, even at stock clock, should be kicking Overwatch's ass.

https://www.testufo.com/ - What does it show as your Frame Rate and Refresh Rate?

Have you tried MalwareBytes and maybe an Anti-Virus to check for issues?

What kind of Cinebench R15 scores do you achieve?