CPU Bottlenecking Help

[lilpitou]

So recently I received a computer from a friend that I plan on using for a while. Heres the link to the system: http://www.detinc.com/product/lenovo-system-90b00002us-gaming-tower-amd-fx-770k-4gbx2-1tb-windows-8-1-retail/

The problem I'm facing is that after I upgraded the graphics card to a GTX 1050Ti, I'm noticing that my CPU seldom rises above 30 degrees Celsius under load, I think I'm bottlenecking.

So I need a new CPU, and I have no clue which one I should get for the best performance. Any recommendations?

[Princess Luna]

The Athlon X4 880K is the best possible CPU for your motherboard.

[emosun]

15 minutes ago, lilpitou said:

I'm noticing that my CPU seldom rises above 30 degrees Celsius under load, I think I'm bottlenecking.

you can't determine a bottleneck via temperatures that's not how it works.

even then if you could , the cpu being cool would indicate that it's not doing very much , which would mean it's not being utilized very much.

you need to check the gpu and cpu's actual usage in whatever application you're running to determine a bottleneck. 

[lilpitou]

6 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

The Athlon X4 880K is the best possible CPU for your motherboard.

Wow, that was quick. Thanks so much! Very helpful :)

[lilpitou]

Just now, emosun said:

you can't determine a bottleneck via temperatures that's not how it works.

even then if you could , the cpu being cool would indicate that it's not doing very much , which would mean it's not being utilized very much.

you need to check the gpu and cpu's actual usage in whatever application you're running to determine a bottleneck. 

How can I do that?

[emosun]

Just now, lilpitou said:

How can I do that?

you look at their usage in the task manager

[lilpitou]

Just now, emosun said:

you look at their usage in the task manager

When I do that, what should i look for that would indicate a bottleneck?

[emosun]

2 minutes ago, lilpitou said:

When I do that, what should i look for that would indicate a bottleneck?

a bottleneck can be found when every other componenet doesn't have a very high usage , but one component does.

if in your application..... the gpu and disks have low usage , but the cpu is bumping around 90-100% usage , then it's the slowest component. Same can be said for any component. For example if your whole machine is always sluggish and your check that your disk usage is at 100% all the time , then it's what's holding the system back all the time.

[lilpitou]

5 minutes ago, emosun said:

a bottleneck can be found when every other componenet doesn't have a very high usage , but one component does.

if in your application..... the gpu and disks have low usage , but the cpu is bumping around 90-100% usage , then it's the slowest component. Same can be said for any component. For example if your whole machine is always sluggish and your check that your disk usage is at 100% all the time , then it's what's holding the system back all the time.

Thanks so much! I'll try that out

[GitGud]

1050 Ti is simply pushing your CPU to its limits.